Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Navroz K. K. Dubash
Summary: Fossil fuels should be conserved and used primarily in the areas where they have the greatest impact on human well-being.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Avri Eitan
Summary: The evidence suggests that renewable energies are crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. In Israel, policymakers focus more on promoting renewable energies as a climate change mitigation strategy rather than an adaptation strategy, despite the minor impact of the country on global greenhouse gas emissions. International influence tends to prioritize mitigation over adaptation, shaping the domestic policy discourse on renewable energy.
Article
Energy & Fuels
M. A. Hannan, Ali Q. Al-Shetwi, R. A. Begum, Pin Jern Ker, S. A. Rahman, M. Mansor, M. S. Mia, K. M. Muttaqi, Z. Y. Dong
Summary: Battery energy storage systems (BESS) play significant roles in renewable energy and electric vehicles, affecting the achievement of sustainable development goals. Research shows that BESS positively impacts a high proportion of SDG targets, but may also have negative implications on certain goals. As BESS continues to grow, there is a need for enhanced regulatory oversight and technology regulations to ensure sustainable development.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sheng Zhang, Pawel Oclon, Jiri Jaromir Klemes, Piotr Michorczyk, Kinga Pielichowska, Krzysztof Pielichowski
Summary: This paper introduces the recent developments in Renewable Energy Systems for building heating, cooling and electricity production with thermal energy storage. The buildings contribute about 40% of total energy consumption, with significant potential for primary energy savings. The application of various Renewable Energy based systems is discussed including: the presentation of Hybrid Renewable Energy bases systems, methodology for their design and methods for the optimisation of Buildings RES.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin Mayfield, Jesse Jenkins
Summary: The study shows that increasing labor compensation and domestic manufacturing shares have relatively modest impacts on renewable energy technology costs, and these increases may be offset by labor productivity gains. Premiums on solar and wind technology costs associated with high road labor policies have minimal effects on the deployment of renewable energy and the total cost of transitioning to a net-zero emissions economy.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Tomasz Jalowiec, Henryk Wojtaszek
Summary: It is crucial to reduce carbon-based energy and switch to clean energy to combat climate change, with global involvement being necessary. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed economic growth and reduced investments in renewable energy.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francesco Pietro Colelli, Daan Witkop, Enrica De Cian, Massimo Tavoni
Summary: The study investigates the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on power systems in five European countries, revealing that low-cost dispatchable generation from hydro and nuclear sources has replaced more costly fossil-based generation during peak hours. Coal power plants in Germany, the UK, and Spain remained idle while gas-fired generation responded heterogeneously across power systems. Additionally, falling operational costs of generators and decreased demand induced by lockdowns have significantly reduced wholesale prices, with balancing costs for flexibility services increasing heterogeneously across countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Mazaher Haji Bashi, Luciano De Tommasi, Padraig Lyons
Summary: Ireland's ambitious renewable energy targets, limited interconnections with neighboring power systems, and lack of potential for large-scale mechanical energy storage make battery energy storage a crucial option for accessing necessary domestic flexibility resources in the Irish electricity sector. By implementing policies that align national-level regulations and market instructions with European level directives, the full potential of battery energy storage units can be realized.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
John Bistline
Summary: Variability is a key feature and challenge in future energy systems, driven by higher deployment of variable renewables, increasing electrification, and climate change impacts affecting supply, demand, and prices. This article summarizes the sources, impacts, management approaches, and research needs related to variability, providing insights for experts and model users. Interdisciplinary collaborations are increasingly important to address research gaps in understanding sociotechnical systems with distinguishing features of variability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Torbjorn Egeland-Eriksen, Amin Hajizadeh, Sabrina Sartori
Summary: Hydrogen energy storage systems are technically feasible but require cost reductions for commercial attractiveness; low energy efficiency of some components affects costs; with the expected increase of intermittent renewable energy in power systems, hydrogen technology may see further development; hybrid systems offer the best solution but need to be tailored to specific situations for optimal efficiency.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amy Luers, Leehi Yona, Christopher B. Field, Robert B. Jackson, Katharine J. Mach, Benjamin W. Cashore, Cynthia Elliott, Lauren Gifford, Colleen Honigsberg, Lena Klaassen, H. Damon Matthews, Andi Peng, Christian Stoll, Marian Van Pelt, Ross A. Virginia, Lucas Joppa
Summary: Global integrated reporting plays a crucial role in achieving net-zero emissions.
