Strategic Placement of Charging Stations for Enhanced Electric Vehicle Adoption in San Diego, California

California mandated that 100% of vehicles sold must be electric by 2035. As electric vehicles (EVs) reach a higher penetration of the car sector, cities will need to provide publicly accessible charging stations to meet the charging demand of people who do not have access to a private charging spot like a personal garage. We have chosen to limit our scope to San Diego County due to its non-trivial size, well-defined shape, and dependence on personal vehicles;this project models 100% of current vehicles as electric, roughly 2.5 million. By planning for the future, our model becomes more useful as well as more equitable. We anticipate that our model will find locations that can service multiple population centers, while also maximizing distance to other stations. Sensitivity analysis and testing of our algorithms are conducted for Coronado Island, an island with 24,697 residents. Our formulation is then scaled to set the parameters for the whole county.

基于可持续理念的校园环境整体化设计探析——以不列颠哥伦比亚大学WSIP计划为例

针对当前我国可持续性校园建设与改造中的突出问题,以不列颠哥伦比亚大学WSIP计划为例,提出校园环境整体化设计策略。通过将校园环境作为"实验场",提升校园雨水管理效率,恢复校园生物多样性,更新校园建筑及能源基础设施等具体实施途径,阐述WSIP计划作为整体化设计策略在建设可持续性校园环境方面的优越性。体现了通过整体化设计,将校园建筑、公共空间、基础设施与周边区域自然环境等诸要素进行统筹规划建设,以实现高度可持续的校园环境的过程,以期对我国可持续性校园建设提供借鉴。

Elaboration of a conceptual solution for the development of the Arctic shelf from seasonally flooded coastal areas

Currently,construction of facilities in the Arctic is carried out on sand islands,but there are limitations for remote coastal conditions.These restrictions are associated with the lack of quarries with construction sand in the immediate vicinity of the work site,as well as the risk of seasonal flooding of the territories.This article includes conceptual solutions for construction of modular piling in Arctic nearshore conditions,upon which drilling rigs and auxiliary equipment can be placed for the purpose of subsequent wildcatting,development and exploratory extended reach drilling wells(with measured depth about 15000 m).During the construction of the modular piling foundations,a mathematical simulation of the thermodynamic condition of the frozen ground was conducted,and the bearing capacity of the foundations was assessed.The proposed solutions will solve these problems by constructing modular pile foundations and placing the necessary infrastructure on them,taking into account the distribution of loads during operation in seasonally flooded areas.

The Research on the Impact Factors of the Comprehensive Evaluation of Communication Unit Camps Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process

Currently, the comprehensive assessment of the communication troops’ camp planning project is primarily qualitative, with limited quantitative evaluation. Drawing upon the relevant spirit of the Military Commission’s documents and leveraging the author’s own work experience in branch offices, this article thoroughly explores the factors influencing the comprehensive assessment of the project and proposes quantitative representation methods for these factors. Utilizing the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a hierarchical structure model and judgment matrix for the evaluation factors of the communication troops’ camp construction planning project are constructed, enabling the determination of the weightage of each factor. This provides a certain level of support and reference for the project approval and management by branch offices, while also offering valuable insights for the approval and management of camp planning and construction projects in other types of troops and battlefield projects.

Bilevel Optimal Infrastructure Planning Method for the Inland Battery Swapping Stations and Battery-Powered Ships

Green shipping and electrification have been the main topics in the shipping industry.In this process,the pure battery-powered ship is developed,which is zero-emission and well-suited for inland shipping.Currently,battery swapping stations and ships are being explored since battery charging ships may not be feasible for inland long-distance trips.However,improper infrastructure planning for battery swapping stations and ships will increase costs and decrease operation efficiency.Therefore,a bilevel optimal infrastructure planning method is proposed in this paper for battery swapping stations and ships.First,the energy consumption model for the battery swapping ship is established considering the influence of the sailing environment.Second,a bilevel optimization model is proposed to minimize the total cost.Specifically,the battery swapping station(BSS)location problem is investigated at the upper level.The optimization of battery size in each battery swapping station and ship and battery swapping scheme are studied at the lower level based on speed and energy optimization.Finally,the bilevel self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm(BlSaDE)is proposed to solve this problem.The simulation results show that total cost could be reduced by 5.9%compared to the original results,and the effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed.

Planning of electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the Background of Big Data

Today, the problems of power consumption and environmental pollution caused by road trafficare very serious. Automobiles produce large amounts of carbon monoxide and nitrogen, dust,and particles, which are the primary user of the fuel. Unconventional design methods will preventthe international process of replacing fuel-filled vehicles with electric vehicles. The promotionand adoption of electric vehicles can effectively alleviate these problems, but the planning ofelectric vehicle charging facilities needs to be resolved as soon as possible. The state-of-the-artmodeand power model of public charging equipment proposed in this paper can solve the problemof positioning charging equipment in large-scale transmission networks and research onrelated charging materials and location planning and energy model design methods that arebeneficial to the future development.

A qualitative assessment of solid waste management in Peleng township in Lobatse,Botswana considering spatial aspects

Even though solid waste management is widely researched,there is scanty literature addressing the influence of physical environmental attributes on solid waste management service provision in informal settlements.The aim of this study was to investigate the nexus between physical infrastructural planning and waste management service.To obtain relevant results,this study used the case study of Peleng township in Botswana.The study relied on empirical data collected from 91 ran-domly selected households.ArcGIS was used for mapping 550 purposively selected households,and for visualization of the physical infrastructure.This study concluded that the community is at the forefront of dealing with waste problems in their settlement.However,their interventions have fallen short of becoming profitable and sustainable due to a failure of the government to integrate solid waste management into mainstream urban development planning.The findings revealed that there is minimal government intervention for improved solid waste management in the area.It recommends that adequate attention must be given to road infrastructure and physical developments in order solid waste management in Peleng,Lobatse.