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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hamed Jahani, Hadi Gholizadeh, Zahra Hayati, Hamed Fazlollahtabar
Summary: In the past decade, there has been extensive research on renewable energy supply chains to address environmental concerns. Biomass has emerged as a crucial renewable energy source, but stakeholders in biomass-to-energy supply chain management and design are interested in assessing the associated investment risks due to logistical complexity and costs. This study aims to identify and evaluate investment risks linked to the development of biomass renewable supply chains. It presents generic system component risks and unique risks specifically associated with biomass-to-energy supply chains, focusing on market, financial, policy, and investment environment risks. The study also considers the uncertainty in quantifying effective factors and utilizes system dynamics methodology, stock-flow charts, and risk assessment models to evaluate an effective investment plan for biomass renewable supply chains.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
C. J. Axon, R. C. Darton
Summary: This study decomposed and evaluated the risks of the energy system, identifying fossil fuels and nuclear fission as the highest-risk fuel categories, while renewable energy sources were the lowest-risk options. By assessing the impacts of risk events using the triple-bottom-line methodology, system resilience is supported. The results emphasize the need for governments to prioritize long-term energy security and the risk factors hindering the low-carbon transition.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Eleonora Desogus, Daniele Grosso, Ettore Bompard, Stefano Lo Russo
Summary: Many countries heavily rely on imported fossil fuels due to limited local resources, which increases their vulnerability to geopolitical instability of suppliers. A science-based methodology is crucial for policy makers to monitor the security of energy supply system. This proposed model quantifies the risk of the supply system by incorporating geopolitical factors and allows for scenario analyses to assess the impact of geopolitical stability and supply interruptions. The model is applied to evaluate the security of the Italian crude oil supply system, identifying potential weaknesses and suggesting the need for diversification.
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Chemistry, Physical
Jaewon Choi, Dong Gu Choi, Sang Yong Park
Summary: This study analyzed the energy and environmental effects of different hydrogen energy supply chain scenarios on the national energy system, emphasizing the importance of developing water electrolysis technology and transitioning to renewable energy to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
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Business
Celian Colon, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
Summary: This paper analyzes the systemic risks in supply chains from the perspective of complex systems and network theories. The authors argue that governance institutions should be mandated to monitor and reduce these risks, using firm-level data and network analysis tools. This top-down approach complements the bottom-up supply chain management approach and could inform insurance policies for business interruptions.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mitali Sarkar, Yong Won Seo
Summary: Due to technological development, energy demand is rapidly increasing, but available energy is finite. This study introduces energy supply chain management, where waste is converted into renewable energy to mitigate environmental pollution. Considering equal and unequal power of two players, cooperation policy results in higher profit in the energy supply chain.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Yuwei Yin, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam
Summary: Natural gas plays a strategic role in energy transition. However, insufficient LNG terminal capacity and domestic tanker fleet capacity create bottlenecks in LNG supply efficiency and security. This study examines the impact of LNG shipping import growth on consumption, production, and pipeline import scenarios in China and proposes recommendations to address these challenges.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raza Rafique, Mohsin Jat, Hakeem-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery
Summary: This study proposes the gradual and strategic development of a sustainable bioenergy system to address the challenges faced by weak economies in addressing their energy deficiency. An optimization model is presented to design a bioenergy supply chain over multiple periods with the objective to minimize the energy gap under budget and biomass availability constraints. The model captures the dynamic interplay between population size, energy demand, biomass availability, energy consumption, and the Gross Domestic Product, highlighting the importance of considering an end-to-end bioenergy supply network.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Biswajit Sarkar, Bablu Mridha, Sarla Pareek, Mitali Sarkar, Lakshmi Thangavelu
Summary: This paper proposes an optimization model for planning a sustainable biomass-to-bioenergy supply chain network, which investigates various factors such as crop residuals, transportation, biorefineries, biogas plants, and market centers, while considering costs, carbon emissions, and production capacity in the model. The study reveals that the cost of bioenergy production accounts for 54.12% of the total cost, transportation is the major contributor to carbon emissions, and implementing a multi-setup-delivery-multi-delivery policy can reduce the overall supply chain cost.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Reza Lotfi, Hossein Nazarpour, Alireza Gharehbaghi, Seyyed Mahdi Hosseini Sarkhosh, Amirhossein Khanbaba
Summary: The viable closed-loop supply chain network is a new concept that integrates sustainability, resiliency, and agility into a circular economy. A hybrid robust stochastic optimization technique is proposed to minimize the cost function considering demand disruption. The results show that considering viability leads to cost reduction of 0.44%.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Sheridan Titman
Summary: Firms along a supply chain are exposed to risks depending on production technologies and supply and demand elasticities, and cannot rely on historical covariance or industry practices to determine hedging strategies for commodity price exposures.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Business
Ruilei Qiao, Lindu Zhao
Summary: This paper explores the important role of supply chain risk management (SCRM) capabilities on improving supply chain financing performance (SCFP) for SMEs, incorporating supply chain integration (SCI) as well. By combining SCRM with supply chain financing management, the study proposed hypotheses to discuss the impact of SCRM capabilities on SCFP and the role of SCI. The research model was validated using structural equation modeling on survey data from 286 Chinese SMEs. The findings confirm that SCRM capabilities have a significant positive effect on SCFP and that SCI plays a promoting role. SMEs should establish SCRM capabilities and consider SCI for superior SCFP.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Business, Finance
