Besides energy for propulsion, there are a number of considerable indirect energy categories in the life-cycle of transport systems, e.g. construction and maintenance of infrastructure, and manufacture and service of vehicles. Indirect energy represents 64-66% of the total amount of energy used in the railway sector, while the corresponding share in the road sector is 42-45%. Consequently, decision-making and planning processes regarding transport infrastructure and environmental impacts should also consider indirect energy-use. Two energy case studies have been carried through; the railroad project Botniabanan in the north of Sweden, and the motorway tunnel Sodra Lanken in Stockholm. The result for Botniabanan corresponds with the Swedish railroad average, but Botniabanan contributes to decreased energy use in the transport sector as a whole. The infrastructural energy use for Sodra Lanken is considerably higher than the Swedish road average. Sodra Lanken also contributes to an increase of the energy use in the transport sector as a whole.


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    Title :

    Indirekt Energi Foer Svenska Vaeg och Jaernvaegstransporter. Ett Nationellt Perspektiv Samt Fallstudier av Botniabanan och Soedra Laenken (Indirect Energy for Road and Railway Transportation in Sweden)


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    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    98 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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