The article covers issues related to the selection of a management strategy for the operation of technical infrastructure. It contains the approaches, methodology and a general model of the system of operation of the Maintenance Services of the LOTOS...
Over the last few decades, the operation of the Single European Market and the task to eliminate technical barriers to trade underlined the need for adequate and reliable quality infrastructure. [...]
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of photovoltaic (PV) systems, focusing on their development and emerging security challenges over the past decade in Europe and Romania. It begins by presenting regional deployment trends and the increas...
The work discusses issues of the infrastructure, its instruments, and specifics of infrastructure in Polish and Slovak rural areas. The aim of this article is to analyze the level of technical infrastructure development in rural regions of the Małopo...
The article presents a comprehensive asset management method. Here presented method aims to bridge the economic approach to asset management with the technical approach to road infrastructure life cycle, namely its resilience and performance. The pre...
Modern power and transportation systems are subject to high requirements for reliability and performance in performing their specified functions. At the same time, these requirements are constantly increasing with the increasing complexity of technol...
To reduce the dependence on oil and environmental pollution, the development of electric vehicles has been accelerated in many countries. The implementation of EVs, especially battery electric vehicles, is considered a solution to the energy crisis a...
The smart grid concept is based on the full integration of different types of energy sources and intelligent devices. Due to the short- and long-term volatility of these sources, new flexibility measures are necessary to ensure the smart grid operate...
The integration of biomethane into the natural gas infrastructure is a critical element of energy-sector decarbonization, yet optimal infrastructure development scenarios remain insufficiently compared using unified decision frameworks. This study ev...
Ensuring the sustainability of road infrastructure cannot be achieved without the continuous application of new knowledge and approaches within individual management steps. A particularly risky stage in the life cycle of existing roads is the operati...
Microgrids have the potential to provide reliable electricity to key components of a smart city’s critical infrastructure after a disaster, hence boosting the microgrid power system’s resilience. Policymakers and electrical grid operators...
Smart grids are a cornerstone of the transition to a decentralised, low-carbon energy system, which offer significant benefits, including increased reliability, improved energy efficiency, and seamless integration of renewable energy sources. However...
The current technical condition of facilities designated for the technical–hygienic maintenance of railway rolling stock is unsatisfactory, as they are neither technologically nor technically equipped to meet the required quality standards. Mai...
The Covid-19 crisis lockdown caused rapid transformation to remote working/learning modes and the need for e-commerce-, web-education-related projects development, and maintenance. However, an increase in internet traffic has a direct impact on infra...
The old electricity network infrastructure has proven to be inadequate, with respect to modern challenges such as alternative energy sources, electricity demand and energy saving policies. Moreover, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) se...
In a modern and technological world that has a great demand for energy, a versatile energy market, and a renewed electric infrastructure capable of expanding the electric power system under the premise of universal access to electricity, that seeks t...
The aviation industry, responsible for approximately 2.5–3.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, faces increasing pressure to adopt sustainable energy solutions. Hydrogen, with its high gravimetric energy density and zero carbon emissions duri...
Technical losses in electrical grids are inherent inefficiencies induced by the transmission and distribution of electricity, resulting in energy losses that can reach up to 40% of the generated energy. These losses pose significant challenges to gri...
The objective of this paper is to develop an adaptable and affordable technical tool for managing small urban areas. It demonstrates a low-cost, reliable, and fast method for integrating BIMs, IFC data, and GIS to support fit-for-purpose, crowdsourci...
Airoport infrastructure development requires care to maintain it in proper technical condition. Due to this, airport pavements should be constantly monitored, and, above all, correctly managed. High-level airport pavement management requires access t...
As hydrogen emerges as a pivotal energy carrier in the global transition towards net-zero emissions, addressing its technological and regulatory challenges is essential for large-scale deployment. The widespread adoption of hydrogen technologies requ...
Researchers have studied instances of power line technical failures, the significant rise in the energy loss index in the line connecting the distribution transformer and consumer meters, and the inability to control unauthorized line connections. Ne...
Urban stormwater systems face escalating challenges due to climate change, aging infrastructure, and increasing impervious surfaces, necessitating holistic frameworks that integrate hydraulic, structural, and operational factors. This study proposes...
Scour action is one of the main factors that add significant stress to the growing infrastructure crisis as it is considered one of the most destructive flood-related hazards occurring around underwater foundation elements. Recent cases of bridge fai...
In this study we consider correlated and simultaneous interventions regarding: i—the physical infrastructure (by crossover lines between the two tracks of a tram line), ii—the characteristics of the trams (by bi-directional trams), as wel...
