Energy and Environment [Hardcover]

Transport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing their fossil-energy requirements and preserving the environment. Additionally, transport has an opportunity to evolve in a changing world, with new services, technologies but also new requirements (fast delivery, reliability, improved accessibility).

In this book, recent research works are reported around the triptych: “transport, energy and environment”, which demonstrates that vehicle technologies and fuels can still improve, but it is necessary to prepare their implementation (e.g. electro-mobility), to think of new services, and to involve all actors, particularly enterprises, who will be the drivers of innovation. Mitigation strategies are studied to promote innovative, multimodal and clean transports and services. Research progress is reported on air pollution, vibrations and noise, their mitigation and assessment methodologies.

Acknowledgments xxi

Preface xxiii

Bernard JACOB and Jean-Bernard KOVARIK

Introduction xxvii
Michel ANDRÉ and Zissis SAMARAS

Part 1. Electromobility and its Implementation 1

Introduction to Part 1 3
Zissis SAMARAS

Chapter 1. Toward a Europe-Wide Interoperable Electromobility System 5
Gabriele GIUSTINIANI, Luca PERSIA, Heike BARLAG and Norbert VIERHEILIG

1.1. Background 5

1.2. The Green eMotion project partnership and objectives 7

1.3. GeM achievements so far 8

1.4. Next steps 13

1.5. Conclusions . 16

1.6. Bibliography . 17

Chapter 2. Advanced Services forl-