Article
Environmental Sciences
Semra Ocak, Sevil Acar
Summary: Turkey heavily relies on fossil fuels as an energy importing country, leading to environmental issues and energy security concerns. This study in the Marmara Region highlights the potential of using biowastes to meet more than half of the region's electricity demand, providing cost-effective options such as direct combustion of agricultural wastes and conversion of animal wastes to biogas in CHP plants.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Washinton Orlando Meneses-Quelal, Borja Velazquez-Marti, Juan Gaibor-Chavez, Zulay Nino-Ruiz, Andres Ferrer-Gisbert
Summary: The experimental evaluation of anaerobic co-digestion in Guaranda city shows that co-digestion of slaughterhouse residues with agriculture residues can reduce emissions and prevent pollution. The synergy between slaughterhouse residues and quinoa in the mixture accelerates biodegradability and increases biogas production.
BIOENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Priyom Das, Kazi Sifatul Islam, S. M. Mijan Uddin
Summary: Increasing prices of conventional energy and environmental pollution have led policymakers to explore sustainable energy sources. In this study conducted in Bangladesh, the bioenergy potential from livestock waste on a multipurpose and dairy farm was estimated through a month-long survey. Mathematical modeling was used to calculate the theoretical bioelectricity, biogas, and biofertilizer production potential of the selected farms. The results show that both farms have significant bioenergy production potential and can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while generating revenue from selling electricity and biofertilizer in the market.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Oznur Yildirim, Bestami Ozkaya, Ahmet Demir
Summary: This study investigated the potential of using collected mucilage from the Marmara Sea as a substrate for biogas and biohydrogen production. The results showed that the mucilage samples taken from the surface had higher bioenergy potentials.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Huyen Thu Thi Nong, Yuwalee Unpaprom, Kanda Whangchai, Rameshprabu Ramaraj
Summary: The effects of alkaline pretreatment of water primrose on its biogas production efficiency and anaerobic co-digestion of cow dung were investigated. The study found that the best performance was achieved at a mixing ratio of 2:1 (water primrose to cow dung, w/w) and a pretreatment time of 2 weeks, with the highest biogas production, methane concentration, and removal efficiency of solids and chemical oxygen demand.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Mateusz Meserszmit, Grzegorz Swacha, Lenka Pavlu, Vilem Pavlu, Adriana Trojanowska-Olichwer, Zygmunt Kacki
Summary: This study found that the species composition of plant communities had minimal impact on methane yield from biomass, but it did affect the methane yield per hectare. Grasslands with a higher proportion of forbs had lower biomass yield, resulting in lower methane yields per hectare.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Luong N. Nguyen, Jeevan Kumar, Minh T. Vu, Johir A. H. Mohammed, Nirenkumar Pathak, Audrey S. Commault, Donna Sutherland, Jakub Zdarta, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Long D. Nghiem
Summary: Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) and biogas upgrade have enabled many wastewater treatment plants to become net energy producers. While water scrubbing is currently the most widely used technology, significant market growth in membrane separation has been observed, with further advancements in materials engineering and sciences expected to enhance membrane separation competitiveness in biogas upgrading.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Mahmoud A. Sliem, Sara El-Ansary, Wafaaa Soliman, Yehia Badr
Summary: This study introduces a simple and rapid method using nanoferrites to enhance biogas production while reducing costs and efforts. The synthesized nanoferrites showed ultra-small, well-distributed nanoparticles with superparamagnetic behaviors. Among Fe3O4, CoFe2O4, and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles, CoFe2O4 nanoparticles had the greatest enhanced effect on cumulative biogas production, followed by Fe3O4 nanoparticles.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. Hewitt, M. Holden, B. L. Robinson, S. Jewitt, M. J. Clifford
Summary: The potential of biogas in promoting sustainable energy is evident, but many biogas plants in the Global South, particularly in Tanzania, experience failures and abandonment. This research identifies the main drivers of biogas plant failure, including poor construction, suboptimal feeding practices, operation and maintenance issues, and training and knowledge erosion. Understanding these challenges can lead to improved long-term and successful use of biogas plants.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Augusto Cesar Laviola de Oliveira, Natalia dos Santos Renato, Marcio Aredes Martins, Isabela Miranda de Mendonca, Camile Aredes Moraes, Michael de Oliveira Resende
