• Assessment of carbon dioxide emissions during production, construction and use stages of asphalt pavements 

      Barbieri, Diego Maria; Lou, Baowen; Wang, Fusong; Hoff, Inge; Wu, Shaopeng; Li, Jiashuo; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Bohne, Rolf André; Anastasio, Sara; Kristensen, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The carbon dioxide emissions generated during the life of flexible asphalt pavements are an important indicator of the sustainability of these infrastructures. The study aims at tentatively quantifying the CO2 released ...
    • Estimation of environmental impacts from renewable energy technologies for application in a multi-criteria decision model 

      Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Barrera-Cardenas, Rene Alexander; Pascual-Muñoz, Pablo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The share of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the pabenger car stock has been steadily increasing over the last few years. This results in an increasing need for energy hubs and charging facilities ...
    • Integrated evaluation of energy and emission reduction potential and management strategies for urban road systems 

      Anastasio, Sara; Wu, Shaopeng; Bohne, Rolf André; Passer, Alexander; Spaun, Sebastian; Kristensen, Terje; Li, Jiashuo; Xie, Jun; Kreiner, Helmuth; Hoff, Inge; Barbieri, Diego Maria; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Lau, Albert; Amirkhanian, Serji N. (Conference object; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Abstract. Solving the problems of high energy consumption and high emissions generated by the urban road systems is of great importance for the construction of low-carbon cities. Several tools have been developed to establish ...
    • Life cycle assessment of roads: Exploring research trends and harmonization challenges 

      Hoxha, Endrit; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Barbieri, Diego Maria; Wang, F.; Bohne, Rolf André; Kristensen, Terje; Passer, A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The transparency, heterogeneity and hypotheses considered in the calculation of the environmental impacts of roads remain as barriers in the identification of low-carbon solutions. To overcome this gap, the study presents ...
    • Supporting the implementation of renewable energy technologies in the road infrastructure - ENROAD 

      Pascual-Muñoz, Pablo; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Somohano, Francisco; Acosta, Andrés; Sáinz, Eugenio; Torsæter, Bendik Nybakk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Achieving 2030 targets of reduction of emissions and increase of energy generation from renewable sources require of the participation of the sectors with a greater impact on the environment, those highly contributing to ...
    • Veikart for grønn anleggssektor 

      Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Kjellmark, Gunrid; Kristensen, Terje; Laanke, Berit; Rise, Torun; Schmidt-Melbye, Pierre-Nicolai Hesjevoll (SINTEF;2021:00552, Research report, 2021)
      Innen 2030 skal Norge i henhold til Parisavtalen redusere sine nasjonale klimagassutslipp med 50-55%. For å oppnå målene om et lavutslippssamfunn i 2050 må utslippene reduseres med 85-90%, sammenlignet med 1990-nivå. ...
    • Veikart skal gi grønnere anleggssektor 

      Schmidt-Melbye, Pierre-Nicolai Hesjevoll; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run (Journal article, 2021)
      Veikart for Grønn anleggssektor skal være et verktøy for å lede sektoren gjennom en grønn omstilling for å nå klima- og miljømål på kort og lang sikt.