TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AIMING AT RECOVERING METRO BRAKING ENERGY: A MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS CASE STUDY

Annalia Bernardini; Ricardo Barrero; Cathy Macharis; Joeri Van Mierlo

doi:10.6092/2284-4732/2929

Annalia Bernardini Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Solvay Business School Department BUTO – Business Technology and Operations, MOBI - Mobility and Automotive Technology Research Centre Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2 - 1050 Brussels
Ricardo Barrero Environmental Technology Officer Cellule Environnement - Business Development Transport Systems STIB-MIVB Rue Royale 76 - 1000 Brussels
Cathy Macharis Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Solvay Business School Department BUTO – Business Technology and Operations MOBI - Mobility and Automotive Technology Research Centre Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2 - 1050 Brussels
Joeri Van Mierlo Faculty of Engineering Department ETEC - Department of Electrical Engineering MOBI - Mobility and Automotive Technology Research Centre Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2 - 1050 Brussels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/2284-4732/2929

Abstract

The transport sector, being responsible for a large share of fossil fuels consumption and emissions, mainly CO₂, is seeking for different ways of reducing their energy consumption and, especially, their dependency on fossil fuels. The purpose of this paper is to present the Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) of technological solutions recovering metro braking energy. The MCA PROMETHEE method endorsed to select the most suitable technological solution for the tram and metro network in Brussels. The MCA approach allowed to firstly evaluate the different technologies and afterwards to propose an individual decision to the public transport decision-maker based on the decision problem objectives and the MCA results.

Keywords: public transport, metro braking energy, PROMETHEE

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