The Fifth Fuel - Energy Efficiency Through Effective Freight Transport in Sustainable Urban Areas

Research Project, 2014 – 2017

Policies, new technology (e.g. vehicles, fuel) and intermodal transport are insufficient to tackle the high environmental targets of urban freight transport. Considerable excess capacity is available in the freight transport system; underutilized capacity of vehicles and limited cooperation between transport providers and –buyers. This potential can be used to meet the increased demand for freight transport and energy conservation and improved energy efficiency. Through concept development and case studies of urban supply chains (product owner → transport provider → store → consumer) this project aims to create new knowledge and research environment, as well as actionable knowledge in the form of methods and principles through which the freight transport sector can identify the potential of “where” as well as “how” it can be brought to life. The positive effects of effective flow of material and resource utilisation are in themselves a competitive energy resource: the ‘fifth fuel’.

Participants

Collaborations

Funding

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Sustainable development

Driving Forces

Transport

Areas of Advance

Energy

Areas of Advance

Publications

Improving energy efficiency in logistics systems: On the road to environmental sustainability

Actionable Sustainability in Supply Chains

More information

Project Web Page at Chalmers

http://www.chalmers.se/sv/projekt/Sidor/De...

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