Hydrogen Station Location Planning via Geodesign in Connecticut: Comparing Optimization Models and Structured Stakeholder Collaboration
Topics: Urban and Regional Planning
, Geographic Information Science and Systems
, Transportation Geography
Keywords: hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, FCEV, stakeholder engagement, collaborative planning, geodesign, station network design, optimization models, refueling station
Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract
Day: Tuesday
Session Start / End Time: 3/1/2022 11:20 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 3/1/2022 12:40 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Room: Virtual 26
Authors:
Oscar Lopez Jaramillo, Arizona State University
Joel Rinebold, Connecticut Hydrogen Fuel Cell Coalition
Mike Kuby, Arizona State University
Scott Kelley, University of Nevada Reno
Darren Ruddell, University of Southern California
Rhian Stotts, Arizona State University
Aimee Krafft, University of Nevada Reno
Elizabeth Wentz, Arizona State University
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Abstract
Geodesign is a planning support approach that facilitates landscape design decision-making by involving stakeholders in collaborative usage of spatial decision support tools. This study is based upon a 2019 geodesign workshop where seventeen participants from industry, government, university, and non-profit sectors collaboratively planned an initial network of hydrogen refueling stations in the Hartford, Connecticut, metropolitan area. Collaborative planning involved: identifying relevant design parameters; rapid prototyping of station network designs via the Collablocation virtual interactive mapping platform; and discussion that produced consensus on a final design. The geodesign platform provided spatial data overlays, spatially optimized solutions using several modeling approachesthree different objectives, and metrics for assessing and comparing proposed designs. Participants improved the design process by contributing their expert knowledge—including local and regional policy, travel patterns of potential first adopters, and opportunities or limitations for station development. Participants recommended six locations for hydrogen refueling stations over two distinct phases of station installation. We compare the geodesign results to three optimal modeling approaches: the p-median, flow-refueling, and fuel-travel-back models. The geodesign approach supports mutual understanding and information-sharing between stakeholders and decision-makers early in the planning process. To our knowledge, the workshop represents the inaugural application of geodesign to hydrogen refueling station network planning.
Hydrogen Station Location Planning via Geodesign in Connecticut: Comparing Optimization Models and Structured Stakeholder Collaboration
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