Theme 8: (CEG)
'Energy reduction in road transport'
Research Team:
- CEG (NCL) : Professor Margaret Bell , Dr Anil Namdeo
- PU : Professor Pengjun Zhao , Professor Bin Lu
- WU : Professor Zhendong Huang , Professor Ming Zhang
Objective: Road transport is one of the biggest consumers of energy and is responsible for contributing significantly to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the rapid increase in private vehicle ownership in developing countries, road transport’s demand for energy is exceeding at a substantial rate and GHG emissions are also increasing rapidly. SWAN will collaborate with PU and WU to estimate the scale of the transport related energy demand and its contribution to GHG emissions and then to develop strategies to reduce energy demand and GHG emissions from road transport. PITHEM (Platform for Integrated Traffic, Health and Emission Modelling) developed at SWAN will be implemented in China to estimate transport related energy demand and GHG emissions.
Engagement: SWAN will organise a conference in Beijing on transport and the environment. It will be followed by two stakeholder conferences in Beijing and Wuhan. Implementation of PITHEM will be discussed with university academics and researchers and the local authority officials. This implementation will require gathering specific data on traffic in China (number of vehicles on roads, their speed and state of the road e.g. congested or free flowing). This will also require information on Chinese vehicle fleet classification, fuel use rates and emission factors. The stakeholder workshops will then focus on the strategic and tactical initiatives to reduce the demand for travel and also in the reduction in fuel use and carbon emissions. PU and WU will travel to SWAN to take part in CPD courses, and a workshop to train and provide first-hand experience of using PITHEM. One stakeholder conference will be organised with Tyne and Wear local authorities to share best practices in traffic management and GHG emission reduction. A joint proposal will be developed based on the exchange visits and pilot studies.
Additional Existing Resources:
- CEG (NCL): 1 PGRA (Paul Goodman)
Milestones & Deliverables:
- 2 stakeholder workshop and conference
- Quarterly progress report
- End of project roadmap report
- 5 year engagement plan
- 2 journal papers will be produced based on joint studies
- A proposal generated to continue the collaboration.