Due to aging infrastructure, technical issues, increased demand, and environmental developments, the reliability of power systems is of paramount importance. Utility companies aim to provide uninterrupted and efficient power supply to their customers...
This paper presents a thorough examination of the technical requirements for a new Distribution System Operation (DSO) scheme in Colombia. This study contextualizes these requirements to consider local particularities by looking at national and inter...
The rapid growth of electrical energy demands raises the need for the modernization of distribution grids. Medium-voltage (MV) aged cables are infrastructures facing significant challenges that can compromise the security of supply and reduce the rel...
This article examines the features of the heat supply organizations (HSO) anti-crisis management, which has become relevant due to the pandemic in the spring of 2020. It is noted that the spread of coronavirus and the related economic problems had a...
This study investigates the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into supply chain workflow automation, with a focus on their technical, operational, financial, and socio-technical implications. Building on Dynamic Capabilities Theory and Soci...
This study explores the implementation and impact of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems, particularly in developing countries. While AVs promise enhanced road safety by reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities, their adoption faces significant challen...
Household adoption of residential photovoltaic systems in community microgrids is shaped by economic, infrastructural, and social factors. Previous studies have shown that agent-based modelling can help analyse adoption, but it often lacks clear math...
A strong necessity for faster mass transport with high capacities and frequent runs has put pressure on railway infrastructure. These changes require an improvement in the maintenance activities that need to be planned carefully to reduce as much as...
Inaccurate cost and schedule estimations in road infrastructure projects continue to be a critical source of contractual disputes and financial inefficiencies, particularly in developing countries. While quantitative risk analysis (QRA) methods such...
Efficient logistics is a key factor in the competitiveness of seaports, especially in regions such as the Baltic Sea, where ports play important roles as hubs in the European Union’s Trans-European transport network (TEN-T). However, there are...
The transformation of low-voltage distribution grids toward decentralized, user-centric models has increased the need for advanced metering infrastructures capable of ensuring both visibility and control. This paper presents a self-diagnostic advance...
In high-security environments, such as smart factories and power networks, secure and reliable data transmission and device access are crucial. This paper proposes a diversified Internet of Things (IoT) data transmission and visualization solution ba...
The safety of automatic level crossing devices (ALDs) is of utmost importance due to the need to ensure safe passage through railway crossings—accidents must not be allowed. In this paper, an analysis of failures of ALDs in the railway infrastr...
The article presents issues regarding the impact of operating conditions on the functional reliability of representative fire alarm systems (FASs) in selected critical infrastructure buildings (CIB). FAS should operate correctly under variable enviro...
As critical infrastructure, hydropower dams require efficient and accurate detection of underwater structural surface defects to ensure their safety. This paper presents the design and implementation of a robotic control system specifically developed...
In view of the ever-increasing global energy demands and the imperative for sustainability in extraction methods, this article surveys subsidence monitoring systems applied to oil and gas fields located in offshore areas. Subsidence is an issue that...
Edge–cloud computing has emerged as a key enabling paradigm for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) systems because of the stringent computational and ultra-low-latency requirements of AR/VR workloads. Designing efficient edge–cloud sys...
Railway infrastructure must meet safety requirements concerning its construction and operation. Track geometry monitoring is one of the most important activities in maintaining the steady technical conditions of rail infrastructure. Commonly, it is p...
Traditional (technical) concepts to ensure a reliable water supply, a safe handling of wastewater and flood protection are increasingly criticised as outdated and unsustainable. These so-called centralised urban water systems are further maladapted t...
This study aims to preview the possibilities for the modernization of pumped hydro energy storage systems, using actual engineering tools. The survey starts with a detailed analysis of the existing approaches and practices. Furthermore, a detailed me...
This study examines the efficiency of Pakistan’s power distribution industry through an index that is experiencing financial and technical losses resulting in poor service quality, blackouts, and high tariffs. The index reveals a moderate decli...
In recent years, the safety of vulnerable road users (VRUs), such as pedestrians, cyclists, and micro-mobility users, has become an increasingly significant concern in urban transportation systems worldwide. Reliable and accurate detection of VRUs is...
Global food security is a critical issue today, strained by a wide range of factors including global warming, carbon emissions, sociopolitical and economic challenges, traditional workforce decline and population growth. Technical innovations that ad...
The advancement of floating offshore wind energy demands innovative and robust mooring and shared infrastructure solutions to enable scalable, cost-effective deployment of future wind farms. This review provides a comprehensive overview of shared moo...
Before discovering meaningful knowledge from big data systems, it is first necessary to build a data-gathering infrastructure. Among many feasible data sources, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are rich big data sources: a large amount of data is gene...
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