Article
Thermodynamics
Nadia Doytch, Seema Narayan
Summary: The study shows that renewable energy enhances growth in the services sector of high-income countries and the manufacturing sector of middle-income countries, with growth effects primarily due to industrial energy consumption. Effective renewable energy incentives policy should be directed at manufacturing enterprises in middle-income countries and at the services sector in high-income countries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Song Shen, Tong Wu, Jiajia Xue, Haoxuan Li, Qiaoshan Chen, Haoyan Cheng, Lin Wu, Jing Qian
Summary: By dispersing a thermochromic mixture of leuco dye, developer, and solvent as microspheres in a polymer matrix, we demonstrate a material that can improve the efficiency of building energy management. The smart, photo-thermochromic film can switch between colored and colorless states automatically in response to climate temperature and light, achieving photothermal heating and cooling.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Pawel Zajac, Tomislav Rozic
Summary: This paper explores the search for a reasonable calculation method to determine the energy consumption of a forklift, summarizing the effects of alternative pathways for determining energy consumption and discussing the potential for reducing emissions and operating costs through precise energy consumption determination. The paper also introduces a new PZM cycle for energy consumption determination and compares the results with simulations made for economic speed.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mustafa Naimoglu
Summary: This study examines the impacts of nuclear energy, energy prices, and energy imports on CO2 emissions in the short and long term for 10 energy-importing emerging economies that use nuclear energy. It also investigates the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) using GDP as an indicator. The findings show that nuclear energy use and energy prices reduce CO2 emissions, while energy imports increase CO2 emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Laura Canale, Babette Peulicke Slott, Sara Finsdottir, Lasse Ring Kildemoes, Rune Korsholm Andersen
Summary: This study provides detailed qualitative and quantitative analyses of the effect of in-home displays (IHDs) on more than 200 apartments in four Danish buildings. The results show that after the installation and operation of IHDs, the average consumption of cold water, hot water, electricity, and heating decreased. However, there was no correlation found between residents' level of interactions with the IHDs and the consumption.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Bismark Addai, Wenjin Tang, Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Dennis Asante, Annette Serwaa Agyeman
Summary: This study examines the impact of financial services access on lighting energy consumption in rural Ghana. The results show that access to financial services significantly improves the consumption of lighting energy, regardless of household income level and the householder's gender. The study also highlights the influence of demographic and socio-economic characteristics on access to financial services.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hevar Palani, Aslihan Karatas
Summary: The study reveals that most hotel guests exhibit three energy-use profiles: Resistant to Change, Indifferent to Change, and Prone to Change. These findings could assist decision-makers in the hospitality industry to gain a better understanding of guests' energy-related behaviors, enabling them to develop interventions tailored to effectively reduce energy consumption in hotel buildings.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Economics
Chien-fei Chen, Xiaojing Xu, Lazarus Adua, Morgan Briggs, Hannah Nelson
Summary: This study examines the relationships between energy use intensity and various factors, such as housing characteristics, socio-demographics, technology, and energy-related behaviors. It also explores whether these relationships vary across income groups. The findings reveal that these factors significantly influence energy use intensity, and that the relationships differ among income groups.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Houcem Eddine Mechri, Samir Amara
Summary: This study provides an overview of energy and water use in hotel buildings in Tunisia, highlighting significant differences in usage patterns between different hotel standards and proposing recommendations for improving energy/water performance benchmarks for hotel buildings in Tunisia.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wan-Hao Zhang, Li-Chen Chou, Mengdi Chen
Summary: This study investigated the factors influencing Chinese residents' use intention for household PV system, and found that environmental concern and innovativeness were positively associated with use intention, mediated by perceived benefits and harm. The monthly electricity consumption of residents also moderated part of these associations.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lingling Wang, Enjun Xia, Zixiang Wei, Wei Wang
Summary: This study aims to capture the key driving forces that affect the sustainable energy-water development characteristics in Chinese change processes throughout 2000-2017. The manufacturing and construction sectors are the largest and lowest energy consumers, while agriculture accounts for the largest share in water use. The GDP value-added effect, income improvement effect, and population-scale effect increase the energy-water use, while the intensity effect plays a vital role in decreasing energy-water use during the study period.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Duc Hong Vo
Summary: This study examines the direct and indirect effects of temperature on environmental degradation and finds that corruption harms economic growth in middle-income countries. Furthermore, the continued use of fossil fuel energy consumption deteriorates environmental quality while the services sector plays a critical role in supporting economic growth and improving environmental quality.
