Comparing emission estimation models for rail freight transportation

Heinold, Arne

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2020.102468

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“…For planning purposes, the energy demand can be estimated by using a suitably calibrated, transport-mode-specific energy consumption model (see, e.g., Kirschstein & Meisel, 2015). We refer to Demir et al (2014) and Heinold (2020) for reviews on emission estimation models for transporting freight using trucks and trains, respectively. Finally, Equation (1) calculates the emission volume e i caused by the process on leg i from the spent energy and an associated GHG conversion factor.…”

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Eco‐labeling of freight transport services: Design, evaluation, and research directions

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The idea of eco-labeling is to provide customers with an easy-to-understand signal regarding the ecological impact of using a product or service. With this paper, we propose an eco-labeling system for freight transportation. We discuss design options based on a common emission reporting standard and a related communication protocol. We further explain a procedure for deriving labels for shipments of goods and provide examples illustrating and evaluating the labeling process at selected land-based freight transport services. Results indicate that eco-labels can grade the environmental impact of a transport service reliably, even if heterogeneous goods are moved together.Finally, we outline challenges for future research associated with eco-labeling in freight transportation markets.

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“…We refer to Demir et al. (2014) and Heinold (2020) for reviews on emission estimation models for transporting freight using trucks and trains, respectively. Finally, Equation () calculates the emission volume

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from the spent energy and an associated GHG conversion factor.…”

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“…Verlinghieri ( 2020 ) demonstrated that traffic movements indirectly impact CO 2 emissions due to the use of vehicle engines on roads and railways. Similarly, Heinold ( 2020 ) presented that road and railway transport emits a significant quantity of carbon emissions due to energy use.…”

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Effect of economic development, income inequality, transportation, and environmental expenditures on transport emissions: evidence from OECD countries

Hussain

Khan

Shaheen

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Environmental quality has been pondered as an essential aspect of sustainable development across the global economies. Several factors such as economic development, income inequality, transportation, and environmental expenditures drastically influence environmental quality. More specifically, the transport sector is a major contributor to carbon emissions which deteriorate the environmental quality. Therefore, this study investigates whether economic development, transportation, environmental expenditures, and income inequality affect transport-carbon emissions for the OECD countries. Furthermore, panel time-series data period from 2000 to 2020 and cross-sectional autoregressive distributed lag method are used for transport-oriented environmental examination. Results demonstrate that transportation upsurges transport-carbon emission level by 46.45% on average. Moreover, the joint effect of economic development and environmental taxes significantly reduces transport-carbon emissions by 14.70%. Findings further suggest that an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between economic development and transport emission. Besides, income inequality, environmental expenditures, and green transportation are negatively associated with the coefficient of transport-carbon emissions. More interestingly, income inequality is negatively correlated with transport-carbon emissions across the sample countries. Furthermore, the joint effect of income inequality and economic development increases the emission level released by the transport sector. Thus, this research recommends some policies: countries should control traffic movements and increase environmental expenditures, and produce green transport vehicles to tackle environmental issues.

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“…Rail, especially electric rail, is one of the most environmentally friendly means of transport [1]. It has a low energy intensity per passenger or tonne of freight.…”

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Method for Reconfiguring Train Schedules Taking into Account the Global Reduction of Railway Energy Consumption

Kierzkowski

Haładyn

2022

Energies

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The paper aims to propose a method of reconfiguring the train timetable, taking into account minimising the globally consumed energy for traction purposes. This is a very important issue in the context of rising electricity prices, alarming climate changes and the “Fit for 55” policy introduced in Europe. Each unit of energy saved contributes to improving the state of the planet and reducing the negative human impact on it. In this paper, the authors propose a model that, when applied, will reconfigure the timetable in terms of energy intensity and, as a result, reduce the impact of railways on the burden on the environment. It is proposed to introduce an interdependence between trajectories of electrical train movement. This interdependence is to take place so that it is possible to efficiently transfer the energy recovered during the braking of one train to another train, moving on the same section of the railway line and at the same time (i.e., without using energy storage devices). The paper provides a physical background to the considerations—discussing the movement of electric trains in the context of their energy intensity and the possibility of energy recovery; presenting the possibility of interconnecting trains in such a way that the energy from a train that is being braked can be efficiently used by a train that is being accelerated; presenting a method for making the linkages between trains (in the form of an original algorithm resulting from the application of the Delphi method) and implementing them in the timetable. The timetable for the application of the method is real and was obtained from the railway operator in Poland, as a mathematical–physical model describing the trajectory and energy consumption of the original, after which the proposed timetable was verified by running simulations and comparing the energy consumption of the original and the proposed timetable. It turned out that it is possible to achieve a global total energy demand reduction of up to 398 MWh/year. This proves the validity of using the proposed algorithm at the timetabling stage and extending its implementation to the entire network. Furthermore the authors also recognise the tendency of the algorithm to return repeatable solutions, which has the side effect of creating a cyclic timetable. Its implementation in Poland has proved impossible for many years. The application of the proposed method could change this unfavourable situation.

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Comparing emission estimation models for rail freight transportation

Cited by 28 publications

References 8 publications

Eco‐labeling of freight transport services: Design, evaluation, and research directions

Eco‐labeling of freight transport services: Design, evaluation, and research directions

Effect of economic development, income inequality, transportation, and environmental expenditures on transport emissions: evidence from OECD countries

Method for Reconfiguring Train Schedules Taking into Account the Global Reduction of Railway Energy Consumption

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