Summary: The use and production of energy significantly impact the environment, with most energy coming from fossil fuels globally, international policies support the use of renewable energy. This study developed a mathematical model to estimate and optimize the allocation of energy potential from animal manure and sewage.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Rickwinder Singh, Kunwar Paritosh, Nidhi Pareek, Vivekanand Vivekanand
Summary: Agricultural and food waste, which is a major issue affecting the environment and climate, has potential to produce renewable fuels. This review explores the integration of anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis for treating these wastes and promoting circular bioeconomy through the use of biochar.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Ebuwa Elisabeth Eweka, Enrique Lopez-Arroyo, Christian Oluwaremilekun Medupin, Abiola Oladipo, Luiza Cintra Campos
Summary: Renewable energy utilization is increasing globally, but there is room for improvement in Nigeria. Solar and biomass are the most promising renewable energy sources in Nigeria, but cost reduction remains a challenge. Additionally, there is a gap in the literature regarding existing renewable energy projects and technologies in Nigeria.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Israel Bernardo S. Poblete, Ofelia de Queiroz F. Araujo, Jose Luiz de Medeiros
Summary: The study presents a two-stage sewage-water treatment process coupled with bioenergy production and carbon capture, which proves to be profitable and carbon-negative, demonstrating the feasibility of economically sustainable large-scale sewage-water treatment.
Article
Thermodynamics
Mohammed Silwadi, Hasan Mousa, Badriya Yahya Al-Hajji, Shamsa Said Al-Wahaibi, Zainab Zayid Al-Harrasi
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate methods to enhance biogas production by anaerobic digestion of different animal droppings. It was found that mixing equal mass of cow, camel, and chicken manure and diluting with tap water at 37 degrees C increased biogas production significantly.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREEN ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Janina Piekutin, Monika Puchlik, Michal Haczykowski, Katarzyna Dyczewska
Summary: The study evaluated the efficiency of raw material management in different types of biogas plants, with agricultural biogas plants showing the best energy production efficiency.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Masooma Nazar, Abdullah Yasar, Syed Ahmed Raza, Aqeel Ahmad, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Shahbaz, Amtul Bari Tabinda
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the cost and technological benefits of using rice husk as a boiler fuel with coal and furnace oil. The study analyzed data from boiler sites and stack emissions measurements to determine fuel costs, maintenance costs, payback period, and efficiency of the boilers. The results showed that rice husk had lower capital costs and a shorter payback period compared to coal and furnace oil as boiler fuels.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Iqbal Hussain, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Sahar Mumtaz, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Faisal Maqsood, Muzammal Rehman, Humaira Yasmin, Shakeel Ahmed, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Sana Anwar, Shafaqat Ali
Summary: The addition of chromium to soil significantly affects plant growth, gas exchange, antioxidant enzyme activities, and chromium uptake, while also exacerbating oxidative stress in plants.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rizwan Rasheed, Asfra Rizwan, Hajra Javed, Faiza Sharif, Abdullah Yasar, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Yusra Mahfooz, Sajid Rashid Ahmed, Yuehong Su
Summary: This study analyzes the environmental sustainability and economic benefits of e-waste management in developing economies like Pakistan. It finds that efficient recycling of e-waste can significantly reduce the impact on natural resources. Increasing material weight recovery indicators can bring substantial economic benefits to Pakistan.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rizwan Rasheed, Fizza Tahir, Abdullah Yasar, Faiza Sharif, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Sajid Rashid Ahmad, Yubo Wang, Yuehong Su
Summary: There are progressive trends in biogas scrubbing technologies, which aim to provide cleaner biomethane by removing CO2. This study focuses on the life cycle analysis (LCA) of a modern commercial-scale biogas scrubbing-filtration system made of fibreglass reinforced composite material. It evaluates the environmental sustainability of the system under different feedstock ratios and identifies the significant impacts in terms of climate change and fossil depletion.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rizwan Rasheed, Fizza Tahir, Muhammad Afzaal, Sajid Rashid Ahmad
