Navigating the green shipping: Stochastic hydrogen hub deployment in inland waterways

The maritime industry is shifting toward sustainability to help combat climate change, given the sector’s significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. This study focuses on the strategic integration of hydrogen fuel—a zero-emission alternative—into inland waterway transport systems. The authors recognize the operational characteristics of inland shipping networks and the complexities of two-stage financial planning. Consequently, the authors propose a two-stage stochastic framework for the deployment of hydrogen refueling hubs, taking into account financial uncertainties in the future. This approach contrasts with a myopic strategy and a two-stage deterministic framework, addressing both immediate financial constraints and future uncertainties. The authors focus on the Yangtze River’s shipping network as a case study, and the authors' analysis validates the superior performance of the authors' proposed two-stage stochastic strategy. This suggests its potential to accommodate volatile future financial uncertainties while ensuring the economic and operational viability of hydrogen integration.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104126
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136192092400083X
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  • © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Shangguan, Yidan
  • Tian, Xuecheng
  • 0000-0002-5524-0082
  • Pang, King-Wah
  • Ruan, Qingfang
  • Jin, Yong
  • Wang, Shuaian
• Publication Date: 2024-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 104126
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Hydrogen fuels; Inland waterways; Refueling; Shipping; Stochastic processes
• Geographic Terms: Yangtze River
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01911173
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 8 2024 3:32PM