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Prices of conventional and renewable energy as determinants of sustainable and secure energy development: regression model analysis

The prices of energy resources are important determinants of sustainable energy development, yet associated with significant unknowns. The estimates of the impact of prices of energy products in the domestic m...

Authors: Sandi Knez, Goran Šimić, Anica Milovanović, Sofia Starikova and Franc Željko Županič

The value of community technology workers for LPG use: A pilot in Shirati, Tanzania

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 calls for the adoption and continued use of clean-burning stoves by the 2.9 billion people relying on unclean fuels (both solid biomass and kerosene). However, to date, the...

Authors: Annelise Gill-Wiehl, Sara Sievers and Daniel M. Kammen

Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition

The widespread use of sustainable energy technologies is a key element in the transformation of the energy system from fossil-based to zero-carbon. In line with this, technology acceptance is of great importan...

Authors: Dorothee Baur, Philip Emmerich, Manuel Johann Baumann and Marcel Weil

Indicators for the optimization of sustainable urban energy systems based on energy system modeling

Urban energy systems are responsible for 75% of the world’s energy consumption and for 70% of the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Energy system models are used to optimize, benchmark and compare such energ...

Authors: Christian Klemm and Frauke Wiese

Mapping emergent public engagement in societal transitions: a scoping review

Transition discourses are gaining prominence in efforts to imagine a future that adequately addresses the urgent need to establish low carbon and climate resilient pathways. Within these discourses the ‘public...

Authors: Alexandra Revez, Niall Dunphy, Clodagh Harris, Fionn Rogan, Edmond Byrne, Connor McGookin, Paul Bolger, Brian Ó Gallachóir, John Barry, Geraint Ellis, Barry O’Dwyer, Evan Boyle, Stephen Flood, James Glynn and Gerard Mullally

Climate change in the Western Balkans and EU Green Deal: status, mitigation and challenges

The European Commission (EC), based on the European Green Deal (2019) and the Recovery plan for Europe (2021), envisages investing 30% of the budget in climate-related programs, projects, and initiatives, whic...

Authors: Sandi Knez, Snežana Štrbac and Iztok Podbregar

Climate change and agriculture management: Western Balkan region analysis

This paper aims to analyze the possibilities of the agricultural sector of the Western Balkan to assess compliance with the European Green Deal, which provides for the implementation of activities, which shoul...

Authors: Franc Željko Županić, Danka Radić and Iztok Podbregar

Net zero 2050 as an EU priroty: modeling a system for efficient investments in eco innovation for climate change mitigation

The study background is based on the fact that The Recovery Plan for Europe envisages investing 30% of the huge budget in climate change, with the goal of zero gas emission by 2050. This ambitious plan will re...

Authors: Jelena Jesic, Andrea Okanovic and Andrea Andrejevic Panic

Sustainable energy transition in Central Asia: status and challenges

The paper aims at gaining insight into the implementation of the process of sustainable energy transition in the countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan...

Authors: Mirjana Radovanović, Sanja Filipović and Andrea Andrejević Panić

Digitalisation and sustainable energy transitions in Africa: assessing the impact of policy and regulatory environments on the energy sector in Nigeria and South Africa

Digital technologies have unique characteristics for achieving radically disruptive transitions within the energy sector. They provide opportunities for new production and consumption models between micro-prod...

Authors: Fortune Nwaiwu

Electrical energy transition in the context of Ghana

In Ghana, energy transition as a research theme is new. It is unclear whether energy transition has occurred or not, and if so, in what form. This study sought to find out whether this transition has occurred ...

Authors: Paul Osei-Tutu, Samuel Boadi and Vincent Kusi-Kyei

Correction to: Health concerns and use of biomass energy in households: voices of women from rural communities in Western Uganda

Authors: Juliet Kyayesimira and Florence Muheirwe

Courting emissions: climate adjudication and South Africa’s youth

The urgency to pursue sustainable consumption or use energy in a manner that does not negatively impact the environment has become an important theme in recent times. As a major fluctuation in the atmosphere, ...

