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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Syed Ahsan Ali Shah, Longsheng Cheng
Summary: The provision of adequate, affordable, and sustainable electricity remains a challenge in Pakistan, where the daily power outage can last up to 18 hours. Efforts have been made to exploit the country's renewable energy alternatives, but the progress has been hindered by various complex barriers. This study quantifies the impact of these barriers on each renewable energy alternative using Fuzzy Delphi and Grey Analytical Hierarchy Process (G-AHP). The findings show that solar energy faces fewer barriers and ranks highest among the alternatives, followed by micro-hydro, biomass, wind, municipal solid waste, and geothermal. Based on the results, new policy guidelines are proposed to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in Pakistan.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abbas Asakereh, Mohsen Soleymani, Seyed Mohammad Safieddin Ardebili
Summary: This study developed a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making method for ranking renewable power generation technologies, with results indicating that solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power are the top choices in Khuzestan province, Iran.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marie Claire Mukeshimana, Zhen-Yu Zhao, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan
Summary: Biogas technology is a promising renewable energy source for rural areas, but faces barriers in adoption in Rwanda, with financial obstacles being the most influential. Policy recommendations are suggested to accelerate biogas uptake in rural areas. This study provides insights for policy formulation to promote biogas adoption.
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Environmental Sciences
Khurram Shahzad, Baozhou Lu, Daud Abdul
Summary: This study proposes a systematic approach for prioritizing barriers to renewable energy entrepreneurship based on their relevance and categorizes them into different groups. The results show that the legal and regulatory framework category is the most crucial, while the lack of policy is the most vital among all the sub-barriers.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Jemila Percy, M. Edwin
Summary: This study aims to determine the best suitable renewable energy resource by evaluating solar, wind, biomass, and ocean energy based on technical, economic, environmental, and social constraints using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The investment cost and system efficiency are identified as the most important criteria within the economic and technical aspects, respectively. The study also finds that the overall prioritization of renewable energy resources is based on economic criteria with the highest weightage, followed by technical, environmental, and social criteria.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Buket Karatop, Busra Taskan, Elanur Adar, Cemalettin Kubat
Summary: With the increase in energy demand, countries are focusing on developing renewable energy sources, with hydropower and wind energy identified as the best choices for renewable energy investments in Turkey.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abdullah Yildizbasi
Summary: This study discusses the integration of blockchain concept with renewable energy systems to address issues in energy grid management, focusing on ensuring the sustainability of energy grid management systems under a circular economy perspective. The advantages of the proposed integration for energy policy makers and challenges faced during integration into a circular economy are examined. Expert opinions are used to conduct numerical analysis prioritizing challenges encountered in the integration process.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yasir Ahmed Solangi, Longsheng Cheng, Syed Ahsan Ali Shah
Summary: The study identified the main barriers and sub-barriers hindering the development of renewable energy technologies in Pakistan, and proposed strategies to overcome them. The Analytical Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy TOPSIS methods were used to evaluate these barriers and strategies.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Thangaraj Manirathinam, Samayan Narayanamoorthy, Selvaraj Geetha, Mohd Fairuz Iskandar Othman, Badr Saad Alotaibi, Ali Ahmadian, Daekook Kang
Summary: The future focus should be on developing sustainable cities through reducing energy waste and constructing carbon-neutral environments. This requires the development of smart homes with self-sufficient power generation, storage, and consumption systems based on distributed renewable energy resources and good infrastructure. However, no alternative energy source can fully meet these demands, even though wind and solar energy are often the most practical forms of renewable energy. Current research is focused on combining these two energy sources to take advantage of their complementary characteristics. The deployment of optimal renewable energy systems in each house is challenging due to various socio-economic barriers, leading to decision-making problems. The proposed hybrid fuzzy decision-making technique shows promise for making forward-thinking judgments on real-world challenges, given its outcome sustainability, accuracy, and consistency.
