Paper Proposal


Paper Proposal I – EC 332E

Implementation of Electric Garbage Trucks in Itajubá-MG
Natália Vilas Boas Pappi Maciel

 
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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