Article
Environmental Studies
Duran Fiack
Summary: In the U.S., state-level renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have been the primary regulatory policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the electric power sector. This study applies Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) to assess recent modifications to renewable energy objectives at the state level and examines the factors contributing to policy stasis and punctuated change. The quantitative and qualitative analysis confirms the applicability of PET framework in understanding and explaining the dynamics of policy change in this policy subsystem.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Mattia De Rosa, Olga Afanaseva, Alexander Fedyukhin, Vincenzo Bianco
Summary: The paper highlights the importance of energy storage in achieving sustainable energy systems, with a focus on thermal and electrochemical energy storage technologies and their synergies with renewable energy technologies.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vahid M. Nik, A. T. D. Perera, Deliang Chen
Summary: Climate change and urban population growth are major concerns, with a need to move towards sustainable energy solutions. However, the concept of climate resilience for urban energy systems is still not clearly defined, with limitations in assessment and lack of focus on future climate variations and extreme events. Improving energy system models to consider these factors is crucial for identifying resilient energy transition pathways.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juliet Homer
Summary: To prevent unnecessary power outages for millions of people, utility companies rely on data.
Article
Business
Muhammad Arshad, Neelam Qasim, Omer Farooq, John Rice
Summary: This study explored the mediating mechanisms and conditions by which empowering leadership leads to positive outcomes at the employee level, using social identity theory as a foundation. The results showed that empowering leadership influences work engagement through the mediation of organizational identification, with leader prototypicality moderating these relationships. The study suggests promoting empowering leadership and leader prototypicality to increase employees' organizational identification and work engagement.
MANAGEMENT DECISION
(2022)
Review
Information Science & Library Science
Donghee Shin, John Rice
Summary: Distributed ledger technology is considered as a reliable tool to address societal and environmental challenges. Cryptocurrency, as a socio-technical network, presents various challenges and issues that require a comprehensive socio-technical approach for resolution.
TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peter Fieger, Girish Prayag, David Dyason, John Rice, C. Michael Hall
Summary: The city of Christchurch in New Zealand experienced significant damage from earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. After a period of rebuilding and economic recovery, the city regained normalcy by the late 2010s. The rebuild focused on developing a modern central business district with redesigned infrastructure and a commitment to an open and connected city. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions to social and economic life in Christchurch, leading to changes in consumer behaviors and impacting the resilience of the retail sector. This study used CBD pedestrian traffic data to predict changes in retail spending and explore the implications for retail resilience, sustainable policy, and further research.
Article
Business, Finance
Zaghum Umar, Muhammad Usman, Sun -Yong Choi, John Rice
Summary: This study investigates the risk and returns of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), one of the newest digital assets, by considering tail dependence and portfolio characteristics. Using various asset classes, the study finds that NFTs have favorable investment and hedging attributes under all market conditions, including the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings of this study have important implications for investors, risk managers, and regulators.
RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Management
Marya Tabassum, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, John Lewis Rice, Felipe Mendes Borini, Anees Wajid
Summary: This article examines the role of customer participation in organizational performance and project success, taking a co-creation perspective and integrating knowledge-based and resource-based perspectives. Two studies were conducted, and the findings show that knowledge integration positively mediates the relationship between customer participation and organizational performance and project success. The authors also demonstrate that requirement risk weakens the relationship between customer participation and knowledge integration.
BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Business
John Rice, Nigel Martin, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Peter Fieger
Summary: This paper evaluates the case of Jack Welch's leadership of General Electric from 1981 to 2001 using secondary and published materials. Welch emphasized controlling corporate destiny, being open to new ideas, pursuing quality and low cost, having confidence, a vision founded on reality, a global focus, and possessing energy and enthusiasm. However, his short-termist perspective undermined the long-term success of the company, and his win at any cost mantra predisposed some employees to cutting ethical or environmental corners. Little is left of his legacy as the market capitalization gains evaporated.
EUROMED JOURNAL OF BUSINESS
(2023)
Article
Business
Tim Mazzarol, Geoffrey N. Soutar, Tui McKeown, Sophie Reboud, Sujana Adapa, John Rice, Delwyn Clark
Summary: This study examined the perspectives of employers and employees on HRM practices in nano, micro, small, medium, and large firms, finding strong congruence between employer and employee views across most constructs. The research delved into the impact of firm size on the formalization of HRM practices and the relative importance of these factors within SMEs.
SMALL ENTERPRISE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Political Science
William Bianco, Keith Gaddie, John Rice, Don Shin, Henrik Stahl, Ruth Winecoff, William Kindred Winecoff
SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Studies
Sumit Lodhia, Nigel Martin, John Rice
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Nigel Martin, John Rice, Damien Arthur
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Industrial Relations & Labor
Taiba Hussain, Perihan Iren, John Rice
Article
Business, Finance
Peter Galvin, Nicholas Burton, Norbert Bach, John Rice
STRATEGIC CHANGE-BRIEFINGS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
(2020)
Article
Environmental Studies
Nigel Martin, John Rice
Article
Business
John Rice, Nigel Martin
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2020)
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)
