Supporting International Cooperation for a common assessment methodology of ITS applications on energy efficiency and CO2 emissions
Europe, Japan and the USA share the conviction that ICT (Information and Communication Technology) for Transport can make a significant contribution to reducing the environmental impact of transport.
However, it is essential to know which applications and technologies are likely to be the most effective. There is therefore a need for a well-validated and generally endorsed methodology which accurately and reliably measures the effects of ITS on energy efficiency and CO2 emissions.
ECOSTAND provides a platform for cooperation between the three regions to exchange state-of-the-art information, define a joint research agenda and roadmap for the development of such a methodology.
A Task Force involving the European Commission and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been active since March 2008 to that end. In addition, in January 2009, an agreement was signed between the EC and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the US Department of Transport (DoT) to deepen the collaboration on cooperative systems and the “greening” of transport. In practice, both bilateral taskforces will be combined into joint meetings, forming a trilateral task force, i.e. ECOSTAND.
Objectives:
Building on the work conducted this far, ECOSTAND is aimed to:
- provide the necessary support and expert knowledge to enable European representatives to play an active and effective role in the continuation of this international collaboration;
- define roadmaps on a future research agenda and the elaboration of an internationally standardised assessment methodology.
This will be achieved by organising two rounds of symposia, rotating amongst the three regions, to facilitate the exchange of ideas, experience and information and gather feedback to be translated into policy advice papers.
ECOSTAND contributes to all EcoMobility sector objectives: "Eco-smart driving", Eco-freight and logistics", Eco-traffic management" and "Eco-vehicles".
Duration and funding:
December 2010 – November 2013
Co-funded by the European Commission (Information Society and Media Directorate-General) under the 7th RTD Framework Programme ICT for Mobility of the future (Coordination and support action)
Consortium:
Coordinator: TNO
Partners: PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG, Transport & Mobility Leuven NV, MIZAR Automazione S.p.A., ERTICO - ITS Europe, PEEK Traffic BV, TRL Limited, Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securité (INRETS)
