Comprehensive Modeling and Analysis of Clean Energy Transition in Freight Transportation: Stakeholder Behavior, Infrastructure Planning, and Environmental and Community Impacts
The United States has made deep commitment to decarbonizing freight transportation by advancing the deployment of zero-emission freight vehicles and infrastructure. In this context, this project aims to perform a suite of behavioral, planning, environmental, and environmental justice (EJ) analysis and develop relevant models and tools to prepare the US freight transportation sector for the clean energy transition at different geographical scales. Four research tasks encompassing stakeholder perception survey, infrastructure planning, environmental impact assessment, and EJ tool development for local community use will be conducted. This project dovetails with the Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient & Resilient Supply Chain (FERSC) goals of maintaining the US economic competitiveness and security, and the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) strategic goal of Economic Strength and Global Competitiveness. It further aligns with the US DOT strategic goals of Transformation, Equity, and Climate and Sustainability. Various stakeholders will be engaged during the project along with technology transfer, education, and workforce development activities.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $315000
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Contract Numbers:
69-A3552348338
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, TN United States 37996 -
Project Managers:
Bruner, Britain
Kaplan, Marcella
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Performing Organizations:
University of Illinois, Chicago
Department of Civil and Materials Engineering
842 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL United States 60607 -
Principal Investigators:
Zou, Bo
Lin, Jane
Kawamura, Kazuya
Abolfazl (Kouros), Mohammadian
Sriraj, P
- Start Date: 20240801
- Expected Completion Date: 20250731
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Decarbonization; Environmental justice; Freight transportation; Fuel substitution; Planning; Stakeholders
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01929236
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain
- Contract Numbers: 69-A3552348338
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Aug 29 2024 4:31PM