Yichu Huang, Yaoyao Fan
Summary: This study examines the impact of supplier-customer geographic proximity on corporate risk taking and finds that it reduces risk taking for supplier firms. The effect is more pronounced when suppliers have lower bargaining power and higher information asymmetry. The findings suggest that monitoring and information sharing are possible mechanisms through which geographic proximity influences suppliers' risk taking.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Kazi Safowan Shahed, Abdullahil Azeem, Syed Mithun Ali, Md Abdul Moktadir
Summary: This study develops a mathematical model to mitigate disruptions in a three-stage supply chain network subject to natural disasters like COVID-19 pandemic. By providing appropriate inventory policies, manufacturers can maximize profits while considering potential disruptions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Kara E. Rodby, Robert L. Jaffe, Elsa A. Olivetti, Fikile R. Brushett
Summary: Redox flow batteries (RFBs), particularly vanadium RFBs (VRFBs), are a promising solution for decarbonization in the power sector. However, the high and volatile price of vanadium hinders VRFB financing and deployment opportunities. This study evaluates the vanadium supply chain and identifies challenges to rapid growth. Accelerated growth is possible with increased vanadium production rates, but terawatt-hour deployment may be challenged by market conditions and resource availability, motivating the development of next-generation RFB chemistries.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
R. C. Darton, W. Zhang, P. H. Taylor
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
(2015)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Irabien, R. C. Darton
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
(2016)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Wensong Zhang, Paul H. Taylor, Richard C. Darton
JOURNAL OF STRAIN ANALYSIS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN
(2017)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
D. L. Keairns, R. C. Darton, A. Irabien
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING, VOL 7
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
T. W. Smith, C. J. Axon, R. C. Darton
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2013)
Article
Environmental Sciences
T. R. Etmannski, R. C. Darton
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2014)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Lei Xing, Richard C. Darton, Aidong Yang
Summary: This study examines the enhanced weathering process using fresh water in a packed bed, finding that the capture rate is mainly limited by the transfer of CO2 and the dissolution rate of calcite. Possible solutions to improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption are proposed.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
C. J. Axon, R. C. Darton
Summary: Evidence is growing for the effects of using fossil fuels on climate and environmental degradation, making energy security a top concern for decision-makers worldwide. Despite efforts to assess energy security status using various indicators and frameworks, there is a lack of impact on policy. Future research should focus on developing more robust methodological analyses of actual risks in energy systems by learning from established sustainability assessment methods.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liam A. Bullock, Aidong Yang, Richard C. Darton
Summary: The study identifies tailings rich in olivine, serpentine, and diopsidc as having the highest potential for carbon dioxide removal, and highlights that at least 30 countries possess materials suitable for this purpose. By 2100, it is estimated that the global cumulative carbon dioxide removal from tailings could reach 33 GtCO(2).
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
C. J. Axon, R. C. Darton
Summary: This study decomposed and evaluated the risks of the energy system, identifying fossil fuels and nuclear fission as the highest-risk fuel categories, while renewable energy sources were the lowest-risk options. By assessing the impacts of risk events using the triple-bottom-line methodology, system resilience is supported. The results emphasize the need for governments to prioritize long-term energy security and the risk factors hindering the low-carbon transition.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lei Xing, Huw Pullin, Liam Bullock, Phil Renforth, Richard C. Darton, Aidong Yang
Summary: Enhanced weathering of calcite with seawater using air enriched with CO2 was investigated in this study. A mathematical model of the reactor was constructed and validated with experimental data, revealing the performance in terms of energy consumption and CO2 capture rate. The major energy requirements were found to be for liquid pumping, gas compression, and CO2 enrichment. The study also quantified the space requirement for capturing 1 tonne of CO2, taking into account degassing of the weathering product in the ocean.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jinyuan Zhang, Aidong Yang, Richard Darton, Lei Xing, Adam Vaughan
Summary: Reactor-based enhanced weathering of minerals is a potential option for CO2 removal from the atmosphere to stabilize the climate. Previous studies have modeled two types of reactors, trickle-bed reactor and packed bubble column, but their CO2 removal potential has not been compared. This study develops mechanistic reactor models to consistently describe continuous weathering of minerals and uses optimization techniques to compare the performance of the two reactor types. The results show that the packed-bubble column outperforms the trickle-bed reactor in calcite weathering due to its superior mass transfer performance, but it performs significantly worse in forsterite weathering due to the shift in the controlling mechanism of the process.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
C. J. Axon, R. C. Darton
Summary: Providing energy through fuel supply chains poses risks, which can be identified and quantified through systematic analysis. Scenario analysis and risk analysis are complementary tools for evaluating changes in socio-technical systems. By applying a risk evaluation method to future energy scenarios, the study reveals how risk in the energy system may change over time. Analyzing six UK scenarios until 2050, the highest category of risk observed throughout the period was political risk. Despite a potential threefold increase in installed capacity and reduction in GHG emissions by 2050, the analysis demonstrates varying levels of risk among pathways. To highlight the challenges of expanding the electricity system, a new metric called the Scale of Challenge (SoC), equal to the total risk score multiplied by installed capacity, is proposed. Moderating exposure to risk may be crucial for achieving a low-carbon transition, as net-zero does not mean zero risk.
Article
Economics
T. W. Smith, C. J. Axon, R. C. Darton
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)