16 Dec 2019
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Solar-powered bus route: introducing renewable energy into a university campus transport system
Romanos Ioannidis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Theano Iliopoulou
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Christina Iliopoulou
Department of Infrastructure and Rural Development, Transportation
Engineering Laboratory, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National
Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 9, 15780, Zografou,
Greece
Loukas Katikas
Department of Topography, Cartography Laboratory, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Heroon
Polytechneiou 9, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Angeliki Petsou
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, Traffic
Engineering Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Maria-Eleni Merakou
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, Traffic
Engineering Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Maria-Eirini Asimomiti
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, Traffic
Engineering Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Nikolaos Pelekanos
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Giannis Koudouris
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Panayiotis Dimitriadis
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Christina Plati
Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, Traffic
Engineering Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Eleni I. Vlahogianni
Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, Traffic
Engineering Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou
Department of Infrastructure and Rural Development, Transportation
Engineering Laboratory, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National
Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 9, 15780, Zografou,
Greece
Nikos Mamassis
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
Demetris Koutsoyannis
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering,
Laboratory of Hydrology, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 15780, Zografou, Greece
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Short summary
In this paper we investigate the application of a solar-powered bus route to a small-scale transportation system, as such of a university campus. We investigate three different scenarios: (1) solar panels installed on the roof of bus stop shelters, (2) solar panels installed at unused open space in the university, and (3) solar roads, i.e. roads constructed by photovoltaic (PV) materials. We conclude that scenario (2) presents the lowest capital cost in relation to energy generation.
In this paper we investigate the application of a solar-powered bus route to a small-scale...
