Given the increasing risk of climate change and depletion of non-renewable energy sources,
countries around the world have been looking into energy profile diversification whereby …

Reducing dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating their environmental impacts are among
the most promising aspects of utilizing renewable energy sources. The availability of various …

This study focuses on an agricultural supply chain with a capital-constrained manufacturer, a
bank and an insurer under three power structures: insurer-led Stackelberg (IS), bank-led …

A reverse supply chain, as a post-consumption activity, aims at extracting value from
products at the end of their life cycle. It could be comprised of reusing, refurbishing …

Biomass as an abundant renewable energy source can play a vital role in controlling the
greenhouse gas emissions. The distributed nature of biomass and its low energy density …

Governments are providing an increasing number of subsidy policies for biomass-based
industries. Although one of the main barriers to the development of the biomass industry is …

Biomass, as one of the most available renewable energies, could reduce dependency on
fossil fuels and the consequent environmental impacts. There is a need for biomass supply …

The high logistics costs of biomass feedstock and the involvement of other firms that use
biomass and independent suppliers make feedstock acquisition increasingly difficult for …

Under the circumstances of global carbon emissions reduction, it has become a trend to
promote the adoption of clean energies, such as solar energy. With the increasing maturity …

As one of the most developed provinces in China, Jiangsu Province has been actively
develo** bio-energy in order to deal with its electricity supply shortage. By the end of …