The construction industry is criticized for causing adverse impacts on the environment. To
minimize these impacts, the industry has been seeking to introduce sustainable practices …

The pressing issues of climate change and the limited availability of non-renewable energy
resources have created a growing need for sustainable energy alternatives. This study …

This review investigates the potential of the emergy analysis (EMA) as a new perspective
and approach to the worldwide used ecosystem services (ESs) framework to quantify and …

The sustainability of producing biodiesel from waste cooking oil (WCO) needs to be
thoroughly examined since it is a promising multiple-advantage solution to strengthening …

The transition to renewable energy technologies raises new and important governance
questions. With small hydropower (SHP) expanding as part of renewable energy and …

Hydropower is considered as one of the most convenient and popular renewable energy
technologies and its capacity is growing rapidly throughout the world. Its rapid deployment …

Emergy-related studies have been widely conducted worldwide in order to evaluate the total
environmental support and sustainability of one system from both natural and economic …

Europe has a large tradition of Small Hydropower stations (SHP); these proliferate wherever
there was an adequate supply of moving water and a need for electricity. As electricity …

Hydropower projects are site specific which require huge investment and have long
gestation periods. These characteristics expose hydropower projects to various …

Mitigating global warming requires the rapid deployment of renewable energy (RE) systems
throughout all parts of the world economy. A crucial step for such deployments is the …