Review
Agricultural Engineering
Aristotle T. Ubando, Wei-Hsin Chen, Dennis A. Hurt, Ariel Conversion, Saravanan Rajendran, Sheng-Lun Lin
Summary: Hydrogen production from biomass feedstocks is considered as an effective solution for decarbonizing the economy. Biohydrogen is a clean energy source that promises to mitigate climate change and environmental damage. Sustainable biohydrogen production can be achieved through the circular economy framework, integrating with other bioproducts and addressing waste management issues.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Rafael Gabriel da Rosa, William Gustavo Sganzerla, Tiago Linhares Cruz Tabosa Barroso, Luiz Eduardo Nochi Castro, Mauro Donizetti Berni, Tania Forster-Carneiro
Summary: This study presents a sustainable bioprocess combining subcritical water pretreatment (SWP) and semi-continuous anaerobic digestion (AD) for the valorization of jabuticaba agro-industrial by-product. The results show that the use of pretreated jabuticaca byproduct increased the methane yield in the bioprocess, and the generated digestate can be used as a biofertilizer without toxic effects. This sustainable bioprocess provides an alternative for the management of jabuticaba by-product within a circular economy framework.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yoong Kit Leong, Jo-Shu Chang
Summary: The increasing population growth and rapid industrialization have led to severe pollution issues caused by the uncontrolled release of flue gas and wastewater. Algal-based biorefinery platform can fully exploit the resource potential of these waste streams to produce value-added products, achieving waste minimization, pollution mitigation, and circular economy. This review discussed the role of algae in simultaneous bioremediation and resource recovery from wastewater and flue gas for the production of valuable bio-compounds.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Johanna Andrea Serna-Jimenez, Jose A. Siles, Maria de los Angeles Martin, Arturo F. Chica
Summary: This article critically reviews the valorization process of coffee residues, including their composition and uses in various industries. With the increasing coffee production, there is an urgent need to properly utilize coffee wastes and by-products, which are renewable resources rich in carbohydrates, proteins, pectin, and bioactive compounds. The development of efficient and sustainable systems through biorefinery approaches and the circular economy represents promising opportunities.
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Alvin B. Culaba, Andres Philip Mayol, Argel A. Bandala, Ronnie S. Concepcion Ii, Melchizedek Alipio, Wei-Hsin Chen, Pau Loke Show, Jo-Shu Chang, Jayne Lois G. San Juan, Aristotle T. Ubando
Summary: The increase in worldwide demand for energy is driven by population growth and economic development, leading to depletion of fossil fuel supplies and high greenhouse gas levels. Biorefineries, as a popular and carbon-neutral alternative, play a key role in the circular economy model. This paper critically reviews the challenges and future direction of biorefineries as an alternative carbon-neutral energy source.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maria Loizidou, Konstantinos Moustakas, Mohammad Rehan, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Meisam Tabatabaei
Summary: This virtual special issue contains 25 high-quality extended papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management held in Heraklion, Crete, focusing on recent developments in sustainable waste-to-energy systems and waste management practices. The editorial paper aims to provide a brief overview of the key findings and future perspectives proposed in these 25 selected papers, categorized into five main topics.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Andrea Parenti, Walter Zegada-Lizarazu, Elena Pagani, Andrea Monti
Summary: The study found that diversifying the conventional food-based cropping system with multipurpose lignocellulosic crops can increase biodiversity and farmer's market opportunities, while also impacting soil organic carbon stock. Additionally, the biomass sorghum cropping system outperformed kenaf and industrial hemp in decomposing residues into organic carbon, leading to higher soil organic carbon concentration.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rahul Jain, Sanjeev Mishra, Kaustubha Mohanty
Summary: This study aimed to cultivate Chlorella thermophile by integrating cattle wastewater and domestic sewage wastewater, in order to address the challenge of expensive chemical fertilizers and large freshwater requirements. Through the analysis of nutrient consumption patterns in batch and fed-batch cultivation conditions, it was found that 2.5% cattle wastewater resulted in the highest biomass yield. Fed-batch cultivation showed a twofold increase in biomass yield compared to batch cultivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Ankit Agarwalla, Sanjeev Mishra, Kaustubha Mohanty
Summary: This study investigates the suitability of using powdered activated carbon (PAC) treated effluent based culture (EBC) media for cultivating Monoraphidium sp. KMC4. The results show that EBC media treated with 30 mg L-1 PAC significantly enhances biomass yield and achieves good growth and water-saving effects in the recyclability study.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
K. B. Arun, Aravind Madhavan, A. N. Anoopkumar, A. Surendhar, Laya Liz Kuriakose, Archana Tiwari, Ranjna Sirohi, Mohammed Kuddus, Sharrel Rebello, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Sunita Varjani, R. Reshmy, Embalil Mathachan Aneesh, Parameswaran Binod, Raveendran Sindhu
Summary: This article reviews the conversion technology of pomegranate peel and the synthesis of valuable products from this waste. It also discusses the potential applications of pomegranate peel in the synthesis of bioactive compounds. Based on experimental evidence, pomegranate peel has various applications, and the development of a biorefinery concept can effectively utilize its advantages.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rahulkumar Maurya, Xinyu Zhu, Borja Valverde-Perez, Boda Ravi Kiran, Thiyam General, Suvigya Sharma, Anil Kumar Sharma, Marianne Thomsen, S. Venkata Mohan, Kaustubha Mohanty, Irini Angelidaki
