Paper Proposal
Paper
Proposal I – EC 332E
Implementation
of Electric Garbage Trucks in Itajubá-MG
Introduction
Among the various relevant elements of smart cities are the transportation
and solid waste collection sector. Nevertheless, a combination of both is found
in the process of collection and disposal of such material [2]. CO2
emissions originated from transport are around 9000 billion tons and despite
all the investment in energy efficiency, they are expected to grow, due to the predicted
growth in demand. As storage technologies develop, heavy duty electric trucks
start to be a viable option. Along with the drop of the battery prices, the
costs of heavy-duty electric trucks are expected to become lower than heavy
duty diesel trucks [1].
Methodology
In order to identify the path to decarbonization of the solid waste
collection in the city of Itajubá, it is intended to perform an analysis of the
requirements for the implementation of electric garbage trucks, the
infrastructure necessary for such change and a comparison between the current
outcome (emissions and economic aspects) and the hypothetical change.
Expected Results
It is expected that this piece of work enlightens and ground the way for
future initiatives towards the transition and development of cities based on
the concept of sustainability and smart cities.
References
[1] ERDINÇ, Oguzhan; YETILMEZSOY, Kaan; ERENOGLU, Ayse
Kübra; ERDINÇ, Ozan. Route optimization of an electric garbage truckfleet
for sustainable environmental and energy management. Journal of Cleaner
Production, June 27th 2019.
[2] LIIMATAINEN, Heikki; VAN VLIET, Oscar;
APLYN, David. The potential of electric trucks – An international
commodity-level analysis. Applied Energy (236) 2019 804-814.
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