Green initiatives in transportation
Some Swedish examples
Per Olof Arnäs Chalmers University of Technology
[email protected] Slides on slideshare.nre/poar
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden
chalmers.se
green_tunnel by elaine on Flickr (CC-BY,NC)
Next: Three projects >>
GO:Smart – Innovative service for sustainable urban passenger transport
Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport
High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity
Next: GO:Smart >>
GO:Smart
Could we manage our daily lives
without owning a car?
A project done in Gothenburg 2012-2014
Göteborg #5 by Gongashan on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,ND)
Next: UbiGo – the service >>
GO:Smart 2 UbiGo
A service/smarthone app for urban travel
Works as a digital pay-as-you-go access to many types of transport
6 month test 71 families
168 persons
Mobility as a Service - MaaS
”Spotify” for urban travel
Next: UbiGo – Transport suppliers >>
Transport suppliers
Car rental Public transport
Taxi
company Bike
rental Electric car pool
purple sunset by Patrik B on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Next: GO:Smart - Takeaways >>
GO:Smart - Takeaways
The MaaS business
model works!
People liked the
service!
Technical systems for incident warning can increase safety
Visualization
important
Travel by Susana Fernandez on Flickr (CC-BY,ND)
Next: Sendsmart >>
Sendsmart: Three interacting challenges that
require new and innovative solutions
Urban delivery Urban
construction
Urban waste transport
Next: Sendsmart – Challenges >>
Sendsmart challenges
Technology
Policies Cooperation
Information
sharing etc.
Efficiency 24/7
Increase
safety
Access control
port of gothenburg by Patrik B on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Next: Sendsmart – Urban delivery >>
Urban delivery
Micro
terminals
Electric mini-train Ads are a major source of revenue
Bike-deliveries
Next: Sendsmart – Construction >>
Construction
Filling material exchange online
Application for information exchange developed
Classification
scheme
developed Someone digs a hole – another
needs to build a mound
kv. Sädesärlan by Veidekke_SE on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Next: Sendsmart – Waste transport >>
Transport of waste
Test off-peak waste pickup
Electric vehicle
Electric
compactor
Redesigned garbage bins
Stora Hamnkanalen by Mikael Tigerström on Flickr (CC-BY)
Code of
conduct
for drivers
Next: Sendsmart – Takeaways >>
Sendsmart - Takeaways
Urban delivery
Construction
Societal cost down 98%!
More work to be done
Waste transport
Off-peak: positive results
Next: High Capacity Transport >>
High Capacity Transport
Today 25,25 m
HCT
Next: HCT - Transport efficiency >>
Transport efficiency
More work done by
fewer vehicles
Two trailers
80 tonne
32 meter
Next: HCT - Various goods types >>
Various goods types
Bulk cargo
74 tonne
25,25 meter
Density can be higher than
”normal”
Next: HCT – New legislation? >>
Suggested legislation in Sweden: 74 tonne limit (and 25,25 m)
Each pile higher
74 tonne 24 meter
Suggestion under review
Next: HCT – Takeaways >>
HCT - takeways
Energy efficient
Reduction of fuel
consumption between
12-27% per tonne cargo
Safety
equal or
higher Modal shift?
90 tonne
25,25 m
Iron ore
Next: Summary (almost there now!) >>
GO:Smart – Innovative service for sustainable urban passenger transport
Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport
High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity
The MaaS business
model works!
People liked the
service! Increased safety
Societal cost down 98%!
Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction:
positive results
Energy efficient
Safety equal
or higher
Modal shift?
GO:Smart – Innovative service for sustainable urban passenger transport
Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport
High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity
The MaaS business
model works!
People liked the
service! Increased safety
Societal cost down 98%!
Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction:
positive results
Energy efficient
Safety equal
or higher
Modal shift?
GO:Smart – Innovative service for sustainable urban passenger transport
Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport
High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity
The MaaS business
model works!
People liked the
service! Increased safety
Societal cost down 98%!
Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction:
positive results
Energy efficient
Safety equal
or higher
Modal shift?
Thank you! Per Olof Arnäs
Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, Sweden
about.me/perolofarnas
Slides on slideshare.net/poar
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