Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiao Han, Miguel Poblete-Cazenave, Setu Pelz, Shonali Pachauri
Summary: This study examines factors associated with household energy service and home appliance choices from the perspective of energy-related well-being. The results show that climate is more associated with heating and cooling energy service use, while demographic factors are more related to basic appliance and information service access. Advanced appliance acquisition is more associated with household income. Additionally, household income has a stronger relationship with the ownership of microwaves, computers, and air conditioners.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Xian-Neng Ai, Yun-Fei Du, Wei-Ming Li, Hui Li, Hua Liao
Summary: This study reveals the non-linear pattern of household energy transition, showing that coal and oil shares increase and then decline as income rises. The transition is also influenced by factors like urbanization, demographics, and resource endowment.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Xiaojuan Han, Xuan Li, Zuran Wang
Summary: This paper proposes an optimal control method for microgrid systems with household loads based on electric vehicle virtual energy storage, aiming at the stability of the power grid. By considering multiple objective functions and using genetic algorithms, the charging and discharging of electric vehicles are optimized. Simulation results demonstrate that electric vehicles participating in virtual energy storage enhance the stability of the power grid and provide economic benefits to electric vehicle users.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cardoso Maria Betina, Myriam Atlanxochitl, Berrueta Victor, Masera Omar
Summary: This study conducted a longitudinal analysis of multiple stacking options arising from the implementation of Patsari clean woodburning cookstoves in rural Mexico. The results showed that the adoption of Patsari stoves led to the emergence of six categories of users, reduced fuel consumption and emissions, and predicted the future evolution of user groups using Markov Chain analysis.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Savannah Wunderlich, Sarah St George Freeman, Luisa Galindo, Casey Brown, Emily Kumpel
Summary: The study found that installing household storage tanks of at least 2500 L is crucial to ensure reliable water supply for IWS households, and scheduling water deliveries on nonconsecutive days can reduce overall water supply costs. Rainwater harvesting systems are economically viable for households with limited water supply.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Rohan Best, Mara Hammerle, Pundarik Mukhopadhaya, Jacques Silber
Summary: Governments are challenged in allocating public funds for energy assistance programs to households in greatest need, due to complexity of household energy challenges contrasting with the need for simpler policy approaches. Common targeting approaches based on income or welfare status often lead to high diversion of funds to households not experiencing significant energy stress. Alternatives such as setting wealth thresholds or targeting specific categories of welfare recipients may more consistently identify households facing energy poverty.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Libao Jiang, Xiaojing Wang
Summary: Household battery energy storage (HBES) plays a crucial role in transitioning to decarbonized energy systems. However, the high installation cost hampers its further deployment. To address this, we study how HBES can participate in China's electricity peak regulation ancillary service market to generate additional income.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qian Xu, Bon-Gang Hwang, Yujie Lu
Summary: The research findings suggest that Household Energy-Saving Option (HESO) effectively promotes household energy-saving behaviors and can play a crucial role in reducing household energy consumption in communities.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guofeng Shen, Rui Xiong, Yanlin Tian, Zhihan Luo, Bahabaike Jiangtulu, Wenjun Meng, Wei Du, Jing Meng, Yuanchen Chen, Bing Xue, Bin Wang, Yonghong Duan, Jia Duo, Fenggui Fan, Lei Huang, Tianzhen Ju, Fenggui Liu, Shunxin Li, Xianli Liu, Yungui Li, Mu Wang, Ying Nan, Bo Pan, Yanfang Pan, Lizhi Wang, Eddy Zeng, Chao Zhan, Yilin Chen, Huizhong Shen, Hefa Cheng, Shu Tao
Summary: The household energy mix has significant impacts on human health and climate. A nationwide investigation in rural China revealed high contributions to energy supply from coal and biomass fuels, with the use of multiple energy sources being common. Compared to 2012, biomass and coal consumption decreased in 2017, while gas consumption significantly increased. The use of clean energy in rural areas is unevenly distributed and shows non-linear growth, posing challenges to achieving universal access to modern cooking energy by 2030.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Geography
Ivan P. Novotny, Mariela H. Fuentes-Ponce, Santiago Lopez-Ridaura, Pablo Tittonell, Walter A. H. Rossing
Summary: This study in Mexico focuses on the impact of political shifts, international markets, and government policies on rural households and their economic activities, showing how households adapt and change their strategies in response to these influences. It highlights the diversity of household types and the importance of government support in shaping farming activities.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Piotr Powroznik, Robert Szulim, Wieslaw Miczulski, Krzysztof Piotrowski
Summary: This article introduces the results of energy management work in households with renewable energy sources, presenting the Elastic Energy Management (EEM) algorithm consisting of EEM1 and EEM2 algorithms. These algorithms reduce appliance power in high energy price periods and peak demand periods, optimizing tasks based on the GRASP algorithm. They also consider smart appliance parameters to provide consumer comfort and take into account power production information for control decisions.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Economics
Luisa Blanco, Robin Grier, Kevin Grier, Daniel Hicks
Summary: The study shows that Mexican households adjusted their consumption habits and behavior in response to increased homicide rates during the drug war. Higher murder rates were associated with reduced expenditure on visible commodities and individuals avoiding carrying valuables and going out at night. These changes mainly affected middle- and upper-income households and poorer households led by females.
