Planning for low-carbon energy-transportation system at metropolitan scale: A case study of Beijing, China

The urbanization and expansion of megalopolises have led to concerns on traffic, energy crisis and deteriorated green-house gas emissions, and thus the electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to be an essential role in alleviating these problems. In this study, a flexible-possibilist chanced constraint...

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Published in:Energy (Oxford) Vol. 246; p. 123181
Main Authors: Wang, Yanxia, Gan, Shaojun, Li, Kang, Chen, Yanyan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
batteries
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Carbon mitigation
case studies
China
Clean energy
Confidence intervals
Constraint modelling
Decision making
Electric vehicles
Emissions
Energy
Energy policy
Fuzzy sets
Greenhouse gases
Low-carbon energy-transportation system
Megalopolises
Multiple uncertainties
Objective function
Renewable energy
renewable energy sources
traffic
Transportation systems
Uncertainty
Urbanization
Beijing China
China
Electric vehicles
Multiple uncertainties
Renewable energy
Low-carbon energy-transportation system
Carbon mitigation
ISSN:0360-5442, 1873-6785
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Summary:The urbanization and expansion of megalopolises have led to concerns on traffic, energy crisis and deteriorated green-house gas emissions, and thus the electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to be an essential role in alleviating these problems. In this study, a flexible-possibilist chanced constraints programming (FCCP) model is developed to plan low-carbon energy-transportation systems at the metropolitan scale (METS), which can incorporate multiple uncertainties in both the soft constraints and objective function. By integrating the possibilist programming with fuzzy sets and chanced constraint, the FCCP could tackle multiple complexities such as the combination of vague possibilities, flexibilities and probabilities, hence is superior to conventional approaches. The FCCP model is then applied for the planning METS in Beijing, and solutions are obtained under different satisfactory degrees and confidence levels. The results reveal that: 1) the power demand will be increasingly dependent on the imported power and renewable energy in Beijing; 2) the mass roll-out of EVs will reduce 6.7 million tonnes of CH, 44.7 million tonnes of CO and 1.08 × 105 million tonnes of CO2 respectively, while the need of battery supply facilities will cost approximately 4 × 109 dollars; 3) the carbon emissions will decrease with the growing number of EVs, the upgraded power supply pattern and the stringent policies. These findings could support decision-makers to plan the METS system when faced with multiple uncertainties. •A flexible-possibilist chanced constraints programming model is developed.•The low-carbon energy-transportation systems at a metropolitan scale is planned.•The EVs and the renewable energies can decrease the carbon mitigation.•The imported and renewable energy power will be more important for Beijing's demand.
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ISSN:0360-5442
1873-6785
DOI:10.1016/j.energy.2022.123181