The transition from diesel-driven urban freight transport towards more electric urban freight transport turns out to be challenging in practice. A major concern for transport operators is how to find a reliable charging strategy for a larger electric vehicle fleet that provides flexibility based on different daily mission profiles within that fleet, while also minimizing costs. This contribution assesses the trade-off between a large battery pack and opportunity charging with regard to costs and operational constraints. Based on a case study with 39 electric freight vehicles that have been used by a parcel delivery company and a courier company in daily operations for over a year, various scenarios have been analyzed by means of a TCO analysis. Although a large battery allows for more flexibility in planning, opportunity charging can provide a feasible alternative, especially in the case of varying mission profiles. Additional personnel costs during opportunity charging can be avoided as much as possible by a well-integrated charging strategy, which can be realized by a reservation system that minimizes the risk of occupied charging stations and a dense network of charging stations.
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In the framework of the research activities supported by SESAR JU, dedicated research stream is devoted to investigation of integration of Air Traffic Management (ATM) and aviation into a wider transport system able to support the implementation of Door-to-Door (D2D) travel concept. In this framework, the project X-TEAM D2D (Extended ATM for Door-to-Door Travel) has been funded by SESAR JU under the call SESAR-ER4-10-2019: ATM Role in Intermodal Transport, with Grant Agreement n. 891061. The project aims defining, developing and initially validating a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the seamless integration of ATM and air transport into an overall intermodal network, including other available transportation means (surface, water), to support the door-to-door connectivity, in up to 4 hours, between any location in Europe, in compliance with the target assigned by the ACARE SRIA FlightPath 2050 goals. The project is focused on the consideration of ConOps for ATM and air transport integration in intermodal transport network serving urban and extended urban (up to regional level) mobility, taking into account the transportation and passengers service scenarios envisaged for the next decades, according to baseline (2025), intermediate (2035) and final (2050) time horizons. In this paper, the outcomes of the first phase of the project activities, aimed to provide the initial definition (concept outline) of the proposed overall ConOps are illustrated, emphasizing the specific activities that have been carried out up to date and the related achievements. In addition, an outlook is provided in the paper on the next project activities, expected to be carried out towards the conclusion of the studies and the validation, by means of dedicated numerical simulation campaigns, of the proposed ConOps.
The following paper presents a methodology we developed for addressing the case of a multi-modal network to be implemented in the future. The methodology is based on a simulation approach and presents some characteristics that make a challenge to be verified and validated. To overcome this limitation, we proposed a novel methodology that implies interaction with subjectmatter experts, revision of current data, collection and assessment of future performance and educated assumptions. With that methodology we could construct the complete passenger trajectory Door to door in Europe. The results indicate that the approach allows to approach infrastructure analysis at an early stage to have an initial estimation of the upper boundary of performance indicators. To exemplify this, we present the results for a case study in Europe.
ATAL: Automated Transport and Logistics Automatisering van transportmodaliteiten is overal ter wereld gaande. Met een Duurzaam Living Lab kunnen multimodale geautomatiseerde transportoperaties verder in de praktijk duurzaam en opschaalbaar worden ontwikkeld. Hierbij worden beleidsmakers en organisaties ondersteund in deze transitie. De maatschappelijke voordelen van grootschalige uitrol van Automated Trucks en Platooning, Automated Train Operations en Autonomous Sailing zijn onder andere minder energieverbruik en emissies, betere doorstroming en betere verkeersveiligheid. De Duurzame Living Lab heeft betrekking op het haven-achterland vervoer van Rotterdam richting Duitsland en België. Het wegvervoer maakt gebruik van de TULIP-Corridor, water en spoor modaliteit volgen de MIRT goederencorridors tot in het Ruhrgebied.
Het living lab is gericht op de ontwikkeling van een zero-emission multimodale circulaire hub voor aan- en afvoer van bouw- resp. sloopmateriaal in de industriële havenzone Lage Weide voor de stad Utrecht. Nadruk ligt op elektrisch en waterstof aangedreven zelfvarende scheepvaart. Het betrokken praktijknetwerk bestaat o.a. uit logistieke, bouw- en sloopbedrijven op Lage Weide, gemeente Utrecht en Rijkswaterstaat. Bouwtransporten van en naar de stad worden gebundeld, en verzameling en bewerking van bouw- en sloopafval worden gecombineerd. De circulaire hub wordt ontwikkeld als een innovatieve onderzoeks- en testlocatie voor multimodale stadsdistributie, bundeling en bewerking van bouw/sloopmaterialen, en zero emission energie. Voor dit living lab wordt een voorstel gedaan om op Lage Weide een Zero Emission PoRt Of Circular Utrecht (ZERO-CU) te ontwikkelen voor gebundelde coördinatie en uitvoering van multimodale transporten m.n. ten behoeve van langjarige bouw- en sloopwerkzaamheden in grote binnenstedelijke ontwikkellocaties. De ZERO-CU legt nadruk op zelfvarend elektrisch en waterstof aangedreven scheepvaart. Eveneens wordt aandacht besteed aan zero emission wegtransport: Lage Weide wordt aldus een toekomstbestendige logistieke hotspot. Het living lab ZERO-CU richt zich in fase 1 concreet op verkenning van de volgende ontwikkelingen, vooruitlopend op beoogde doorontwikkeling daarvan in fase 2: 1.Ontwikkelen van elektrische en waterstof infrastructuur op Lage Weide voor scheepsvaart en vrachtvervoer. 2.Ontwikkelen van logistieke en kadefaciliteiten en dienstverlening voor circulaire aan- en afvoer van bouw- en sloopmaterialen naar binnenstedelijke bouwprojecten in Utrecht. 3.Ontwikkelen van benodigd robuust en flexibel inzetbaar (zelf)varend materieel voor bouw/sloopafval, elektrisch en waterstof aangedreven. Alsmede uniforme/afgestemde ladingdragers voor zowel aan- als afvoer van bouw- en sloopmateriaal voor multimodale toepassing in scheepsvaart en wegtransport, die hanteerbaar zijn op bouwprojecten. 4.Invulling van benodigde economische, organisatorische, institutionele randvoorwaarden: zoals o.a. haalbare business case, opbouw van een netwerkorganisatie van dragende bedrijven voor gezamenlijk afstemming/inzet van logistieke capaciteit, benodigd kader/regelgeving/toestemmingen.
The capacity on the Northern ring road in Breda is approaching its limits. Due to planned spatial developments the ring road might even be under further pressure. Therefore the municipality of Breda is working on an action plan to deal with this task. This requires insight into the functioning of the Northern ring road, which has been achieved by combining the following data sources: • Meetweken Breda 1st edition (GPS)• Meetweken Breda 2nd edition (GPS)• OViN• License plate cameras (NRW)• Counting data (NRW)• Bluetooth data (NRW)• Weather data (KNMI)The results show that in comparison with other strongly urbanized cities, Breda is more oriented towards the car and less use is made of public transport and the bicycle. Particularly on short distances there is still potential to further increase bicycle usage. In depth results can be found in the presentation, including information about: peak hours, the number of trips per person per day, the percentage of multimodal trips and the effect of rain on route choice. By combining the insights from the different forms of data, additional insights and an overarching mobility picture emerge. In other words, the overall picture is more than the sum of the parts.
