Article
Construction & Building Technology
Jorn Emil Gaarder, Naja Kastrup Friis, Ingrid Solverud Larsen, Berit Time, Eva B. Moller, Tore Kvande
Summary: Determining the optimal insulation thickness is crucial for reducing environmental impacts of zero-emission buildings. The study examines the influence of energy emission factors and future climate change on insulation thickness. It also highlights the need for regulations on limiting embodied CO2 emissions from materials in building codes.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Amit Prakash Jha, Sanjay Kumar Singh
Summary: This article analyzes the changing energy mix in the transportation sector in India and contributes to the policy debate on electrification. By estimating the size of the vehicle fleet, projecting future mobility, and modeling e-vehicle penetration pathways, the study provides valuable insights for policymakers and managers. The findings suggest that without a drastic change in the energy mix, the push for e-vehicles may not achieve the desired environmental outcomes.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gul Hameed, Purusothmn Nair S. Bhasker Nair, Raymond R. Tan, Dominic C. Y. Foo, Michael Short
Summary: A reliable and sustainable energy supply is crucial for population growth, economic development, and improved living standards. The use of fossil fuels leads to CO2 emissions and price volatility. Carbon trading is an emerging economic instrument that enables entities to exchange emission rights, balancing economic and environmental aspects. This study introduces a scalable carbon trading model integrated into an energy planning framework, showing that direct optimization leads to greater decarbonization, higher profits, and lower costs.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qinliang Tan, Yuan Liu, Xingping Zhang
Summary: This paper proposed a model-based framework to optimize the energy-water-emissions nexus for regional electric power system planning. It integrated various models and mechanisms to effectively deal with planning problems, and the case study in Shanxi Province revealed a trend towards low-carbon transition in power supply structure while reducing emissions of SO2, NOx, and PM.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sagar D. Rathod, Tami C. Bond, Zbigniew Klimont, Jeffrey R. Pierce, Natalie Mahowald, Chaitri Roy, John Thompson, Ryan P. Scott, Karin Olson Hoal, Peter Rafaj
Summary: Shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy is crucial for limiting global temperature rise. However, the mining and smelting processes required for renewable energy technologies emit significant amounts of PM2.5 particles. The future PM2.5 emissions from mining and smelting to meet the metal demand of renewable energy technologies are estimated to contribute 10%-30% of total anthropogenic primary PM2.5 combustion emissions in many countries. The concentration of mineral reserves leads to regional impacts.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Fidellis B. G. L. Estanislau, Antonella L. Costa, Carlos E. Velasquez, Claubia Pereira
Summary: National energy planning requires a comprehensive assessment of various energy sources to guide energy expansion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; this study uses the MESSAGE tool to analyze the nuclear power generation system, providing decision-makers with a basis for selecting the appropriate energy mix.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Carlos A. A. Fernandez Vazquez, Thomas Vansighen, Miguel H. Fernandez Fuentes, Sylvain Quoilin
Summary: This study analyzes the transition scenarios of Bolivia's energy sector using a long-term optimization model and a dispatch optimization model. The results indicate that transition measures can reduce overall system costs but require significant investments. The energy sector transition in Bolivia poses significant challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Quanliang Ye, Edgar G. Hertwich, Maarten S. Krol, David Font Vivanco, Amanda W. Lounsbury, Xinzhu Zheng, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Yutao Wang, Ranran Wang
Summary: This study quantifies the linkages between China's capital formation, environmental pressures, and consumption, showing that a significant portion of capital assets acquired by China from 1995 to 2015 have not yet been depreciated and will serve future production and consumption. Outsourcing of capital services also leads to considerable environmental pressures, ranging from 14% to 25% depending on the indicators. Without considering the linkages between capital and final consumption, calculations of China's environmental footprints related to the six environmental pressures could be significantly underestimated or overestimated.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Sami Ullah
Summary: The reduction of CO2 emissions is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals, protecting the environment, mitigating climate change, and preserving biodiversity. Comprehensive approaches prioritizing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable urbanization are essential for a sustainable and prosperous future. Using wavelet analysis methods, this study examines the time and frequency-based interactions between variables over the period of 1990-2020. The empirical analysis reveals significant and negative correlations between CO2 emissions and energy efficiency measures, renewable energy usage, and urbanization in different time and frequency domains. The study recommends implementing policies to enhance energy efficiency, promote renewable energy use, and foster sustainable urbanization in Sweden to achieve net-zero emissions and sustainable development.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Najmul Haque Barbhuiya, Ashish Kumar, Ayush Singh, Munish K. Chandel, Christopher J. Arnusch, James M. Tour, Swatantra P. Singh
Summary: The method of flash graphene (FG) production converts bulk quantities of carbonaceous materials into graphene, providing a way to convert various solid wastes containing carbon into valuable products, thus reducing waste volume and enabling resource valorization.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Janis Krumins, Maris Klavins
Summary: The post-Soviet states in the Baltic region have shown varied levels of CO2 emissions due to their different development paths and approaches to fossil resources. The development and implementation of national policies for sustainable development remain crucial in mitigating the climate crisis.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shen Wang, Emily B. Fisher, Leyang Feng, Xinrui Zhong, J. Hugh Ellis, Benjamin F. Hobbs
Summary: The study introduces a Site-and-Grow (SAG) downscaling framework to simulate future changes in emissions from the power sector. The framework consists of downscaling regional energy information to subregions and locating potential sites for new power plants using GIS-based screening, with final county-level placement determined by a multicriteria value function. The results show that emissions from coal power plants continue to dominate in the future, with the location of retired coal plants playing a key role in emission changes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Simon Oberg, Mikael Odenberger, Filip Johnsson
Summary: The study evaluated the competitiveness of hydrogen gas turbines in shifting electricity generation in 2050 during the transition to future energy systems. The research results showed that hydrogen gas turbines play an important role when carbon emissions are constrained in 2050.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Hyunkyo Yu, Sujeetha Selvakkumaran, Erik O. Ahlgren
Summary: For local governments and municipalities, integrating urban and energy planning is essential for transitioning to more energy-efficient cities with lower carbon emissions. However, the separation between energy planning and urban planning can result in less effective impact on cities in reaching climate goals. This study focuses on urban heating systems in the building sector and proposes an integrative municipal heat planning methodology, with a case study in Lyngby-Taarbaek, Denmark, to explore the integration of urban planning features into energy systems modeling. Stakeholder engagement from both heat and urban planning departments informs future heating system preferences and expectations. The methodology's applicability and results are discussed and compared to other methods.
Article
Environmental Studies
Desta Fitiwi, Genaro Longoria, Muireann A. Lynch
Summary: This study examines the impact of the anticipated expansion of datacentres on the power system and climate policy. The results show that datacentre expansion imposes significant additional costs on the power system. A renewable energy target is more costly than a technology-neutral carbon reduction policy due to the restriction to invest solely in renewable energy, and the costs increase non-linearly with electricity demand. A carbon reduction policy is more resilient to uncertainties in projected demand. The study suggests that climate-related energy policy should focus on technology-neutral carbon reduction policies and consider the climate impacts of datacentres on energy demand.
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.
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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.