Decrease of the Maximum Speed in Highway Tunnels as a Measure to Foster Energy Savings and Sustainability
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Lighting Energy Savings Tunnels Environmental Impact Road Safety CO2 Emissions
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2019-02-20Referencia bibliográfica
Peña-García, Antonio; Salata, Ferdinando; Golasi, Iacopo. Decrease of the Maximum Speed in Highway Tunnels as a Measure to Foster Energy Savings and Sustainability. Energies 2019, 12, 685. [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/54840]
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This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness as part of the Research Project ENE2015-67031-R (MINECO/FEDER).Resumen
The high energy consumption of the lighting installations in highway tunnels has become
a hot topic in the last few years due to the high figures in terms of money, consumed energy, use of raw
materials, emissions of greenhouse gases due to the remarkable number of manufactured elements,
and maintenance, among others. In spite of the different strategies proposed up to date and their
savings, the potential benefits of decreasing the maximum speed allowed in tunnels have not been
considered in depth as a complementary measure yet. In this work, the impact of such a decrease in
terms of energy consumption, number projectors, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and yearly costs
in energy is analyzed and discussed. The results strongly suggest the convenience of introducing
maximum speed reduction in traffic regulations which, in addition, could create positive synergies
with traffic safety.