Authors: Bright Nkrumah

Electric vehicle charging and end-user motivation for flexibility: a case study from Norway

Norway is currently in the process of replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs). A steadily increasing number of EVs being charged in the evening when the demand peaks ar...

Authors: Ida Marie Henriksen, William Throndsen, Marianne Ryghaug and Tomas Moe Skjølsvold

Allometric equations for estimating on-farm fuel production of Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia) shrubs and Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) plants in semi-arid Tanzania

Fuelwood is considered to be the primary source of cooking energy in Tanzania and, due to ongoing deforestation, access to fuelwood is becoming more cumbersome. On-farm agroforestry systems can reduce dependen...

Authors: J. M. Hafner, J. Steinke, G. Uckert, S. Sieber and A. A. Kimaro

Health concerns and use of biomass energy in households: voices of women from rural communities in Western Uganda

Over the years, there has been advocacy for use of improved cookstoves as one of the initiatives towards reducing overdependence on biomass energy. There is growing concern that the use of biomass energy may e...

Authors: Juliet Kyayesimira and Florence Muheirwe

Enhancing environmental sustainability through corporate governance: the merger and acquisition perspective

Environmental sustainability may be perceived as conflicting with economic development. Economic activities such as mergers and acquisitions can contribute to resource allocation optimization, where corporate ...

Authors: Dandan Zheng, Zhipan Yuan, Shusheng Ding and Tianxiang Cui

The governance of energy transition: lessons from the Nigerian electricity sector

The rising need for transition towards more sustainable energy sources requires a rethink in the governance of energy systems. Arguably, policy makers have very important roles in governing transitions in any ...

Authors: Norbert Edomah

Decision-making in sustainable energy transition in Southeastern Europe: probabilistic network-based model

Sustainable energy transition of a country is complex and long-term process, which requires decision-making in all stages and at all levels, including a large number of different factors, with different causal...

Authors: Nena Hribar, Goran Šimić, Simonida Vukadinović and Polona Šprajc

Designing a sustainable biofuel supply chain by considering carbon policies: a case study in Iran

Carbon emissions and global warming have increased as a result of population growth and greater usage of fossil fuels. Finding a long-term replacement for fossil fuels, such as biofuels, has become a major pro...

Authors: Naeme Zarrinpoor and Aida Khani

Criteria prioritization for the sustainable development of second-generation bioethanol in Thailand using the Delphi-AHP technique

The availability of underexploited agricultural residues in Thailand opens up the opportunity to supply second-generation bioethanol production. The national implementation of residues-to-biofuel can potential...

Authors: Piradee Jusakulvijit, Alberto Bezama and Daniela Thrän

Energy efficiency in China: optimization and comparison between hydropower and thermal power

The energy generation efficiencies of thermal power and hydropower, which are the two main forces of electric power in China, are important factors affecting the energy conservation, emission reduction, and gr...

Authors: Ruo-Mei Wang, Ze Tian and Fang-rong Ren

Perceptions of participation and the role of gender for the engagement in solar energy communities in Sweden

Energy communities are emphasized by the EU as important for developing sustainable energy systems that include and engage many people. While many renewables are highly compatible with a more decentralized ene...

Authors: Daniela Lazoroska, Jenny Palm and Anna Bergek

Managing the energy trilemma in the Philippines

The transition to an energy mix with lower carbon emissions is hampered by the existence of the so-called Energy Trilemma. The primary consequence is a trade-off between various objectives of energy policy, e....

Authors: Josef T. Yap, Aaron Joseph P. Gabriola and Chrysogonus F. Herrera

Estimating the supply of oilseed acreage for sustainable aviation fuel production: taking account of farmers’ willingness to adopt

Continued progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions will require efforts across many industries. Though aviation is estimated to account for modest portions of global greenhouse gas emissions, these s...

Authors: Conner J. McCollum, Steven M. Ramsey, Jason S. Bergtold and Graciela Andrango

Techno-economic analysis for the role of single end energy user in mitigating GHG emission

Households, as end energy users, consume grid electricity to meet their energy demands. However, grids across the globe for energy production are majorly based on fossil fuel technology and make the highest co...

