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Energy Consumption in Transportation and Industrial Sectors

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 5214

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fouad Al-Mansour

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Energy Efficiency Centre, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: energy efficiency; industrial energy systems; assessment and definition of energy efficiency parameters; renewable energy sources (RES); cogeneration of heat and power (CHP); bioenergy sources and technologies; heat recovery in industry
Dr. Matevz Pusnik

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Energy Efficiency Centre, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: energy efficiency; renewable energy sources (RES); GHG mitigation; industrial decarbonization; waste heat utilization; energy system planning; energy system models; advanced energy management systems‎; policy support

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

mitigating the effects of climate change and global warming is recognized as one of the most important challenges of our time. Several countries around the globe have already highlighted the importance of mitigation actions and have answered the “call to action” in line with international environmental agreements and goals. For achieving these goals, governments are adopting various strategies and examining several scenarios for limiting the rise of global temperatures in the future.

Industrial and transportation sectors consume two-thirds of the total final energy consumption and have a significant impact on the environment. The reduction of final energy consumption in the industrial and transportation sectors will significantly contribute to the reduction of negative environmental impacts, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and ‎decrease production and transport costs.‎ The development of new technologies and new products and the creation of new means and measures for reducing energy consumption in industrial and transportation sectors are in full swing.

National policies are trying to tackle sectoral and cross-sectoral challenges in various ways. For the transportation sector, the main question is how to decrease or slow down the growth of the final energy used in the sector. Hence, the research topics proposed are related to achieving energy and environmental goals in the transport sector, namely, an increase in public transport, a balanced modal split, the integration of electric vehicles and infrastructure, new batteries, fuel switching (from fossil fuels to more sustainable and environmentally friendly fuels, such as biofuels, biosynthetic natural gases and hydrogen), and other fuels for air and maritime transport.‎ ‎

The industrial sector also has a high energy and environmental impact, and several national policies have identified the decarbonization of industry as one of the priority mitigation actions. The research topics for this sector are very extensive, from the assessment of national energy and climate policies, the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries, process emission mitigation, energy-efficiency measures, renewable-energy-source integration, the use of new innovative technologies, successful case studies, modelling and simulations, waste heat utilization and heat recovery, synthetic gases, the implementation of energy-management systems, organizational measures, and integration with local environments (energy communities).‎

Regarding the high impacts of energy consumption in the industry and transport sectors on climate change, the purpose of this Special Issue is to present research and innovations, as well as policy, related to industrial and transportation sectors that could significantly contribute to the reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Dr. Fouad Al-Mansour
Dr. Matevz Pusnik
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Energy efficiency
  • Renewable energy sources (RES)
  • Policies and regulations
  • Socioeconomic aspects
  • GHG mitigation
  • Decarbonization
  • Circular economy
  • Final energy consumption
  • Energy-intensive industries
  • Energy efficiency in industry
  • Waste heat utilization and recovery
  • Combined heat and power (CHP)
  • Energy storage
  • Power to X technologies
  • Energy management systems
  • Integrated energy system
  • Energy communities
  • Energy planning
  • Modelling and simulation
  • Energy efficiency in transport sector
  • Technical developments in vehicles
  • Electrical and hybrid drive systems
  • New developments in batteries
  • Fuel switch
  • Modal split
  • Air transport
  • Maritime transport

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Natural Gas, a Mean to Reduce Emissions and Energy Consumption of HDV? A Case Study of Colombia Based on Vehicle Technology Criteria
by Juan C. Castillo, Juan Camilo López, Alejandro Escobar, Daniel Ríos, Luis F. Quirama and Juan E. Tibaquirá
Energies 2022, 15(3), 998; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15030998 - 28 Jan 2022
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In this study, the use of compressed and liquefied natural gas is evaluated for heavy-duty passengers (HDPV) and freight vehicles (HDFV). The evaluation is conducted considering the socioeconomic and vehicle fleet characteristics of Colombia. The energy consumption, the CO2, and the [...] Read more.
In this study, the use of compressed and liquefied natural gas is evaluated for heavy-duty passengers (HDPV) and freight vehicles (HDFV). The evaluation is conducted considering the socioeconomic and vehicle fleet characteristics of Colombia. The energy consumption, the CO2, and the pollutant emissions of a baseline and four natural gas penetration scenarios are analyzed. The results show that the inclusion of natural gas reduces the energy consumption per capita of the HDPV and HDFV by up to 40% by 2050. Furthermore, PM2.5 emissions per capita are reduced up to 77% for HDPV and 90% for HDFV, while CO emissions per capita decreased by 82%. Additionally, the technological renovation of HDFV emerges as an effective way to reduce pollutant emissions in the medium term. The establishment of strategies to make HDFV cleaner and more efficient is imperative for the long term. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is conducted to evaluate the influence of the gross domestic product per capita (GDPc) over the indicators analyzed. The results show that higher GDPc demands more ambitious actions to decarbonize the transportation sector, since a considerable increase in energy consumption and emissions from heavy-duty vehicles is identified. Full article
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Energy Savings by Optimization of Thrusters Allocation during Complex Ship Manoeuvres
by Jarosław Artyszuk and Paweł Zalewski
Energies 2021, 14(16), 4959; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en14164959 - 13 Aug 2021
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The International Maritime Organization adopted a strategy to reduce the total annual GHG emissions from international shipping by at least 50% by 2050, compared to 2008 levels. The European Union proposed an even farther reaching transformation: the European Commission adopted a set of [...] Read more.
The International Maritime Organization adopted a strategy to reduce the total annual GHG emissions from international shipping by at least 50% by 2050, compared to 2008 levels. The European Union proposed an even farther reaching transformation: the European Commission adopted a set of proposals to make the EU’s transport policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Therefore, all industrial actions in line and consistent with these strategies are essential. One of such activities may be a gradual transition from the most common independent controls of transport ships’ thrusters, propellers, and rudders to an integrated, power optimized, 3 degrees of freedom joystick control. In this paper, the full mission bridge simulator (FMBS) research on potential energy savings and, consequently, a GHG emission reduction, while steering a RoPax twin-screw ferry equipped with bow thrusters by a joystick control, is presented. The task of navigators engaged in the research was to steer the vessel either via classic engine, rudder, and thruster levers or via a joystick while (1) following the predefined straight track, (2) rotating at the turning area, and (3), finally, crabbing (moving sideways) until stopping at the quay fenders. The conclusions are that energy savings of approximately 10% can be expected for berthing manoeuvres controlled by a joystick, compared to independent actuators’ controls. These conclusions have been drawn from a statistical analysis of the ship’s energy consumption during typical manoeuvring phases of 18 berthing operations performed in FMBS. Full article
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