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Rachel A. Davidson, James Kendra, Kate Starbird, Linda K. Nozick, Bradley Ewing, Maggie Leon-Corwin
Summary: This paper introduces a typology of Household Adaptations to Service Interruption (HASI), which provides a systematic way to enumerate, organize, and describe adaptations when infrastructure system services are interrupted. The typology includes main groupings and additional adaptation characteristics that help understand the implementation and effects of adaptations. It offers a consistent vocabulary to discuss adaptations, identifies new forms of adaptations, and suggests future research questions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Morten Simonsen, Carlo Aall, Hans Jakob Walnum, Benjamin K. Sovacool
Summary: This article examines the reasons for the changes in energy use in the housing sector in Norway and identifies lower growth in dwelling area per person, lower energy use per m2, and changes in outdoor temperature as the key factors influencing the shift in energy use trends. To achieve a reduction of 5 TWh in energy use by 2030, different policy instruments such as maximum standards for housing consumption per capita and promotion of renovation and energy efficiency should be implemented.
Article
Business
Rufei Ma, Liqian Deng, Qiang Ji, Pengxiang Zhai
Summary: This paper examines the impact of environmental regulations on energy poverty in China. The study finds that stricter environmental regulations worsen energy poverty for households using non-clean energy, while access to reliable clean energy helps mitigate the adverse effects of these regulations on energy poverty.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jordi Cravioto, Hideaki Ohgaki, Hang Seng Che, ChiaKwang Tan, Satoru Kobayashi, Hla Toe, Bun Long, Eth Oudaya, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Hooman Farzeneh
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maria R. H. Takeuchi, Tatsuya Hasegawa, Linda McKinley, Gian Powell Marquez, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Article
Energy & Fuels
Kristina Knupfer, Samuel Matthew G. Dumlao, Miguel Esteban, Tomoya Shibayama, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Summary: Solar PV capacity growth in Japan has been driven by government schemes implemented since 1994, with publicly available data provided by various agencies and organisations. This study provides a comprehensive review of solar PV data sources and generates a dataset, as well as offers insights and recommendations on improving data quality and accessibility.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Samuel Matthew G. Dumlao, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Summary: The study suggests that in certain regions, solar energy has the potential to replace coal power generation and reduce CO2 emissions. However, investing in solar power alone is not sufficient to meet the electricity demand in summer and winter, requiring support from other energy sources. Additionally, solar power may not be able to fully replace coal generation when the coal capacity is too large, but it can still reduce coal emissions.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Samuel Matthew G. Dumlao, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Summary: Solar Photovoltaics (PV) is considered a renewable energy technology that could reduce dependence on fossil fuels, but its reliance on sunlight for electricity generation poses challenges in grids with high PV penetration. This study presents a cost-optimal storage growth trajectory to support dynamic integration of solar PV, demonstrating a balance between curtailment costs and storage investment costs. The results show that this optimal trajectory can reduce the impact of curtailment on energy generation costs and lower CO2 emissions by utilizing more solar energy potential.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Nilubon Luangchosiri, Takaya Ogawa, Hideyuki Okumura, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Summary: This study investigates the characteristics of Community Renewable Energy (CRE) in Thailand and identifies key factors affecting its implementation. The results show that characteristics of CRE in Thailand are rooted in the geographical location of a community and the primary motivation for implementation is the sustainable development of the community. Key factors affecting the implementation of CRE include strong group leadership, formal project structures, networks of CRE projects, and long-term revolving funds.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jordi Cravioto, Eiji Yamasue, Duc-Quang Nguyen, Tran-Duc Huy
Summary: South-East Asia has high economic growth rates, but lacks sufficient progress in increasing material circularity and reducing environmental impact. This article analyzes the environmental benefits of implementing a regionally based coprocessing scheme between the iron-steel and cement industries in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The scheme could lead to substantial gains in material circularity and carbon emission reductions, but several key considerations are essential for feasibility.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Soumya Basu, Takaya Ogawa, Hideyuki Okumura, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Summary: The study uses a spatial parameterization model to analyze the spatial variation of installation costs for suburban solar photovoltaic plants, finding that location-dependent costs are mainly influenced by distance from the economic focal point of the city, with capacity and minimum shift location of the plants correlating with transmission voltage and distance from the city focal point.
