Assessment of carbon emission reduction benefits of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles:a case study of Shanghai
Carbon reduction in urban transportation is of great significance for achieving the"dual carbon"goals.Shanghai,As one of the most developed metropolis in the transportation industry,Shanghai is actively building a low-carbon and zero-carbon green transportation system and strongly promote the use of clean energy vehicles such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles(HFCVs).HFCVs has great potential to carbon reduction benefit in Shanghai due to its advantage of zero carbon emission.This study effectively combined"top-down"method with"bottom-up"method to develop a city-scale evaluation system for carbon reduction benefits of HFCVs in Shanghai.The research indicated that the reduction benefits of carbon emission by utilization of HFCVs varied temporally and spatially.The carbon reduction peaks during the morning and evening rush hours.The characteristics of different administrative regions lead to significantly different spatial distribution of carbon reductions.According to calculations,the use of HFCVs in 2022 may bring about a carbon reduction benefit of 20 339.86 tCO2 in Shanghai,with the annual carbon reduction of 10.17 tCO2 per vehicle.Considering the hydrogen energy industry development plan with the HFCVs volume of 10 000 around 2025,the carbon reduction will approximately reach 129 323.20 tCO2.Therefore,the further policies are needed to promote the application of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and effectively enhance carbon reduction in transportation industry.
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