Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery
The use of drones to deliver commercial packages is poised to become a new industry. Here the authors show that replacing truck delivery by drones can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use when the drone size and additional warehousing requirements are limited.
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oai:doaj.org-article:af5631c904d6482eadcbe765687ec84f2021-12-02T16:50:07ZEnergy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery10.1038/s41467-017-02411-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/af5631c904d6482eadcbe765687ec84f2018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02411-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The use of drones to deliver commercial packages is poised to become a new industry. Here the authors show that replacing truck delivery by drones can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use when the drone size and additional warehousing requirements are limited.Joshuah K. StolaroffConstantine SamarasEmma R. O’NeillAlia LubersAlexandra S. MitchellDaniel CeperleyNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018) |
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The use of drones to deliver commercial packages is poised to become a new industry. Here the authors show that replacing truck delivery by drones can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use when the drone size and additional warehousing requirements are limited. |
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Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery |
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Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery |
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Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery |
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Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery |
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Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery |
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energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery |
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