Article
Economics
Rigoberto Garcia Ochoa, Daniel Itzamna Avila-Ortega, Jordi Cravioto
Summary: This article creates an overall energy services (ES) access measure and explores its relationship with spatial, economic, and social conditions, using Mexican municipalities as a case study. The study demonstrates the existence of inequality in ES access and a strong correlation between overall access level and urbanization and economic/food vulnerability. Furthermore, the study outlines a new energy policy that emphasizes social inclusiveness, spatial differentiation, active roles of sub-national governments, and technological stimuli.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shoki Kosai, Sazalina Zakaria, Hang Seng Che, Md Hasanuzzaman, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Chiakwang Tan, Radin Diana R. Ahmad, Ahmad Rosly Abbas, Katsuyuki Nakano, Eiji Yamasue, Wei Kian Woon, Ammar Harith Ahmad Amer
Summary: As the ownership of vehicles in Malaysia continues to rise, there is a need for effective strategies to reduce emissions from the road transport sector. This study compares the greenhouse gas emissions of different types of vehicles and powertrains in Malaysia, and finds that transitioning to electric vehicles can lead to a reduction in emissions, while biodiesel-fueled vehicles have higher emissions than petrol-fueled vehicles.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Nilubon Luangchosiri, Samuel Matthew G. Dumlao, Takaya Ogawa, Hideyuki Okumura, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Summary: Drying agricultural products using greenhouse solar dryers (GSD) is essential for improving quality, reducing post-harvest losses, and increasing farmers' income. However, challenges such as seasonal crop patterns, limited variety, and uncertain yields hinder the optimal utilization of GSDs. Sharing GSDs among farmers can address these challenges and increase the community's overall profit. By using a mixed-integer linear programming model, this research demonstrates the financial benefits of sharing GSDs within a community, showing that it can significantly increase the utilization rate and overall profit compared to individual utilization practices.
Article
Energy & Fuels
S. Basu, K. N. Ishihara
Summary: Renewable-energy markets are more volatile in India compared to non-renewable-energy markets due to their societal role and interactions with external markets. This study examined the interactions of renewable-energy and non-renewable-energy markets with macroeconomic markets in India from 2012 to 2022. The findings indicate that non-renewable-energy markets are correlated with stable markets, while renewable-energy markets are correlated with volatile markets. Additionally, oil, gas, and coal markets significantly interact with the renewable-energy market during financial uncertainty, providing opportunities for hedging and increasing market stability. Post-COVID-19, exchange rates and gold markets were identified as critical factors for stabilizing the renewable-energy market in India. Investors should consider coupling renewable-energy indices with gold and exchange rate indices to ensure long-term shareholding behavior.
ENERGY SYSTEMS-OPTIMIZATION MODELING SIMULATION AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jordi Cravioto, Augusto Mosqueda
Summary: This article explores the impact of local culture on retrofitting strategies, focusing on wall and roof material selection in the Metropolitan Valley of Oaxaca in Mexico. It found that factors such as protection, hygiene, and aesthetics have higher priority over tradition and community support in material selection. Poverty and limited options intersect with the use of precarious materials, leading to constrained choices and less environmentally or culturally compatible selections. The findings call for more attention to local practices in retrofitting initiatives and highlight the importance of sustainable material selection in overcoming challenges.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nobuyuki Mizuno, Shoki Kosai, Eiji Yamasue
Summary: This study reviews the extractive metallurgical approaches for obtaining pure metals by subjecting virgin materials and waste materials to the microwave heating method. The review indicates that microwave technology has potential for more rapid chemical reactions with fewer impurities in metal production.
CLEANER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sopheak Meng, Takaya Ogawa, Hideyuki Okumura, Keiichi N. Ishihara
Article
Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
Article
Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
Article
Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
Article
Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
Article
Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
Article
Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
Article
Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
Article
Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
Article
Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
Article
Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
Article
Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
Article
Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
Article
Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
Article
Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
Article
Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.