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Energy & Fuels
Yagmur Torul Yurek, Merve Bulut, Bahar Ozyoruk, Evrencan Ozcan
Summary: The concept of sustainability has emerged due to continuous population growth, with renewable energy technologies being the most effective tools to ensure sustainability considering technical, economic, environmental, and social aspects. Multi-criteria decision making approaches are best suited to address conflicting goals and complexities in renewable energy issues.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GRIDS & NETWORKS
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Jin Zhao, Ataul Karim Patwary, Abdul Qayyum, Majed Alharthi, Furrukh Bashir, Muhammad Mohsin, Imran Hanif, Qaiser Abbas
Summary: The study evaluates potential solutions to Pakistan's energy shortages with a focus on renewable green hydrogen sources from geothermal, wind, biomass, and solar energy. Wind energy is found to be the most efficient source for producing hydrogen energy in Pakistan, helping to meet local energy needs and reduce fossil fuel usage.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rovick Tarife, Yosuke Nakanishi, Yicheng Zhou, Noel Estoperez, Anacita Tahud
Summary: This study proposes an integrated framework for assessing the suitability of renewable energy systems in the southern Philippines. The framework combines the Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy Process and Geographic Information System techniques to evaluate socio-environmental and techno-economic factors. The results indicate the most suitable areas for hybrid wind-solar and hydro-solar systems. This research provides valuable insights for decision-makers and potential investors in the renewable energy sector.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Busra Buran, Mehmet Ercek
Summary: This study presents a business model canvas framework for public transportation organizations and evaluates the proposed model using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process method and two extensions. The results show that the internal environment is the most important criterion and IF-AHP and SF-AHP provide similar weight results.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Huang Xiang, Paramaiah Ch, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Supat Chupradit, Arooj Fatima, Muhammad Sadiq
Summary: The study examines the production of renewable hydrogen in Pakistan, with wind energy identified as the best option for manufacturing renewable energy, while biomass is considered the most viable raw material for establishing a hydrogen supply network. Solar energy is recognized as the second-best candidate for hydrogen production, due to its low-cost installation and production potential.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
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Engineering, Chemical
Runkun Liu, Yasir Ahmed Solangi
Summary: Efforts to reduce China's dependence on fossil fuels and develop a hydrogen economy have been made in this study by evaluating and ranking renewable energy sources for hydrogen production. The integrated fuzzy AHP-fuzzy TOPSIS method was used to capture uncertainty and comprehensively evaluate alternatives. The results showed that solar, wind, and hydropower are the most suitable and feasible alternatives, while biomass, geothermal, and tidal energy ranked lower due to limitations and challenges. This study contributes to the literature on strategizing renewable energy adoption for the hydrogen economy in China.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Steve Griffiths, Jinsoo Kim, Morgan Bazilian
Summary: The study highlights the significant and growing impact of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) on the climate, emphasizing the need for measures to mitigate their environmental impact and create more sustainable manufacturing or disposal methods. Through a comprehensive review of over 140,000 sources of evidence and 855 studies on the topic, the research identifies multiple policies and technological solutions that can address the challenge of climate change posed by F-gases.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Morgan Bazilian, Steve Griffiths, Jinsoo Kim, Aoife Foley, David Rooney
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the negative impacts of food and beverage consumption on the environment, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions in the industry. It identifies carbon-intensive processes, discusses decarbonization options, benefits, and barriers, and explores the role of financing, business models, and policy in overcoming obstacles to sector decarbonization.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Junghwan Lee, Jinsoo Kim
Summary: This study analyzes changes in energy consumption of the Korean manufacturing sector through index decomposition analysis and activity revaluation approaches. Findings suggest that understanding the production effect based on physical activities is crucial for climate policy-making.
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Energy & Fuels
Taeyoung Jin, Jinsoo Kim
Summary: This study investigates income and price elasticities of residential electricity demand and electricity rebound effect using the annual panel data of 18 European Union countries. The study finds that income elasticities are higher in lower quantiles, whereas price elasticities are uniform in all quantiles. In addition, asymmetric price response is observed in the decomposed price model.
