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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
B. Poudel, K. Parton, M. Morrison
Summary: Renewable energy-based mini-grids play a crucial role in increasing electricity access, especially in remote areas of developing countries. However, the functionality of these mini-grid projects is often poor. This study explores the attributes that contribute to the sustainable performance of mini-grid projects and presents a theoretical framework, using data analysis and survey results.
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Environmental Sciences
Mirela Stoian, Laura Brad, Alina Zaharia
Summary: This study analyzes the influencing factors of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) at an EU level. The results show positive relationships between EPI and factors such as area under organic farming, circular material use rate, eco-innovation index, energy productivity, gender equality in labor force participation, forest area, Human Development Index, Internet users, livestock production index, new business density, patent applications, tertiary school enrollment, renewable energy consumption, and women's representation in national parliaments. On the other hand, factors such as inequality, natural resource rents, trade volume, and environmental taxes seem to constrain the EU's environmental performance.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Emmanuel Uche, Narasingha Das, Pinki Bera, Javier Cifuentes-Faura
Summary: The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) is regarded as a viable pathway to the developmental prospects of emerging economies. It has both positive and negative effects on environmental quality, which can be mitigated through the interactions of FDI and environmental-related technological innovations (EVT) in BRICS countries.
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Development Studies
Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Bright Akwasi Gyamfi, Andrew Adewale Alola, Ilham Haouas
Summary: This study analyzes the energy consumption portfolios of five major South Asian economies and finds that economic growth, trade, and innovation are detrimental to environmental sustainability, while urbanization has positive impacts on both renewable and non-renewable energy consumption.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Economics
Nidhaleddine Ben Cheikh, Younes Ben Zaied, Duc Khuong Nguyen
Summary: This paper addresses energy poverty and identifies income level and energy price as key factors in determining access to affordable energy. Furthermore, income distribution and energy efficiency play a crucial role in alleviating energy poverty.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anshita Sachan, Udit Kumar Sahu, Ashis Kumar Pradhan, Ronny Thomas
Summary: This paper examines the factors influencing renewable energy consumption in BRICS nations from 1990 to 2015. The findings indicate that higher stringency in environmental policies and human development index have a significant and positive impact on renewable energy consumption. On the other hand, carbon dioxide emissions and gross fixed capital formation are found to have a statistically significant and negative relationship with renewable energy use. This study emphasizes the importance of stringent environmental policies and promoting renewable energy consumption.
Review
Thermodynamics
Yannan Zhang, Valeria Palomba, Andrea Frazzica
Summary: Adsorption desalination is a promising technology for solving water scarcity issues, but it is still in the early laboratory research stage. This review summarizes the achievements in sorption materials, system configurations, and operation performances of adsorption desalination technology. Composite adsorbents have shown better performance, and advanced working cycles and strategies have been proposed and validated. Possible future directions include developing high-performance adsorbents with low desorption temperature, designing reactors with less transfer resistance, and validating real-scale prototypes under real operating conditions.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jouni K. Juntunen, Mari Martiskainen
Summary: This paper aims to clarify and investigate the concept of energy autonomy, as well as provide an overview of research in the field over the past twenty years. Results from a systematic review of 71 academic articles show an increasing trend in energy autonomy research, with varying understandings and approaches in existing literature.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Business
Wisdom Kanda, Olof Hjelm
Summary: This article examines the drivers for and barriers to the international diffusion of renewable energy technologies from the perspective of technology suppliers, highlighting the need for technology and market-specific export promotion initiatives.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Kavya Arun Dwivedi, Song-Jeng Huang, Chin-Tsan Wang, Sunil Kumar
Summary: The study provides a comprehensive analysis of various techniques to enhance the efficiency of microbial fuel cells, focusing on optimizing power generation and reducing energy losses.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andrew Adewale Alola, Ifedolapo Olabisi Olanipekun, Muhammad Ibrahim Shah
Summary: This study evaluates the renewable energy development of 12 top-ranked countries in terms of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability. It examines the roles of energy efficiency, energy intensity, and R&D expenditure in renewables in driving renewable energy development, while controlling for economic development. The findings suggest that energy efficiency, energy intensity, and R&D expenditure in renewables positively influence renewable energy development in most countries, except Denmark. Panel examination results further confirm the significant contributions of energy efficiency, R&D expenditure in renewables, energy intensity, and economic growth to renewable energy development. The study emphasizes the importance of increasing renewable energy development and investing in clean technological innovations for environmental sustainability.
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Environmental Studies
Timothy Fraser, Andrew J. Chapman, Yosuke Shigetomi
Summary: This study examines the effects of technology, policy toolkits and path dependence on countries' changing social equity outcomes in renewable energy transition. It finds that renewable energy adoption is associated with greater social equity, but alternative policies produce better social equity than feed-in tariffs. Additionally, lower income countries facing greater income inequality may struggle to achieve gains in social equity equal to those of higher income countries when deploying renewable energy.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Economics
Jongrim Ha, M. Ayhan Kose, Franziska Ohnsorge, Hakan Yilmazkuday
Summary: This paper examines the global drivers of inflation in 55 countries over 1970-2022 and finds that global shocks have a significant impact on inflation. Oil price shocks account for a small proportion of inflation variation but have a significant influence on inflation in more than three-quarters of countries. Over time, global shocks have become more important in driving inflation variation.
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Economics
Monica Santillan Vera, Lilia Garcia Manrique, Isabel Rodriguez Pena, Angel De La Vega Navarro
Summary: In the past thirty years, there has been a significant growth in the use of natural gas as an energy source for Mexican electricity production, with its share increasing from 7% in 1990 to 62.3% in 2020. However, this co-dependence between electricity and natural gas systems raises concerns about the decarbonization objective of the electricity sector. Through a decomposition analysis of electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Mexico from 1990 to 2015, it is found that the activity effect has been the main driver of GHG emissions growth, while the structure and energy intensity effects have contributed to limiting that growth. The small contribution of the carbon coefficient effect in mitigating GHG emissions raises concerns about the role of natural gas, as it could hinder the development of renewable energy and lead to carbon lock-in and stranded assets in the long run. Given these concerns, it is concluded that an energy policy aiming towards a low-carbon energy system should consider a composition of natural gas + renewable energies + energy efficiency.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Benjamin Schaefer, Thiemo Pesch, Debsankha Manik, Julian Gollenstede, Guosong Lin, Hans-Peter Beck, Dirk Witthaut, Marc Timme
Summary: The ongoing energy transition requires power grid extensions, but the expansion process may lead to a paradox called Braess' paradox that reduces system performance. This study demonstrates Braess' paradox in an AC power grid and provides theoretical predictions and practical guidelines for grid planning.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
