Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion

<p>Effective and efficient management of solid waste is an incessantly growing and the obdurate problem of global and regional levels particularly for local authorities in urban centers. Several processes such as monitoring, collection, transporting, processing, recycling, and disposal are inv...

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Main Authors: Palanichamy Naveen, Wong Kiing Ing, Michael Kobina Danquah, Ahmed Abu-Siada, Amandeep S. Sidhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
Online Access:https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/5342
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spelling doaj-2163afc73b854ddfae5c6331494e3e4d2020-11-25T03:47:14ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy2146-45532017-10-01742913012881Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy ConversionPalanichamy Naveen0Wong Kiing Ing1Michael Kobina Danquah2Ahmed Abu-Siada3Amandeep S. Sidhu4Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, CDT 250, 98009 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia e-mail:navp80@gmail.comCurtin University, CDT 250, 98009 Miri, Sarawak, MalaysiaCurtin University, CDT 250, 98009 Miri, Sarawak, MalaysiaCurtin University, Perth, AustraliaCurtin Sarawak Research Institute, Curtin University, CDT 250, 98009 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia<p>Effective and efficient management of solid waste is an incessantly growing and the obdurate problem of global and regional levels particularly for local authorities in urban centers. Several processes such as monitoring, collection, transporting, processing, recycling, and disposal are involved that requires immediate attention owing to economic and environmental concerns. Expressly the gathering and moving of solid waste to the energy production/recycling/ending destination has been prioritized higher because of its significant share of the total waste management budget. All these processes involve the mammoth amount of data and their manipulation for real-time use. Hence, this paper proposes a cloud based algorithm to optimize the transportation cost of solid waste from transfer stations to the final dumping stations subject to transfer vehicle constraints. The solid waste transportation dispatching is a direct analytical approach that provides three options: (i) economic dispatch option provides a minimum operating cost of solid waste transfer and its corresponding emission; (ii) emission dispatch option provides a minimum vehicle emission for the same quantity of the solid waste transferred and its corresponding operating cost of transfer and finally (iii) an environmentally friendly economic transfer of solid waste. The efficacy of the algorithm has been shown with an enduring solid waste management system in the Indian context.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Cloud, economic and environmental concerns, solid waste transportation</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications: </strong>B41, C61, C88, R41</p>https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/5342
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author Palanichamy Naveen
Wong Kiing Ing
Michael Kobina Danquah
Ahmed Abu-Siada
Amandeep S. Sidhu
spellingShingle Palanichamy Naveen
Wong Kiing Ing
Michael Kobina Danquah
Ahmed Abu-Siada
Amandeep S. Sidhu
Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
author_facet Palanichamy Naveen
Wong Kiing Ing
Michael Kobina Danquah
Ahmed Abu-Siada
Amandeep S. Sidhu
author_sort Palanichamy Naveen
title Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion
title_short Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion
title_full Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion
title_fullStr Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion
title_full_unstemmed Cloud Based Solid Waste Transportation Optimisation for Energy Conversion
title_sort cloud based solid waste transportation optimisation for energy conversion
publisher EconJournals
series International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
issn 2146-4553
publishDate 2017-10-01
description <p>Effective and efficient management of solid waste is an incessantly growing and the obdurate problem of global and regional levels particularly for local authorities in urban centers. Several processes such as monitoring, collection, transporting, processing, recycling, and disposal are involved that requires immediate attention owing to economic and environmental concerns. Expressly the gathering and moving of solid waste to the energy production/recycling/ending destination has been prioritized higher because of its significant share of the total waste management budget. All these processes involve the mammoth amount of data and their manipulation for real-time use. Hence, this paper proposes a cloud based algorithm to optimize the transportation cost of solid waste from transfer stations to the final dumping stations subject to transfer vehicle constraints. The solid waste transportation dispatching is a direct analytical approach that provides three options: (i) economic dispatch option provides a minimum operating cost of solid waste transfer and its corresponding emission; (ii) emission dispatch option provides a minimum vehicle emission for the same quantity of the solid waste transferred and its corresponding operating cost of transfer and finally (iii) an environmentally friendly economic transfer of solid waste. The efficacy of the algorithm has been shown with an enduring solid waste management system in the Indian context.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Cloud, economic and environmental concerns, solid waste transportation</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications: </strong>B41, C61, C88, R41</p>
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