Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Trung H. Nguyen, John L. Field, Hoyoung Kwon, Troy R. Hawkins, Keith Paustian, Michael Q. Wang
Summary: Efficient management of agricultural landscapes for competing objectives requires assessing trade-offs and synergies between intensification and carbon-sequestering conservation measures. Simulation models can help evaluate the effects of management interventions and achieve both greenhouse gas mitigation and increased farm profits.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhendong Yang, Senlin Ma, Shizhang Du, Yangwu Chen, Xin Li, Rui Wang, Juncheng Luo, Zhicheng Pan, Zhouliang Tan
Summary: The study found that upgrading the WWTP significantly improved treatment performance, but also increased energy demand and cost consumption. This was mainly due to the intensive energy load and substantial use of chemicals in secondary and tertiary treatment without systematic optimization. Additionally, environmental impacts were escalated with the upgrade, particularly in terms of Marine Aquatic Ecotoxicity Potential and Abiotic Depletion-fossil.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Haase, C. Wulf, M. Baumann, C. Roesch, M. Weil, P. Zapp, T. Naegler
Summary: This paper presents a comprehensive approach for prospective sustainability assessment of energy technologies. The approach includes environmental, economic, and social assessment using established indicators. Three case studies were conducted to demonstrate the implementation of the approach and discuss the sustainability results of different technologies.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Simin Xu, Zhiwei Li, Qingchun Yang, Genyun Chu, Jinliang Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Huairong Zhou, Minglin Gao
Summary: This study compares the life cycle energy consumption, pollutant emissions, and life cycle costs of CtEG, OtEG, and BtEG routes using life cycle assessment (LCA). The results show that ethylene glycol production process is the main contributor to energy consumption and pollutant emissions, with BtEG route having lower environmental costs but higher production costs compared to OtEG route. CtEG route is seen as a viable alternative for coal-rich and oil-deficient countries.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yubing Zhang, Xiaoyan Jiang, Caiyun Cui, Martin Skitmore
Summary: This study presents a method for integrating the life cycle carbon emissions and costs of buildings to assess their carbon emission intensity based on BIM technology. Through a case study, the feasibility of the method is verified, and the conversion of high carbon emission materials is explored. The proposed methodology provides solutions for achieving low carbon emissions and costs throughout the building life cycle.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Yahong Dong, S. Thomas Ng, Peng Liu
Summary: This study conducts comparative analyses of the impact assessment results of building case studies and provides statistics for different building structures and types. Discrepancies in previous studies are noted, but statistical medians are found to be comparable with recently published benchmarks, aiding in our understanding of LCA outcomes for buildings.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
A. Buchmayr, E. Verhofstadt, L. Van Ootegem, G. Thomassen, S. E. Taelman, J. Dewulf
Summary: A social impact assessment framework for renewable energy technologies was developed and applied in a wind energy case study. The results showed that offshore wind projects have larger impacts on global well-being but are less intrusive for the local population.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pedro Frazao Pedroso, Jose Dinis Silvestre, Giovanni Borsoi, Ines Flores-Colen
Summary: This study aims to quantify the environmental and economic impacts of different ETICS protection solutions and demonstrate the influence of weights on the results through multicriteria analysis.
Article
Energy & Fuels
D. Le Roux, R. Olives, P. Neveu
Summary: Packed-bed storage is being considered as a promising solution for thermal energy storage in industrial plants. This study aims to optimize the environmental footprint, costs, and exergy efficiency of a thermocline thermal energy storage. The results show that by favoring economic performance, the environmental impact of the storage can be reduced. The use of ceramic from fly ashes as a filler material shows similar exergy and economic performance compared to machined ceramic, but with a greatly reduced environmental footprint.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Antoine Durand, Simon Hirzel, Clemens Rohde, Marcel Gebele, Carlos Lopes, Emma Olsson, Robin Barkhausen
Summary: Electric kettles are widely used in households in the European Union, with a potential energy-saving of more than 20%. This paper reviews policies, energy efficiency assessment methods, and potential technical improvements for electric kettles worldwide. The research suggests that technical optimization has limited potential for improving energy efficiency, but user-related aspects offer significant energy-saving opportunities. Policymakers could leverage these opportunities to enhance the market and reduce the environmental impact of electric kettles.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Maria Andrea Triana, Rayner Mauricio e Silva Machado, Artur Martins Kamimura, Matheus Korbes Bracht, Ana Paula Melo, Roberto Lamberts