Authors: Waqas Ahmed, Jamil Ahmed Sheikh, Muhammad Nouman, Mian Farhan Ullah and M. A. Parvez Mahmud

How does satisfaction of solar PV users enhance their trust in the power grid? - Evidence from PPAPs in rural China

Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Projects (PPAPs) have been implemented in Chinese rural areas since 2014. As a new energy policy, PPAPs have played an important role in alleviating rural poverty. However, the...

Authors: Liping Ding, Yin Shi, Chenchen He, Qiyao Dai, Zumeng Zhang, Jiaxin Li and Ling Zhou

Renewable energy and population growth for sustainable development in the Southeast Asian countries

The energy–environment–growth nexus has been examined for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, mainly using time series data. However, the important role of renewable energy and populatio...

Authors: Duc Hong Vo and Anh The Vo

Who buys certified firewood? Individual determinants of clean fuel adoption for promoting the sustainable energy transition in southern Chile

Temuco and Padre Las Casas, Chile, have severe problems of air pollution due to the extensive use of firewood for heating. The local authorities have made various efforts to improve fuel quality and introduce ...

Authors: Boris Álvarez, Àlex Boso, Ignacio Rodríguez, Álvaro Hofflinger and Arturo Vallejos-Romero

Towards sustainable energy culture in the industrial sector: introducing an interdisciplinary method for understanding energy culture in business industries

There have been numerous research papers focusing on improving energy consumption and energy behaviour in domestic and residential contexts. However, workplaces and especially industry settings have gained les...

Authors: Virpi Oksman, Francesco Reda, Sami Karjalainen, Hassam ur Rehman and Zarrin Fatima

Powering jobs: the employment footprint of clean cooking solutions in Kenya

The delivery of clean cooking access to the 1.2 billion people who cook with charcoal, kerosene, and firewood may have a strong localized employment impact. With the challenge of a rapidly expanding youth popu...

Authors: Chih-Jung Lee, Rebekah Shirley, Maureen Otieno and Hope Nyambura

Information flow to increase support for tidal energy development in remote islands of a developing country: agent-based simulation of information flow in Flores Timur Regency, Indonesia

Public awareness is crucial for successful deployment of tidal energy, a renewable energy source that can provide clean electricity to remote islands. However, considering public attitudes on tidal energy are ...

Authors: Rohit Ramachandran, A. H. T. Shyam Kularathna, Hirotaka Matsuda and Ken Takagi

Linking qualitative scenarios with quantitative energy models: knowledge integration in different methodological designs

Linking qualitative scenarios with quantitative models is a common approach to integrate assumptions on possible future societal contexts into modeling. But reflection on how and to what degree knowledge is ef...

Authors: Sigrid Prehofer, Hannah Kosow, Tobias Naegler, Thomas Pregger, Stefan Vögele and Wolfgang Weimer-Jehle

Trends and dynamics of material and energy flows in an urban context: a case study of a city with an emerging economy

Currently, most of the world’s population lives in cities, and the rapid urbanization of the population is driving increases in the demand for products, goods and services. To effectively design policies for u...

Authors: Clara Inés Pardo Martínez, William Alfonso Piña, Angelo Facchini and Alexander Cotte Poveda

Technical reliability of shipboard technologies for the application of alternative fuels

Naval traffic is highly dependent on depleting fossil resources and causes significant greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, marine transportation is a major backbone of world trade. Thus, alternative fu...

Authors: Lukas Popp and Karsten Müller

The intention of households in the Daklak province to instal smart grid rooftop solar electricity systems

Smart grid rooftop solar electricity is a useful power resource and a viable alternative to conventionally generated energy. In the context of Vietnam, it could help people control their own source of electric...

Authors: Tran Thi Lan, Sopin Jirakiattikul, Le Duc Niem and Kuaanan Techato

Correction to: The incandescent light bulb phase-out: exploring patterns of framing the governance of discontinuing a socio-technical regime

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Peter Stegmaier, Vincent R. Visser and Stefan Kuhlmann

Managing sustainability risks of bioenergy in four Nordic countries

Bioenergy plays a key role in the transition to a sustainable economy in Europe, but its own sustainability is being questioned. We study the experiences of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway, to find out whe...

