Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
environmental friendly cities. Life cycle thinking arises as an interesting
alternative in the design of mobility infrastructures to effectively mitigating
overall environmental impacts from transport. This paper analyzes the CO2
savings of an eco-designed solar pergola (SP) that supports pedestrian and
electric bike mobility during 10 years. Results indicate that SP can save
20,135 kg of CO2 eq. due to its optimized design, energy self-sufficiency,
and generation of surplus electricity. Surplus electricity can be used for
charging e-bikes, which contributes to an extra saving of 112 kg of CO2 eq.
The design of smart mobility infrastructures plays a key role in promoting
sustainable mobility at a minimum environmental cost.
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