Summary: This study aims to establish optimal cases for energy-efficient social housing projects in Brazil through life cycle cost-benefit analysis. Energy efficiency measures for the building envelope were evaluated in representative single-family and multifamily typology projects. Optimal cases that present high thermal performance with cost-effectiveness in 8 Brazilian bioclimatic zones were established.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tong Liu, Hanqiao Liu, Guoxia Wei, Hailong Zhao, Yongyue Gong, Xin Guo, Youcheng Zhang
Summary: In this study, four food waste treatment technologies were evaluated using life cycle assessment and life cycle cost. It was found that anaerobic digestion outperforms the other technologies in terms of environmental impact, while landfill has the highest economic benefits. The study also explored the environmental emission reduction potential of anaerobic digestion and found that increasing resource utilization rate and treating household waste separately can lead to significant reductions in environmental impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ittisak Jirapornvaree, Tawadchai Suppadit, Vikas Kumar
Summary: The study found that organic jasmine rice production resulted in higher yields and was more economically sustainable compared to conventional methods. This can help in addressing climate change issues and improving the sustainability of agriculture.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amani Maalouf, Tobechi Okoroafor, Zacharie Jehl, Vivek Babu, Shahaboddin Resalati
Summary: This review evaluates the life cycle assessment of thin film solar cells and finds that emerging thin film solar cells have better environmental performance but longer energy payback time.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lennart Hingst, Antal Der, Christoph Herrmann, Peter Nyhuis
Summary: Modern factory planning needs to consider both economic and environmental sustainability over the entire factory life cycle. However, there is a lack of holistic understanding of the individual life cycles and their interdependencies. The goal is to develop a system understanding of life cycle-oriented factory planning and analyze the contribution of relevant factory elements to factory sustainability. This research establishes a knowledge base using an impact path model for life cycle costing and assessment of the entire factory, supporting factory planners in sustainable design and evaluation.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Filomena Pietrapertosa, Marco Tancredi, Monica Salvia, Monica Proto, Angelo Pepe, Michele Giordano, Nicola Afflitto, Giuliano Sarricchio, Senatro Di Leo, Carmelina Cosmi
Summary: The Schools4energy initiative aims to increase energy efficiency in municipal public buildings by raising energy awareness in public schools, demonstrating the effectiveness of pupils' engagement to promote energy savings through virtuous behaviors. The program uses a learning by doing methodology and various activities to engage children in reducing energy consumption, leading to significant energy and cost savings.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Monica Salvia, Sofia G. Simoes, Maria Herrando, Marko Cavar, Carmelina Cosmi, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Joao Pedro Gouveia, Norberto Fueyo, Antonio Gomez, Kiki Papadopoulou, Elena Taxeri, Karlo Rajic, Senatro Di Leo
Summary: The PrioritEE project aims to strengthen the policy-making and strategic planning competencies of local and regional public authorities in energy management of Municipal Public Buildings. The project provides a toolbox with components that are widely applicable and replicable in all European cities. The Energy Technologies and Building Retrofit Database and the Decision Support Tool help assess, compare, and prioritize different energy efficiency and renewable interventions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Monica Salvia, Diana Reckien, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Peter Eckersley, Niki-Artemis Spyridaki, Anna Krook-Riekkola, Marta Olazabal, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Sofia G. Simoes, Davide Geneletti, Vincent Viguie, Paris A. Fokaides, Byron I. Ioannou, Alexandros Flamos, Maria Szalmane Csete, Attila Buzasi, Hans Orru, Cheryl de Boer, Aoife Foley, Klavdija Riznar, Marko Matosovic, Mario V. Balzan, Magdalena Smigaj, Viera Bastakova, Eva Streberova, Natasa Belsak Sel, Lana Coste, Lea Tardieu, Corinna Altenburg, Eliska Krkoska Lorencova, Kati Orru, Anja Wejs, Efren Feliu, Jon Marco Church, Stelios Grafakos, Sergiu Vasilie, Ivan Paspaldzhiev, Oliver Heidrich
Summary: This study compares the mitigation targets of 327 European cities and finds that although 78% of cities have set emissions reduction targets, the average target of European cities is only 47%, indicating a need to double efforts to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement. Some cities are ambitious, setting carbon neutrality targets, with factors such as city size, climate network membership, and local motivation playing important roles in achieving carbon neutrality.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Senatro Di Leo, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Monica Salvia, Carmelina Cosmi
