1. Energy efficiency of engines and appliances for transport on land, water, and in air
- Author
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Samuele Furfari
- Subjects
Technology ,Aviation ,Process (engineering) ,020209 energy ,Population ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Automotive industry ,Poison control ,Transportation ,02 engineering and technology ,Fuel for transport ,Article ,Globalization ,Road transport ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Environmental Chemistry ,Electronics ,Géographie humaine ,education ,education.field_of_study ,Ecologie ,Ecology ,business.industry ,Energy for transport ,Transport scenarios ,General Medicine ,Environmental economics ,Technologie de l'environnement, contrôle de la pollution ,Energy efficiency ,Passenger transport ,Business ,Automobiles ,Efficient energy use - Abstract
The transport sector is fundamental for the economy but also for personal life. With a growing population and the globalization process, it is not surprising that the demand of transport is set to grow in the near future and certainly until 2050. This paper focuses on the huge potential of progress in the sector of technology for transport. As the principal sector for transport will remain on roads, the paper emphasizes the progress in the automotive sector. Since car manufacturers are investing massively into research and technology development to offer ever more efficient cars—not only energy efficient but also efficient in terms of safety and comfort—the car of tomorrow will be very different from the present one. The increasing role of electronics in cars will synergistically cooperate with that of so-called smart cities. The potential development of methane in the transport sector, mainly used for heavy transportation is discussed., SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
- Published
- 2015