Summary: This review article focuses on recent updates on remediating industrial wastewater through microalgae cultivation, discussing topics such as enhancing microalgae growth and remediation simultaneously by adding additional nutrients, utilizing nutrient-rich wastewater directly, and discussing various strategies and tools used for microalgae cultivation on industrial wastewater.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abd El-Fatah Abomohra, Mohamed E. El-Hefnawy, Qingyuan Wang, Jin Huang, Li Li, Jialing Tang, Soha Mohammed
Summary: This study evaluated the potential of seaweeds for heavy metal biosorption and biofuel production, with a focus on biogas and bioethanol yields from fermented biomass. Sargassum spp. showed the highest copper biosorption efficiency and the fermented biomass had higher bioethanol yield compared to Cu-sorbed biomass.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Bikash Kumar, Pradeep Verma
Summary: Bio-based biorefineries provide a potential alternative to fossil-based resources, utilizing natural organic biomass for biofuel and biochemical production at a large scale. The integration of existing technologies can facilitate sustainable development and economic growth, with biomass as a abundant and technologically advanced resource for the future.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Xuan Wang, Yaoli Zhang, Changlei Xia, Ali Alqahtani, Ashutosh Sharma, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
Summary: Algae biorefinery ideas have recently gained significant attention in the emerging algae mediated bioeconomy, focusing on improving biomass, biofuel, and bioproducts productivity. By understanding the metabolic processes of algae and their potential in generating biofuels and bioproducts, researchers can uncover key obstacles to carbon utilization and photosynthesis potential, leading to increased production efficiency and economic potential. This analysis presents possible mechanisms for a theoretical algae biorefinery structure, addressing specific challenges for each product and exploring market potential for commercialization.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Valerii Havrysh, Antonina Kalinichenko, Pavlo Pysarenko, Maryna Samojlik
Summary: The rising price of fossil fuels, their uneven distribution, environmental issues from their incineration, and lack of energy security guarantees are driving the development of green energy. Agricultural waste is a rich resource for energy bioprocessing that enhances the circular economy. This study focuses on indicators such as renewable energy share, biomass cyclical use coefficient, and reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Specifically, the energy application of sunflower waste is emphasized, with the most comprehensive ecological and economic effects achieved in biogas production from sunflower residues and their incineration in cogeneration plants. The residues from the biogas plant should be used as a biofertilizer, creating a cyclic system that not only fully processes all biomass waste and significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions during sunflower cultivation and processing but also increases the share of renewable energy in technological processes up to 70%.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
James Cussens, Matti Jarvisalo, Janne H. Korhonen, Mark Bartlett
JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caterina De Lucia, Pasquale Pazienza
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Auwalu Mohammed, Babs Oyeneyin, Mark Bartlett, James Njuguna
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Economics
Diana Caporale, Valentino Sangiorgio, Alessandro Amodio, Caterina De Lucia
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pasquale Pazienza, Caterina De Lucia
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Caterina De Lucia, Pasquale Pazienza, Mark Bartlett
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Caterina De Lucia, Pasquale Pazienza, Pasquale Balena
Summary: This study explores the influence of digital technology use, education, and touristic products on residents' attitudes towards tourism as a driver of regional development in a 'lagging behind' EU region. The findings suggest that enhancing digital technology and touristic products could be crucial for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth in such regions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Domenico Pisani, Pasquale Pazienza, Enrico Vito Perrino, Diana Caporale, Caterina De Lucia
Summary: Protected areas are crucial for conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services, with economic evaluation playing a key role in guiding decision-making for environmental preservation. This paper provides an integrated approach for advancing the economic evaluation of benefits provided by protected areas, offering valuable insights for policy makers and resource allocation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Diana Caporale, Valentino Sangiorgio, Caterina De Lucia
Summary: This paper proposes a novel methodology for extended-reality-based choice experiments and applies it to study public attitudes towards offshore wind turbines in Manfredonia. The findings highlight the importance of continuously monitoring public perceptions to maintain support for sustainable energy solutions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Business
Pasquale Pazienza, Caterina De Lucia
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Economics
Pasquale Pazienza, Caterina De Lucia
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Caterina De Lucia, Pasquale Pazienza, Pasquale Balena, Diana Caporale
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH
(2020)
Proceedings Paper
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Joan Alza, Mark Bartlett, Josu Ceberio, John McCall
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 GENETIC AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION CONFERENCE COMPANION (GECCCO'19 COMPANION)
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Pasquale Balena, Nicola Amoroso, Caterina De Lucia
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS - ICCSA 2017, PT IV
(2017)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Guido Sechi, Dino Borri, Caterina De Lucia, Viesturs Celmins
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH
(2018)
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)