Summary: This study investigates the future development of the energy system in the Basilicata region, showing that renewable energy sources, particularly wind energy, will play a significant role in electricity generation. Furthermore, the adoption of high efficiency technologies can greatly reduce energy consumption in the high efficiency scenario.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Filomena Pietrapertosa, Marco Tancredi, Michele Giordano, Carmelina Cosmi, Monica Salvia
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Filomena Pietrapertosa, Monica Salvia, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Davide Geneletti, Valentina D'Alonzo, Diana Reckien
Summary: The study shows the need for stronger coordination between different government levels in Italy to support local climate initiatives. International regional and city climate networks play a significant role in advancing local and regional climate planning in Italy.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Monica Salvia, Marta Olazabal, Paris A. Fokaides, Lea Tardieu, Sofia G. Simoes, Davide Geneletti, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Vincent Viguie, Niki-Artemis Spyridaki, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Byron I. Ioannou, Marko Matosovic, Alexandros Flamos, Mario Balzan, Efren Feliu, Klavdija Riznar, Natasa Belsak Sel, Oliver Heidrich, Diana Reckien
Summary: Regions in the Mediterranean area of Europe share common characteristics in terms of climate change sensitivity, but the study reveals uneven and fragmented climate mitigation planning in both local and regional levels. The study shows a divide between the West and East of the Mediterranean, with cities' actions falling short of ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets. National frameworks have weak influence on regional and local actions, while transnational networks play a key role in commitment at city level and ambition at regional level.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Jingying Fu, Ayman Elshkaki, Monica Salvia, Xian Zhang, Jingli Fan
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Monica Salvia, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Valentina D'Alonzo, Paola Clerici Maestosi, Sofia G. Simoes, Diana Reckien
Summary: Urbanization and concentration of energy-consuming economic activities result in cities being responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, cities are increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The European Cities Mission aims to achieve 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. Research conducted on a diverse sample of 344 candidate cities from 35 countries identified the main dimensions cities are working on for a smart and sustainable transition. Networking, local climate planning, and city participation in international projects were found to be the most important dimensions for cities in this Mission.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Filomena Pietrapertosa, Marta Olazabal, Sofia G. Simoes, Monica Salvia, Paris A. Fokaides, Byron I. Ioannou, Vincent Viguie, Niki-Artemis Spyridaki, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Davide Geneletti, Oliver Heidrich, Lea Tardieu, Efren Feliu, Klavdija Riznar, Marko Matosovic, Mario V. Balzan, Alexandros Flamos, Natasa Belsak Sel, Diana Reckien
Summary: Cities across Mediterranean Europe are highly vulnerable to climate threats such as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, landslides, and extreme coastal events. However, there is currently no systematic understanding of how these cities are preparing to adapt to these impacts. This study analyzes local adaptation plans in 73 cities located in 51 regions across 9 European countries along the Mediterranean Sea. The findings show that the majority of regions have adopted a plan, but only a third of the cities have done so, with extreme temperatures and rainfall being the most common hazards they prepare for.
Article
Environmental Studies
Diana Reckien, Attila Buzasi, Marta Olazabal, Niki-Artemis Spyridaki, Peter Eckersley, Sofia G. Simoes, Monica Salvia, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Paris Fokaides, Sascha M. Goonesekera, Lea Tardieu, Mario V. Balzan, Cheryl L. de Boer, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Efren Feliu, Alexandros Flamos, Aoife Foley, Davide Geneletti, Stelios Grafakos, Oliver Heidrich, Byron Ioannou, Anna Krook-Riekkola, Marko Matosovic, Hans Orru, Kati Orru, Ivan Paspaldzhiev, Klavdija Riznar, Magdalena Smigaj, Maria Szalmane Csete, Vincent Viguie, Anja Wejs
Summary: This study examines the progress of urban adaptation planning in 327 European cities between 2005 and 2020. The results show that the overall quality of adaptation plans is still low in many cities, especially in terms of participation, monitoring and evaluation, and plan consistency. To evaluate plan and policy quality and facilitate learning, the ADAptation plan Quality Assessment indices should be included in the portfolio of adaptation progress assessments and tracking methodologies.
