Assessment of the renewable energy generation towards net-zero energy buildings: A review

A Ahmed, T Ge, J Peng, WC Yan, BT Tee, S You - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing the building sector is extremely important to mitigating climate change as the
sector contributes 40% of the overall energy consumption and 36% of the total greenhouse …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of electricity generation technologies: Overview, comparability and limitations

R Turconi, A Boldrin, T Astrup - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Electricity generation is a key contributor to global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG),
NO x and SO 2 and their related environmental impact. A critical review of 167 case studies …

What drives the development of community energy in Europe? The case of wind power cooperatives

T Bauwens, B Gotchev, L Holstenkamp - Energy Research & Social Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The dominant model of energy infrastructure has historically been conceived in a very
centralized fashion, ie, with hardly any citizen involvement in energy generation. Yet …

Assessing climate change impacts on the near-term stability of the wind energy resource over the United States

SC Pryor, RJ Barthelmie - Proceedings of the National …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The energy sector comprises approximately two-thirds of global total greenhouse gas
emissions. For this and other reasons, renewable energy resources including wind power …

Energy-aware intelligence in megacities

P Gautam, S Kumar, S Lokhandwala - Current developments in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Enhanced living standards and develo** industrialization are indicators of higher energy
consumption, which is ever growing, and the gap between demand and supply is attaining …

[BOOK][B] Municipal solid waste management and green economy

S Elagroudy, MA Warith, M El Zayat - 2016 - interacademies.org
This “Municipal Solid Waste Management and Green Economy” report is the first of its kind
released by the Global Young Academy (GYA). It is a policy report drafted by experts in the …

Optimizing the Benefits of Invasive Alien Plants Biomass in South Africa

YS Rawat, GS Singh, AT Tekleyohannes - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The current political situation in South Africa is seeking opportunities to promote sustainable
development and use of renewable resources for energy, poverty alleviation, economic …

Integrated assessment of renewable energy potential: Approach and application in rural South Africa

B Winkler, S Lemke, J Ritter, I Lewandowski - … Innovation and Societal …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents the development and application of the Integrated Renewable Energy
Potential Assessment (IREPA), employing a three-pronged approach:(i) literature review of …

Integrated combined cycle from natural gas with CO2 capture using a Ca–Cu chemical loop

I Martínez, R Murillo, G Grasa, JR Fernández… - AIChE …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The integration in a natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) of a novel process for H2
production using a chemical Ca–Cu loop was proposed. This process is based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Clear support for an unclear concept? Public attitudes towards local energy systems in the United Kingdom

I Soutar, P Devine-Wright, H Devine-Wright… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Decentralisation offers one route to energy system decarbonisation, and local energy
systems (LES) provide focal points for decentralisation. LES involve the integration of …