Sustainable and renewable transport policy formulation in Latvia
The transport sector consumes about a third of the total energy consumption in Latvia, and this energy is mainly of fossil origin. At the same time, the European Union aims to achieve a 14% share of renewable energy in transport by 2030. The practice so far has shown that the wider introduction of renewable energy into the transport sector is slow. The aim of the project “Sustainable and renewable transport policy formulation in Latvia” is to find the best solution for increasing the share of renewable energy in the transport sector, taking into account economic, environmental and social aspects. This will be done in close cooperation with industry to reinforce the practical application of scientific approaches. The most significant results of the project include a new computer simulation model, policy recommendations, renewable energy strategy for the transport sector, public information.
PROJECT FUNDED BY:
National Research Program “Energy”
PROJECT DURATION:
From 7th of December 2018 until 6th of December 2021
PROJECT BUDGET:
350 000 EUR
SCIENTIFIC LEADER OF THE PROJECT:
Aiga Barisa
PUBLISHED:
03.01.2019.
MORE INFORMATION:
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
- Kirsanovs, V., Barisa, A., Safronova, A. Cost-benefit assessment of electric vehicle vs internal combustion engine in Latvia (2020) 2020 IEEE 61st Annual International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University, RTUCON 2020 – Proceedings, art. no. 9316610, http://www.conference.rtu.lv/qazcdeTGBmjU/RTUCON2020_paper_104Ex59xE51Mk41.pdf (Published: 2020.11.)
- Veipa, A., Kirsanovs, V., Barisa, A. Techno-economic analysis of biofuel production plants producing biofuels using fisher tropsch synthesis (2020) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 24 (2), pp. 373-387. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0080 (Published: 2020.09.23.)
- Rozentale, L., Mo, G.B., Gravelsins, A., Rochas, C., Pubule, J., Blumberga, D. System dynamics modelling of railway electrification in Latvia (2020) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 24 (2), pp. 247-257. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0070 (Published: 2020.09.23.)
- K. Bumbiere, A. Gancone, V. Kirsanovs, J. Pubule, S. Vasarevicius, D. Blumberga. Ranking of Bioresources for Biogas Production (2020) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 24, no.1, pp. 368-377, https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0021 (2020.06.15.)
- Barisa, A., Kirsanovs, V., Safronova, A. Future transport policy designs for biomethane promotion: A system Dynamics model (2020) Journal of Environmental Management, 269, art. no. 110842, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110842 (Published: 2020.05.29.)
- Bumbiere, K., Gancone, A., Pubule, J., Blumberga, D. Carbon balance of biogas production from maize in latvian conditions (2021) Agronomy Research, 19 (Special Issue 1), pp. 687-697. https://doi.org/10.15159/ar.21.085 (Published: 2021.05.19.)
PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES:
- 2020 IEEE 61th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON) from November 5-7, 2020, Riga, Latvia, and online:
- presented research Vladimirs Kirsanovs, Aiga Barisa, Alīna Safronova. Cost-benefit assessment of electric vehicle vs internal combustion engine in Latvia.
- International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2020” from May 13-15, 2020, online:
- presented research Agate Veipa, Vladimirs Kirsanovs, Aiga Barisa. Techno-economic analysis of biofuel production plants producing biofuels using fisher tropsch synthesis;
- presented research Līga Rozentāle, Gjermund Bjørseth Mo, Armands Grāvelsiņš, Claudio Rochas, Jeļena Pubule, Dagnija Blumberga. System dynamics modelling of railway electrification in Latvia;
- presented research Ketija Bumbiere, Agita Gancone, Vladimirs Kirsanovs, Jeļena Pubule, Saulius Vasarevicius, Dagnija Blumberga. Ranking of Bioresources for Biogas Production.
- 47th European Transport Conference (ETC) 2019 from October 9-11, Dublin, Ireland:
- presented research Aiga Barisa, Vladimirs Kirsanovs, Alīna Safronova. Future transport policy designs for biomethane promotion: A system Dynamics model.