NPJ URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Genovese, F. Piraino, P. Fragiacomo
Summary: This research proposes the concept of a hydrogen valley in southern Italy, where hydrogen is produced centrally and delivered via fuel cell hybrid trains to refueling stations, providing transportation services. The analysis from both technical and economic perspectives shows that the cost of hydrogen and energy efficiency reached competitive levels, and hydrogen rail transport offers significant benefits in terms of emissions reduction and economic gains compared to conventional diesel trains and fully electric trains.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miaomiao Liu, Payam Nejat, Pinlu Cao, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos, John Kaiser Calautit
Summary: This article provides a critical review of the performance of windcatchers, pointing out the current research gaps and issues, and proposing directions for further investigation and market prospects.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Solomon Boadu, Ebenezer Otoo
Summary: Despite Africa's vast energy resources, including wind energy, the continent faces challenges in developing its wind energy industry. Northern African countries and South Africa currently dominate the wind energy sector in Africa. To uplift Africa's socio-economic status, strong political will, supportive policies, and institutional frameworks are needed to drive the development of wind energy and overcome existing challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. K. Grubbs, S. M. Gruss, V. Z. Schull, M. J. Gosney, M. V. Mickelbart, S. Brouder, M. W. Gitau, P. Bermel, M. R. Tuinstra, R. Agrawal
Summary: As the global population grows, the demand for food, energy, and water will increase significantly. However, limited land availability and competition for solar resources pose challenges to resource generation technologies. In the United States, both agriculture and solar energy production have adopted densification schemes to improve yields and energy output per unit of land. This research proposes an Agrivoltaic food and energy coproduction architecture that optimizes power generation while maintaining crop productivity by implementing ideal anti-tracking during critical growth periods. This technology offers a viable pathway for widespread solar implementation throughout the contiguous United States.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Han Shao, Rui Henriques, Hugo Morais, Elisabetta Tedeschi
Summary: The integration of offshore wind energy into the electric grid provides opportunities in terms of environmental sustainability and cost efficiency, but poses challenges to power quality. This survey offers a deeper understanding of disturbance detection and classification tools, exploring root causes, disturbance locations, and algorithmic solutions. It highlights synchronized waveform measurement and discusses evaluation metrics for detection and classification algorithms. Additionally, a novel system-wide monitoring framework is proposed.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleni Davidson, Yair Schwartz, Joe Williams, Dejan Mumovic
Summary: A continued upward trend in global greenhouse gas emissions poses risks to global infrastructure and built assets. Maintaining high indoor environmental quality standards is a challenge for higher education institutions under future climates. Passive cooling mechanisms may be insufficient to tolerate predicted temperature increases. Different building typologies have varying energy demand projections.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kexin Pang, Jian Zhou, Stamatis Tsianikas, David W. Coit, Yizhong Ma
Summary: This study proposes a new framework for long-term microgrid expansion planning, using deep reinforcement learning method to consider various uncertainties and constraints. The framework aims to enhance the effectiveness of microgrid expansion planning from the perspectives of economy, resilience, and greenhouse gas emission reduction.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Zhao, Kangyin Dong, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: The continuous growth of global electricity penetration has provided modern energy for alleviating energy poverty, but its impact on carbon neutrality has been overlooked. The research reveals that clean electricity from traditional fossil energy and renewable energy has a positive influence on the greenhouse effect. Eradicating energy poverty can effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect, especially in non-Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) nations.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hossein Shahbeik, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Mona Dehhaghi, Gilles J. Guillemin, Alireza Fallahi, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Hamid Amiri, Mohammad Rehan, Deepak Raikwar, Hannes Latine, Bruno Pandalone, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Christian Sonne, Luigi Vaccaro, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Su Shiung Lam, Junting Pan, Rafael Luque, Bert Sels, Wanxi Peng, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
Summary: This review explores the production of biocrude oil from biomass feedstocks through the process of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). It discusses the impact of process parameters on the quality, quantity, cost, and environmental impacts of biofuels. The review also highlights the challenges and prospects for the future development of biocrude oil.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Mehdi Neshat, Georgios Sylaios, Davide Astiaso Garcia
Summary: Digital twins promise innovation for the marine renewable energy sector by using modern technological advances and the existing maritime knowledge frameworks. This research presents critical aspects of digital twin implementation challenges in marine energy digitalization approaches that use and combine data systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yeganeh Sharifian, Hamdi Abdi
Summary: This paper discusses the background and objectives of the multi-area economic dispatch problem, as well as various techniques and methods applied in this field. It also covers comprehensive formulations of the problem and important issues in the field of probabilistic MAED, along with some related concepts and suggestions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. G. B. Churchill, V. B. Borugadda, A. K. Dalai
Summary: The increasing global energy demand and the need to reduce fossil fuel reliance have created a demand for renewable and sustainable fuel sources. This review explores the potential of tall oil, a by-product of the pulping industry, as a feedstock for biofuels. The review provides an overview of tall oil production, purification, and treatment, and investigates recent trends and barriers towards tall oil-derived biofuels.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David C. Broadstock, Xiangnan Wang
Summary: This study provides a general review of research on district cooling, identifying key topics and themes and highlighting potential research priorities for future studies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Scharnhorst, D. Sloot, N. Lehmann, A. Ardone, W. Fichtner
Summary: This study investigates and analyzes the barriers to demand response in industrial and commercial sectors, highlighting their significance. Concerns about diminished product quality, disruptions to production processes, human resource management, and revenue uncertainty are identified as the most frequently cited barriers. Overcoming these barriers requires bridging knowledge gaps, allocating sufficient resources, and adapting external incentives and policies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tong Feng, Yuechi Sun, Yating Shi, Jie Ma, Chunmei Feng, Zhenni Chen
Summary: Air pollution is a significant global challenge, and policymakers have implemented policies to reduce it. Evaluating the effectiveness of these policies is critical, and our study reveals trends and gaps in air pollution policy research. We found that research has shifted from focusing solely on air pollutants to including methodologies, policies, and health implications. China has emerged as a major contributor in this field of research.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)