ENERGY SOURCES PART B-ECONOMICS PLANNING AND POLICY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Aoife M. Foley, Steve Griffiths, Morgan Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, David Rooney
Summary: Glass, closely linked to human civilization, is produced through an energy-intensive process that generates significant environmental issues. This study examines the life cycle of glass, focusing on ways to reduce its climate impact and identifies key determinants, technical innovations, benefits, and barriers associated with making glass manufacturing more sustainable. The comprehensive systematic review emphasizes the need for further research and highlights various barriers and opportunities for decarbonization.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Aoife M. Foley, Steve Griffiths, Morgan Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, David Rooney
Summary: Ceramics have significant negative impacts on natural and social systems throughout their lifecycle, including energy consumption and carbon emissions. This article reviews 324 studies to identify alternative solutions and promising research directions for mitigating the climate effects of the ceramics industry.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Minyoung Yang, Jinsoo Kim
Summary: The concept of carbon efficiency is closely related to energy efficiency and covers a wide range of carbon emission sources. However, there is a lack of consensus on its definition. This study reviews the literature on carbon efficiency, categorizes the articles, discusses measurement methodologies, and proposes a desirable direction for defining carbon efficiency.
Review
Environmental Studies
Steve Griffiths, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jinsoo Kim, Morgan Bazilian, Joao M. Uratani
Summary: This paper provides a systematic and critical literature review to uncover the means by which the oil refining industry can decarbonize and evolve as part of an increasingly carbon constrained future. The insights provided are expected to support policy makers, researchers and practitioners with the tools needed advance a low-carbon transition of the oil refining industry.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Jinsoo Kim, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Morgan Bazilian, Steve Griffiths, Junghwan Lee, Minyoung Yang, Jordy Lee
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive and systematic review on the decarbonization of the iron and steel industry. It identifies the climate footprint of the industry and assesses potential transformative technologies. The study also considers the benefits of decarbonization and the barriers it faces, along with discussing financial tools and policy instruments. Research gaps are also outlined.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Shivani Mathur, Greer Gosnell, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Steve Griffiths, Morgan Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim
Summary: Natural gas is an important and flexible fuel in the global industry sector, providing fuel and energy services for heat and power. However, its future is uncertain in the context of achieving net-zero emissions in the industrial sector. This review examines the role of natural gas in global industrial decarbonization and highlights critical barriers and future research opportunities.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Steve Griffiths, Morgan Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, Aoife M. Foley, David Rooney
Summary: The pulp and paper industry has significant energy and carbon emissions effects, and adopting low-carbon manufacturing processes can mitigate its climate impact. However, there are barriers that need to be addressed to enable such adoption, which requires further research.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Changwoo Chung, Jinsoo Kim, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Steve Griffiths, Morgan Bazilian, Minyoung Yang
Summary: Chemicals, crucial for modern life, emit significant greenhouse gases during production and use, making the decarbonization of the chemical industry necessary. Our comprehensive review identified the sociotechnical system of the industry, including raw materials, production processes, product making and usage, and waste management. We evaluated opportunities, challenges, current practices, and emerging technologies for decarbonization, highlighting the environmental, financial, and collateral benefits. However, barriers in the economic, technical, political, and behavioral aspects need to be addressed through policy and social instruments to achieve decarbonization goals. Research gaps and future agendas were also outlined for the industry's decarbonization.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Morgan D. Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, Steven Griffiths
Summary: The rapid and deep decarbonization of global industry is a difficult challenge. We propose six bold steps to accelerate progress on achieving net-zero industrial carbon emissions, with lessons learned from both the Global North and Global South. There are more than thirty effective initiatives to learn from, providing templates to inform decarbonization efforts.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Steve Griffiths, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Aoife M. Foley, Morgan D. Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, Joao M. Uratani
Summary: Concrete, the most widely used construction material globally, has significant environmental impacts despite its durability and versatility. The cement and concrete industry is increasingly required to decarbonize its operations and products to reduce global energy-related CO2 emissions. This paper provides a comprehensive review of more than 800 studies and proposes ways to decarbonize the industry. A socio-technical perspective is used to assess key factors that will drive a net-zero transition in the long term.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Correction
Environmental Studies
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jinsoo Kim, Minyoung Yang
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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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)
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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)
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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)
