Airline energy efficiency measures using the Virtual Frontier Network RAM with weak disposability

In this paper, airline energy efficiency is divided into three stages: the operations stage, the services stage and the sales stage. Greenhouse gas emissions are treated as an undesirable output of the services stage. This new three-stage strategic operating framework is a modification of existing models. A new model, Virtual Frontier Network Range Adjusted Measure with weak disposability, is proposed to evaluate the efficiencies of 22 international airlines, from 2008 to 2012. The results show that the new model can establish more reasonable rankings and confirm new benchmarking airlines and that inclusion in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme has had little influence on the improvement of airline energy efficiency.     

Port authorities view state coastal management programs

Abstract

An estuarine sanctuary is a store of public values due to the ecological, cultural, recreational, aesthetic, historic, and economic services provided by the preserve. These values may be expected to increase over time because of (1) growth in the population demanding estuarine services, (2) growth in the willingness to pay for such services, and (3) growth in the actual quality and quantity of services which are provided by a protected natural system. Thus an estuarine sanctuary will be more valuable to future generations than to current generations. When weighing the cost and benefits of a preservation or development decision, a preservation decision which seems currently undesirable may in fact be socially beneficial when growth in the value of estuarine services is included.     

A study of the environmental impacts of intelligent automated vehicle control at intersections via V2V and V2I communications

This article presents a novel intersection traffic management system for automated vehicles and quantifies its impact on fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of CO₂ relative to traditional traffic signal and roundabout intersection control. The developed intelligent traffic management (ITM) techniques, which are based on a spatiotemporal reservation scheme, ensure that vehicles proceed through the intersection without colliding with other vehicles while at the same time reducing the intersection delay and environmental impacts. Specifically, the spatiotemporal reservation scheme provides each vehicle a collision-free path that is decomposed into a speed profile along with navigational instructions. The integration of the developed microscopic traffic simulator with instantaneous emission model, provides improved assessments of the environmental impact of traffic control strategies at intersections. The simulator architecture integrates several ITM algorithms, vehicle sensors, V2V/V2I communications, and emission and fuel consumption models. Each vehicle is modeled by an agent and each agent provides information depending on the specific vehicle sensors. The ITM system is supported by V2V and V2I communications, allowing the exchange of information among vehicles and infrastructure. The data include the estimated vehicle position and speed. Compared with traditional traffic management techniques, the simulation results prove that the proposed ITM system reduces CO₂ emissions significantly. The research also shows that these reductions are more significant when the traffic flow increases.     

谈船舶温室气体减排措施

文中介绍了国际、国内在控制船舶排放方面的动向,提出了航运公司应对船舶减排最有效的途径及多项应对措施,并列举了船舶采取应对措施后的效果,供相关方面人员参考。     

适应低碳城市需求的出租车调度问题研究

随着我国社会经济的快速发展,城市出租车、小汽车日益增多,城市交通温室气体增多。通过分析出租车现行的巡游运营方式,指出该方式不适应低碳城市需求,而应选择出租车调度运营方式。参考国外经验,提出出租车调度运营问题的解决方案以及该方案所涉及的主要技术,并进一步分析方案实施后的预期效果。     

青藏铁路中小站区生态大棚污水处理技术

结合青藏铁路中小站区生活污水的特点,提出采用生态大棚系统,在青藏高原恶劣的自然环境中建立适宜常规污水生物处理工艺的人工小环境,为生活污水的生物处理提供必需的热平衡、O2CO2循环平衡和水循环平衡。利用有限元分析软件进行热平衡仿真计算,设计生态大棚。通过在实验室对2种常规的污水生物处理工艺进行比选,确定采用好氧生物—土地处理工艺进行青藏铁路中小站区生活污水处理的现场实验。现场实验表明:在生态大棚内部采用4级生物转盘与土地处理相结合的工艺,经过处理的生活污水达到了国家1级排放标准,CODCr去除率达到87.3%以上,可有效保护青藏铁路运营后的高原环境。     

爆炸性气体环境生产场所的电气设计

论述了爆炸性气体生产场所电气设计工作中的一些要点,通过实例介绍了爆炸性气体生产场所电气设计工作需遵照的规范要求和采取的安全措施。     

中国国际海运船队温室气体排放测算研究

为估算中国国际海运船队温室气体的排放状况,对联合国政府间气候变化专门委员会（IPCC）提出的“自下而上”以及“自上而下”排放量估测方法进行分析,表明海运温室气体排放量取决于海运业燃油消耗量以及燃油的排放因子,燃油消耗量与海运船舶的活动频率以及船舶能效有关。提出基于船舶装机总量以及基于船舶活动强度的两种估算方法。结果表明,1990~2007年间,中国国际海运船队二氧化碳排放量平均年递增7.6%,而同期全球国际海运温室气体排放平均年递增3.7%。中国应积极研究相关措施以控制中国国际海运船队二氧化碳排放量的不断增长。     

从低碳经济角度评价公路交通的几点认知

随着经济的飞速发展,环境问题日益严重。低碳经济是一种新的经济发展模式,主要致力于减少温室气体的排放,并已成为新的经济发展潮流。基于对可持续发展与低碳经济的简单介绍,对低碳经济角度下的公路交通的认知评价进行了论述,具有一定的意义与价值。     

基于专家控制系统的育苗大棚设计

基于专家控制系统的育苗大棚,以STC15F2K60S2系列单片机为核心处理器,采用包括总线拓扑结构、GSM短信报警、触屏监控、专家控制系统和网络远程监控等技术手段进行设计.详细阐述了系统整体设计,各子系统设计和育苗大棚专家系统设计.提供用户操作和控制的平台,同时完成与专家系统动态数据的交互.下位机完成环境参数的数据采集和接收监控平台控制指令操作执行机构.专家系统作为一种控制算法,通过用户输入幼苗生长状态及大棚实时环境参数作为依据,将理想环境参数作为控制目标,对育苗大棚进行智能控制.该系统解决了目前智能温室大棚控制成本高、操作复杂、故障处理困难和无法远程监控等问题.