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Dimitrios Komnos, Stijn Broekaert, Nikiforos Zacharof, Leonidas Ntziachristos, Georgios Fontaras
Summary: Tyre rolling resistance and air drag significantly affect road-vehicle fuel and energy consumption. This study proposes a new on-road method for determining vehicle resistances based on wheel torque data, which allows for less expensive and more versatile testing. Experimental evaluations showed accurate estimates of real-world fuel consumption using the calculated resistance coefficients.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Joao Tabanez Patricio, Rui Amaral Lopes, Naim Majdalani, Daniel Aelenei, Joao Martins
Summary: In order to achieve a neutral impact on the planet by 2050, all Member States of the EU have signed an agreement to focus on sustainable development. This paper aims to develop an optimization algorithm to reduce electric energy costs and total power peak in office buildings, using existing aggregated energy flexibility. The results indicate that reducing costs associated with electric energy consumption is more beneficial than reducing contracted power costs.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kinley Zam, Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Sayed Mohammad Nazim Uddin
Summary: By analyzing future energy demand in Bhutan's residential building sector using the LEAP tool, this study identified energy-saving potential. The research estimates that Bhutan can save 830 GWh of energy by achieving efficient energy scenarios in 2040.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chukwuka G. Monyei, Paul Upham
Summary: This study examines the energy and climate impacts of data centers, exploring their energy consumption, community impacts, as well as technical and policy options for sustainability. It also analyzes the shifting energy governance of data centers and green design solutions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miquel Oliu-Barton, Simone Tagliapietra
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abbas AbdulRafiu, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chux Daniels
Summary: This paper explores the funding trends, topical themes, and notable gaps in global public research funding across energy, climate change, transport, and industrial decarbonisation from 1990 to 2020. It finds that energy and climate research funding is concentrated within the European Commission, United Kingdom, and United States, with climate change adaptation research being the most funded area. The paper also highlights the diversity in funded disciplines, with social sciences receiving significant support alongside engineering and physical sciences.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paul Upham, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chukwuka G. Monyei
Summary: This article examines the presence and impact of energy and transport poverty on vulnerable social groups in Iceland. Using statistical data analysis, focus groups, and interviews, the study finds that despite Iceland's high level of renewable energy and living standards, poverty remains a systemic issue, preventing many individuals from accessing adequate energy and transport services. The article discusses policy and research implications to address these challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Stelvia Matos, Eric Viardot, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Frank W. Geels, Yu Xiong
Summary: This paper reviews the literature on innovation, reflects on historical trends and insights, and highlights the research focus on innovation and climate change. The paper suggests that previous studies have not sufficiently addressed certain important topics and calls for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Review
Environmental Studies
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jonn Axsen, Laurence L. Delina, Hilary Schaffer Boudet, Varun Rai, Roman Sidortsov, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Kirsten E. H. Jenkins, Ray Galvin
Summary: Peer review is crucial for academic research, but issues such as poor reports, disregarded advice, and process undermining exist. This paper proposes codes of practice for peer review in the energy and social science research community, offering suggestions for reviewers, editors, and authors based on 60 years of editorial experience. The aim is to enhance the effectiveness, meaningfulness, and efficiency of the peer review process.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geography
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chad M. Baum, Sean Low
Summary: This study critically examines the justice issues associated with 20 negative emissions and solar geoengineering technologies through a large-scale expert interview exercise. The study reveals various concerns, including resource extraction, manufacturing and labor, transportation and land-grabbing, unfair policymaking and planning, operational injustices, and waste flows and disposal. The researchers analyze how these concerns contribute to a milieu of injustice across dimensions such as distribution, recognition, participation, capabilities, and responsibility. The study concludes with insights for policy and future research.