Summary: Carbon emissions have become a serious issue in the construction and industrial sectors. This study examines the driving factors behind carbon emissions in the cement industry of Pakistan and suggests mitigation strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Iqbal Hussain, Sunnia Afzal, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Aishah Alatawi, Farukh Ameen, Shah Fahad
Summary: The accumulation of metals or trace elements in soil poses a significant threat to food safety and agricultural ecosystems. Phytoremediation, using metal-tolerant microorganisms, is an environmentally friendly solution to improve wheat productivity in metal-polluted soils.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gul Zareen Ghafoor, Faiza Sharif, Memuna Ghafoor Shahid, Laila Shahzad, Rizwan Rasheed, Amin Ul Haq Khan
Summary: This study investigated the impact of land use land cover (LULC) changes on carbon sequestration in the subtropical scrub reserve forest of Hayat-ul-Mir, Pakistan. Through analysis of satellite imagery and modeling, the study revealed the effects of LULC changes on future carbon dynamics and identified potential areas for carbon sequestration.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed, Iqbal Hussain, Freeha Fatima Qureshi, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali
Summary: This study investigates the role of allicin in alleviating the phytotoxic effects of hydrocarbon stress on wheat plants. Allicin improves plant growth, photosynthesis, antioxidant defense system, and osmolyte accumulation under hydrocarbon stress.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mudassir Iqbal Shad, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed, Iqbal Hussain, Shafaqat Ali
Summary: Coumarin improves tolerance of sesame plants to manganese toxicity by enhancing antioxidant capacity, reducing oxidative damage, and promoting osmolyte accumulation.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Asfra Rizwan, Rizwan Rasheed, Hajra Javed, Qaiser Farid, Sajid Rashid Ahmad
Summary: This study assesses the environmental and economic sustainability of smart energy meters in developing countries like Pakistan, finding significant benefits in terms of both aspects.
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rizwan Rasheed, Irsa Anwar, Fizza Tahir, Asfra Rizwan, Hajra Javed, Faiza Sharif
Summary: In the era of sustainable development, glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites have gained popularity in engineering and construction due to their exponential characteristics. This research assesses the environmental and techno-economic sustainability of two GFRP technologies: filament winding and pultrusion. The study reveals that filament winding-based GFRP technology has higher cost performance and benefits, while pultrusion-based technology has lower environmental impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fizza Tahir, Rizwan Rasheed, Shakeel Mahmood, Khurram Chohan, Sajid Rashid Ahmad
Summary: This study has evaluated the effectiveness of implementing the REDD+ framework and forest sustainability in South Asian countries, and found that Nepal has the highest sustainability scores among the three indicators, while Pakistan has the lowest scores. This study provides valuable insights for the development of policy indicators related to forest sustainability, enhancement of carbon stocks, and reduction of carbon emissions in developing countries.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rizwan Rasheed, Hajra Javed, Asfra Rizwan, Muhammad Afzaal, Sajid Rashid Ahmad
Summary: The civil construction sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for 40 to 50% of total global emissions. This study analyzes the environmental sustainability of low-tension and high-tension precast concrete poles used for power distribution in Pakistan. It finds that the manufacturing process of these poles is highly energy-intensive and has significant impacts on climate change and fossil resource depletion.
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Arslan Hafeez, Rizwan Rasheed, Iqbal Hussain, Umer Farooq, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali
Summary: The study investigated the potential remedial effects of taurine on nickel-induced stress in canola plants. The results showed that taurine seed priming protected canola plants from oxidative damage caused by nickel toxicity, enhanced antioxidant capacity, and improved plant growth.
PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kamila Iram, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Sobhy M. Ibrahim, Rizwan Rasheed, Shafaqat Ali
Summary: The use of coumarin has great potential in improving the phytoremediation of saline and alkaline soils. Coumarin seed priming promotes plant growth by circumventing oxidative injury and intensifying oxidative defense. It also maintains the balance between reduced and oxidized glutathione to diminish ion excess toxicity, thereby facilitating the phytoremediation of saline soils.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(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)