Tools Equip Stakeholders To Better Understand Travel Habits, Data, and Energy Consumption To Inform Transportation and Mobility Technology Advancements
For decades, NREL has powered the development of numerous open-source tools to benefit transportation decision makers, organizations, communities, and individuals. Unlike software that uses proprietary and closely guarded code, open-source software is made available for anyone to use, examine, alter, and redistribute at no cost. Because this type of software is so customizable, it allows users to gear tools to meet their unique needs and to answer their specific questions.
“Mode shifting freight to rail and decarbonizing rail is key to transitioning the transportation sector to be carbon neutral,” said Chad Baker, NREL mechanical engineer. “By better understanding how new locomotive technologies may impact and accelerate decarbonization efforts and rail energy efficiency, we are able to more effectively drive down the industry’s carbon footprint and transportation-related emissions on the whole.
simulates the operations of mobility service provider fleets. Its flexible design allows researchers to customize and build large-scale simulations and analyze scenario impacts on energy efficiency and performance. HIVE supports researchers examining electric vehicle fleet control, electric vehicle supply equipment siting, and fleet composition problems and is designed for ease-of-use, scalability, and cosimulation.