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Harrison Hampton, Aoife M. Foley, Dylan Furszyfer Del Rio, Benjamin Sovacool
Summary: Accelerating the net-zero carbon transition is crucial for future retail electricity markets. Adopting a customer-centric approach in market design is essential to fully harness smart grid technologies.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Paul Upham, Mari Martiskainen, Kirsten E. H. Jenkins, Gerardo A. Torres A. Contreras, Neil Simcock
Summary: Tens of millions of households in Europe struggle to afford electricity, heating, and transportation, and recent high fuel prices may lead to more winter deaths. This study examines the causes and experiences of energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom through focus groups and expert interviews. The findings suggest policies such as mandatory landlord energy efficiency upgrades, increased financial assistance to households, cheaper or free bus and train fares, and the expansion of bus services, which are accepted by both experts and the public. The study also proposes redesigning energy and transport systems to align with principles of energy and social justice.
Letter
Psychology, Biological
Ramit Debnath, Sander van der Linden, R. Michael Alvarez, Benjamin K. K. Sovacool
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chad M. Baum, Sean Low
Summary: Carbon removal and net-zero energy technologies have gained attention as options for addressing climate change, but there is ongoing debate on how to effectively use them. This review takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the social and technical aspects of carbon removal options, exploring modeling, social acceptance, innovation, and policy. The implications for policy and research are discussed.
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
David Bidwell, Benjamin K. Sovacool
Summary: Diverse attitudes towards community acceptance of energy technologies can create ambiguity in envisioning energy futures. Recognizing the tensions regarding justice perspectives and the level of desired change can enhance the quality of scholarship and policy dialogue.
Article
Environmental Studies
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Shannon Elizabeth Bell, Cara Daggett, Christine Labuski, Myles Lennon, Lindsay Naylor, Julie Klinger, Kelsey Leonard, Jeremy Firestone
Summary: Justice is not only a moral obligation, but it also plays a crucial role in promoting global decarbonization. However, technological innovations can lead to inequalities and environmental degradation. The concept of energy justice addresses these issues by emphasizing moral justness. Existing scholarship often fails to consider gender, Indigeneity, race, and other intersecting inequalities. Feminist, Indigenous, anti-racist, and postcolonial approaches provide important insights to counter theories of justice based on colonial, liberalist, majoritarian, utilitarian, or masculinist assumptions.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chad M. Baum, Roberto Cantoni, Sean Low
Summary: Institutional theory, behavioral science, sociology, and political science all stress the importance of actors in social change. However, little attention has been given to the actors involved in researching, promoting, or deploying negative emissions and solar geoengineering technologies. This study uses expert interviews to empirically explore the types of actors associated with these climate interventions, investigate knowledge networks and patterns of involvement, and assess social acceptance, legitimacy, and governance.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Heike Brugger, Iska Brunzema, Alicja Dankowska, Devon Wemyss, Anne-Lorene Vernay, Regina Betz, Flor Avelino, Tessa de Geus, Agata Dembek, Elisabeth Duetschke, Sabine Hielscher, Marfuga Iskandarova, Leticia Mueller, Joerg Musiolik, Adelie Ranville, Joachim Schleich, Agata Stasik, Marta Struminska-Kutra, Christian Winzer, Julia Wittmayer, Karoline S. Rogge
Summary: Accelerating sustainable and just energy transitions remains a significant challenge, and social innovation plays a crucial role in this process. Through a comprehensive analysis of expert interviews, document analysis, experiments, surveys, and expert surveys, four key findings on social innovation in energy were identified: understanding the diversity of social innovation by recognizing core social practices and changes in social relations, the impact of governance, policy networks, and national context on social innovation dynamics, the critical role of multidimensional power relations in transformative changes, and the strong social acceptance and benefits of social innovation in energy among citizens and local communities. The analysis concludes that in Europe, social innovation in energy is driven by governance in a national context and receives strong acceptance from citizens.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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.
