As the global population increases and economies expand, the demand for energy, water,
and food (EWF) resources increases accordingly and thus requires effective resource …

The decarbonization of the industrial sector plays a crucial role in a successful energy
transition. This transformation is very costly and complex, as many of the existing production …

Quinoa and lupin are emergent sectors recognized as major promoters of social and
economic development in the producer indigenous communities of Ecuador. The associated …

Jaggery is a non-traditional sweetener that is produced from boiling sugarcane juice. Due to
the energy intensive nature of the combustion process in jaggery making, previous studies …

Sustainable supply chain management is the improved level of management through the
integration of environmental and social issues in parallel to the economic issues. It has …

While heat pumps have been acknowledged as a key enabling technology to achieve Net
Zero goals, their uptake is limited by their performance and cost. In this paper, a simulation …

A manufacturing system comprises production processes and building services, both of
which are supplied by different energy carriers as well as raw materials and water. These …

In the current global climate of declining fossil fuel reserves and due to the impact of industry
on the natural environment, industrial sustainability is becoming ever more important …

The energetic conversion of the residual biomass generated in the Ecuadorian agro-
industrial sector is an alternative to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels in thermal …

This thesis is aimed at offering an operational framework for energy sustainability studies
capable of describing the reciprocal relations between the energy subsystem, the society …