Authors: Anders Chr. Hansen, Nicholas Clarke and Atle Wehn Hegnes

Policy-relevant insights for regional renewable energy deployment

The paper explores how regional actors engage with energy systems, flows and infrastructures in order to meet particular goals and offers a fine-tuned analysis of how differences arise, highlighting the policy...

Authors: Carla De Laurentis and Peter J. G. Pearson

Correction to: Governing sustainability of bioenergy, biomaterial and bioproduct supply chains from forest and agricultural landscapes

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Inge Stupak, C. Tattersall Smith and Nicholas Clarke

Editorial Expression of Concern: Brette Pearl Spar Mable (BPSM): a potential recoverable catalyst as a renewable source of biodiesel from Thevetia peruviana seed oil for the benefit of sustainable development in West Africa

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: T. F. Adepoju, B. E. Olatunbosun, O. M. Olatunji and M. A. Ibeh

Household willingness to adopt a single-stage solar-supported hyper-thermophilic anaerobic biogas digester in Ghana

Sustainability of energy is key for quality life; thus, the use of clean energy at the household level warrants moving from fossil-based energy to modern forms like biogas. However, the joint interactive effec...

Authors: Isaac Mbir Bryant and Abdul-Rahaman Afitiri

Analyzing German consumers’ willingness to pay for green electricity tariff attributes: a discrete choice experiment

In order to achieve an environmentally friendly and sustainable energy supply, it is necessary that this goal is supported by society. In different countries worldwide it has been shown that one way consumers ...

Authors: M. Danne, S. Meier-Sauthoff and O. Musshoff

The incandescent light bulb phase-out: exploring patterns of framing the governance of discontinuing a socio-technical regime

This paper aims at a better understanding of the governance of the abandonment of socio-technical regimes through the example of the incandescent light bulb phase-out in the European Union and in the Netherlan...

Authors: Peter Stegmaier, Vincent R. Visser and Stefan Kuhlmann

Combining the worlds of energy systems and material flow analysis: a review

Recent studies focusing on greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies indicate that material recycling has a significant impact on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The question arises how the...

Authors: Felix Kullmann, Peter Markewitz, Detlef Stolten and Martin Robinius

Governing sustainability of bioenergy, biomaterial and bioproduct supply chains from forest and agricultural landscapes

Authors: Inge Stupak, C. Tattersall Smith and Nicholas Clarke

Correction to: Effects of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act and environmental, social and economic factors on biogas plant adoption and agricultural land use change

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Xueqing Yang, Yang Liu, Daniela Thrän, Alberto Bezama and Mei Wang

Sustainable forest biomass: a review of current residue harvesting guidelines

Forest biomass harvesting guidelines help ensure the ecological sustainability of forest residue harvesting for bioenergy and bioproducts, and hence contribute to social license for a growing bioeconomy. Guide...

Authors: Brian D. Titus, Kevin Brown, Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari, Elena Vanguelova, Inge Stupak, Alexander Evans, Nicholas Clarke, Claudia Guidi, Viktor J. Bruckman, Iveta Varnagiryte-Kabasinskiene, Kęstutis Armolaitis, Wim de Vries, Keizo Hirai, Lilli Kaarakka, Karen Hogg and Pam Reece

Good living of communities and sustainability of the hydropower business: mapping an operational framework for benefit sharing

The negative impact of hydropower companies is cushioned frequently through compensation that is proportional neither to the needs of communities nor to the energy business. Considering the dependence of hydro...

Authors: Indira Jiménez-Inchima, Jorge-Andrés Polanco and Manuela Escobar-Sierra

Energy planning for an eco-city based on a distributed energy network

In China, traditional energy planning is subordinate to city planning, with a primary purpose of meeting the energy demand in urban areas by planning and designing an energy system. However, most of the curren...

Authors: Xiaojun Zhu, Jianhua Zhu, Bencheng Wu, Minsheng Liu, Guoqing Wang, Zhenqi Zhu, Zhongxue Gan, Jing Zhang and Chuizhou Meng