Current and future energy and exergy efficiencies in the Iran's transportation sector

Zarifi, F. and Mahlia, T.M.I. and Motasemi, F. and Shekarchian, M. and Moghavvemi, Mahmoud (2013) Current and future energy and exergy efficiencies in the Iran's transportation sector. Energy Conversion and Management, 74. pp. 24-34. ISSN 0196-8904, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.04.041.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.04.041

Abstract

Transportation is the second largest energy consumer sector in Iran which accounts for 24% of total energy consumption in 2009. This large percentage (almost a quarter) of energy consumption necessitates the determination of energy and exergy flows and their respective losses, which will enable the reduction of both energy growth and its consequent environmental impacts in the near future. This paper attempts to analyze and investigate the energy and exergy utilization of the transportation sector in Iran for the period of 1998-2009. Additionally, the total energy consumption in each subsector and the overall energy and exergy efficiencies are predicted via scenario approach. A comparison of the overall energy and exergy efficiencies of Iran with six other countries is also presented. The results show that the overall energy and exergy efficiencies of transportation sector in Iran is higher than China and Norway, while it is lower than Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, and Malaysia for the year 2000. Road appears to be the most efficient subsector. The overall energy efficiency is determined to be in the range of 22.02% in 1998, to 21.49% in 2009, while the overall exergy efficiency is determine to be in the range of 21.47% in 1998, to 21.19% in 2009. The energy consumption in each subsector is predicted from 2010 to 2035. It was discovered that the overall energy and exergy efficiencies possesses an upward trend during this time period. Finally, some recommendations vis-à-vis the improvement of the energy and exergy efficiencies in Iranian transportation sector in the future was provided and duly discussed.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Energy utilization; Exergy analysis; Iran transportation sector; Energy and exergy; Energy and exergy efficiency; Exergy Analysis; Exergy efficiencies; Overall energy efficiency; Scenario approach; Total energy consumption; Transportation sector
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Norhamizah Tamizi
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2014 09:01
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2019 07:30
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/9701

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