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Energy & Fuels
Shihao Zhao, Kang Li, Zhile Yang, Xinzhi Xu, Ning Zhang
Summary: This paper proposes a novel power system rescheduling strategy to address the challenges posed by the uncertainty of renewable power generations. A particle swarm optimization algorithm based scheduling scheme is also introduced. Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and algorithm, achieving significant cost reduction and highlighting the importance of managing plug-in electric vehicle charging and discharging to alleviate the negative impact on grid stability caused by intermittent renewable power generations.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pablo De Juan-Vela, Asja Alic, Vincenzo Trovato
Summary: This paper discusses the transposition of EU Directive on Renewable Energy Communities into Italian legislation and proposes a method to identify national provisions that do not comply with the EU law. The study reveals incorrect transposition of the EU law in Italy and calls for a revision of policy options for battery storage in Renewable Energy Communities. This work is important for supporting the development of new RECs and formulating appropriate policy options and techno-economic measures.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Zia Ullah, Shoarong Wang, Guoan Wu, Mengmeng Xiao, Jinmu Lai, Mohamed R. Elkadeem
Summary: This paper introduces an advanced energy management strategy with a real-time monitoring interface for the effective operation and data analysis of a hybrid microgrid. The proposed model provides optimal operation and control in terms of power supply balance, voltage stability, and frequency stability. By optimizing the supply from renewable sources and battery charging status, the best power supply for loads is achieved.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Xie Zeng, Muhammad Shahzad Nazir, Mehrdad Khaksar, Kentaro Nishihara, Hai Tao
Summary: With the increasing global energy demand and environmental concerns, renewable energy sources are being utilized as alternatives to fossil fuels. The transportation sector is shifting towards electrified vehicles, such as PEVs and PHEVs, which can connect to the grid for energy exchange. The concept of microgrids is introduced to integrate RESs and optimize the capabilities of electric vehicles through smart infrastructure.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Afsaneh Saffar, Ahmad Ghasemi
Summary: This paper introduces a new day-ahead energy management system for an off-grid fishing island micro-grid, utilizing PEVs and dump loads to achieve energy balance and improve energy utilization efficiency.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Seyed Farhad Zandrazavi, Cindy Paola Guzman, Alejandra Tabares Pozos, Jairo Quiros-Tortos, John Fredy Franco
Summary: A stochastic multi objective optimization model is proposed for grid-connected unbalanced microgrids to minimize total operational cost and voltage deviation. The epsilon-constraint method and fuzzy satisfying approach are used to solve the multi-objective optimization problem, considering uncertainties through the roulette wheel mechanism for scenario generation.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Nasser Hosseinzadeh, Ahmed Al Maashri, Naser Tarhuni, Abdelsalam Elhaffar, Amer Al-Hinai
Summary: This article presents the development of a platform for real-time monitoring of multi-microgrids, which is interoperable, scalable, and includes a two-way communication channel and an informative software dashboard for monitoring DERs.
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Energy & Fuels
Bharat Singh, Ashwani Kumar Sharma
Summary: This paper presents an approach utilizing nonlinear programming to optimize generation scheduling, maximize market benefits, and minimize daily energy loss in a renewable energy-based microgrid. The impact of Plug-in Electric vehicles (PEV) and battery energy storage devices are considered, and Monte Carlo simulation is used to model the PEV load demand. The proposed approach achieves significant reductions in daily energy loss and voltage deviation, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving the performance of the microgrid.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paul Arevalo, Dario Benavides, Marcos Tostado-Veliz, Jose A. Aguado, Francisco Jurado
Summary: In recent years, photovoltaic energy production has made significant progress and has been integrated into the grid through large-scale distributed systems. However, the intermittent nature of solar irradiance and the presence of photovoltaic failures can lead to fluctuations that compromise the stability of the electrical grid. This paper proposes a novel photovoltaic power smoothing method that combines moving averages and ramp rate with hybrid storage systems to reduce fluctuations. The method optimizes the number of charging/discharging cycles under PV failures. Experimental results show a reduction in the operation of supercapacitors compared to other power smoothing methods, and a photovoltaic failure detection method utilizing machine learning is also proposed.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peixian Li, Jeremy Ng, Yujie Lu
Summary: Corporate adoption of renewables has been limited in Singapore, mainly due to a lack of awareness of renewable energy certificates. However, the study found that corporate sustainability goals, cost reduction, and demonstrating leadership were the major drivers for renewable procurement. To accelerate renewable energy adoption, actions such as establishing standards, raising awareness, and implementing policies can be taken.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
F. Sanchez-Sutil, A. Cano-Ortega
Summary: This research has developed an IoT-ready smart plug based on LoRaWAN technology, which can measure and control the energy consumption of electrical loads in real time and send the data to the cloud for monitoring. Through tests, the performance of SPLW in terms of functionality, simplicity, reliability, and cost has been demonstrated.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Marine
Alicia M. Amerson, Tyler M. Harris, Savanna R. Michener, Cailene M. Gunn, Joseph H. Haxel
Summary: This article summarizes the recommendations derived from the Triton Field Trials (TFiT) study on marine energy environmental monitoring technology and methods. It also provides guidance on how to apply these recommendations to establish an environmental monitoring campaign and emphasizes the importance of identifying the optimal timing for such campaigns. The article further discusses approaches for tracking and measuring the effectiveness of recommendations, and encourages a broader discussion on marine energy sustainability beyond the scope of TFiT.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shuguang Wang, Luang Sun, Sajid Iqbal
Summary: The study highlights the importance of renewable energy dependence in facilitating energy transition in E7 settings. Factors such as renewable energy demand and supply ratio, energy consumption to GDP ratio are crucial in promoting renewable energy transition through green financing. The shift towards renewable energy in E7 economies is partly attributed to investments in renewable energy sources supported by green finance.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Ghada Abdulnasser, Abdelfatah Ali, Mostafa F. F. Shaaban, Essam E. M. Mohamed
Summary: This paper proposes a stochastic multi-objective optimization approach for optimal operation and coordination of renewable energy sources (RES), energy hub systems, and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The proposed approach considers the uncertainties of RES, electrical and thermal demands, electrical prices during seasonal-based horizons, the stochastic nature of PEV's owners' driving habits, and various microgrid operational constraints. Simulation results show that the proposed approach can reduce the operation cost and emissions by 64.1% and 57.6%, respectively.
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Chemistry, Physical
Junseong Ahn, Ji-Seok Kim, Yoonsang Jeong, Soonhyoung Hwang, Hyunjoon Yoo, Yongrok Jeong, Jimin Gu, Manmatha Mahato, Jiwoo Ko, Sohee Jeon, Ji-Hwan Ha, Hee-Seon Seo, Jungrak Choi, Mingu Kang, Chankyu Han, Yohan Cho, Chong Hyun Lee, Jun-Ho Jeong, Il-Kwon Oh, Inkyu Park
Summary: This study develops an all-recyclable TENG (AR-TENG) device that converts wasted mechanical energy into electrical energy, demonstrating excellent output power density and superior mechanochemical stability. Its practical utility is demonstrated through the powering of ocean monitoring systems and life jackets, while its recyclability and reusability are validated through re-fabrication and successful fabrication of other devices. This work is significant for efficient harvesting of renewable energy while reducing e-waste generation, contributing to the mitigation of global environmental problems such as global warming and ozone depletion.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
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)