Water Transport Decarbonization: Preliminary Case Study in Venice

In order to improve the current existing water public transport service, this paper aims to electrification of water taxis in Venice, a widely used means of transportation in the lagoon city by tourists. In particular, the section that connects San Marco square to Marco Polo airport, which is the one with the longest distance, is analyzed. Following a brief introduction to landscape water transport and its infrastructure in the city of Venice, this paper presents the modeling of the electric water taxi taking into account the needs and peculiarities of the boat and of the city itself. Subsequently, an agent-based approach using the AnyLogic software tool simulates the round trip, calculating energy consumption and analyzing the state of charge profile.