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Contribution to Book
Interdependencies between Energy and Transportation Systems for National Long Term Planning
Sustainable and Resilient Critical Infrastructure Systems
  • Eduardo Ibáñez, Iowa State University
  • Konstantina Gkritza, Iowa State University
  • James McCalley, Iowa State University
  • Dionysios Aliprantis, Iowa State University
  • Robert C. Brown, Iowa State University
  • Arun K. Somani, Iowa State University
  • Lizhi Wang, Iowa State University
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
1-1-2010
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-11405-2_2
Abstract

The most significant energy consuming infrastructures and the greatest contributors to greenhouse gases for any nation today are electric and freight/passenger transportation systems. Technological alternatives for producing, transporting, and converting energy for electric and transportation systems are numerous. Addressing costs, sustainability, and resiliency of electric and transportation needs requires long-term assessment since these capital-intensive infrastructures take years to build with lifetimes approaching a century. Yet, the advent of electrically driven transportation, including cars, trucks, and trains, creates potential interdependencies between the two infrastructures that may be both problematic and beneficial. We are developing modeling capability to perform long-term electric and transportation infrastructure design at a national level, accounting for their interdependencies. The approach combines network flow modeling with a multiobjective solution method. We describe and compare it to the state-of-the-art in energy planning models. An example is presented to illustrate important features of this new approach.

Comments

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of a chapter published as Ibáñez, Eduardo, Konstantina Gkritza, James McCalley, Dionysios Aliprantis, Robert Brown, Arun Somani, and Lizhi Wang. "Interdependencies between energy and transportation systems for national long term planning." In K. Gopalakrishnan and S. Peeta (eds.) Sustainable and Resilient Critical Infrastructure Systems. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2010, pp. 53-76. The final authenticated version is available online at DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11405-2_2. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Eduardo Ibáñez, Konstantina Gkritza, James McCalley, Dionysios Aliprantis, et al.. "Interdependencies between Energy and Transportation Systems for National Long Term Planning" Sustainable and Resilient Critical Infrastructure Systems (2010) p. 53 - 76
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lizhi_wang/19/