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Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:45
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Prospective life cycle assessment of an electric vehicle equipped with a model magnesium battery
Concerns about the sustainability of commercially available batteries have driven the development of post-lithium systems. While previous studies on Magnesium batteries have explored both the potential environ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:44 -
The role of specific energy consumption in a heat recovery system for cassava starch production using an integrated agro-industrial system
Reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is a crucial issue in the cassava starch processing industry. In this study, the integrated system combining livestock, cassava cultivation and cassava ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:43 -
Trade-offs in biomethane production by substrate mixture optimization under German market conditions
New regulations and market conditions in Germany affect the profitability of biomethane upgrading as a repowering option for existing biogas plants following on-site CHP utilization. These conditions present t...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:42 -
Exploring European decarbonisation pathways in the Power Decisions Game
Article 12 of the Paris Agreement summons the signing parties to co-operate in improving the education of their citizens on climate change and related matters. The article thereby acknowledges the importance o...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:41 -
“It’s just politics”: an exploration of people’s frames of the politics of mobility in Germany and their consequences
The decarbonization of the mobility sector is one of the main challenges in the context of climate mitigation. In Germany, as in many other countries, policy measures aiming to make the mobility system greener...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:40 -
Analysis of some of the statements of L. Holmlid about T + D fusion, D + D fusion and ultra-dense hydrogen
Thermonuclear fusion is a widely discussed approach to energy production. In 2022, Energy Sustain. Soc. published L. Holmlid’s paper (Energy Sustain Soc 12:14, 2022, 10.1186/s13705-022-00338-4) containing, in ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:39 -
Modelling policy scenarios: refocussing the model-policy logic for the case of German passenger transport
National energy and climate scenarios are typically simulated or optimised using sectoral or energy system models, which include a large number of model settings and scenario assumptions. However, their realis...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:38 -
Environmental trade-offs of (de)centralized renewable electricity systems
Renewable energies are key to reduce CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts of fossil-fueled electricity generation. However, renewable energy systems can also cause negative environmental effects. In this...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:37 -
Feasibility-sustainability study of power generation using solar energy at an industrial site: a case study from Egypt
Fossil fuel utilization is the biggest contributor to the emissions of greenhouse gases which are the main reason for global warming. Solar energy photovoltaic (PV) technology is one of the most rapidly rising...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:36 -
Ageism, welfare, and the energy transition: a comparative analysis of the perceptions among the elderly in Poland and Norway
One of the potential dimensions on which exclusion and injustice may occur in energy transitions is age. Age-based patterns of exclusion—ageism—has recently been conceptualized in the context of decarbonizatio...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:35 -
The circular bioeconomy: a driver for system integration
Human and earth system modeling, traditionally centered on the interplay between the energy system and the atmosphere, are facing a paradigm shift. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s mandate for c...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:34 -
Material energy citizenship through participation in citizen-financed photovoltaic projects
Citizens are recognized as key actors in the energy system’s transformation by assuming novel roles beyond being mere energy consumers. Participation in renewable energy projects increases societal support and...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:33 -
Do current energy policies in Germany promote the use of biomass in areas where it is particularly beneficial to the system? Analysing short- and long-term energy scenarios
Policymakers are tasked with both driving the rapid expansion of renewable energy technologies and, additionally channelling the limited national potential of biomass into areas where it can provide the greate...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:32 -
Understanding stakeholder attitudes towards low-head pumped hydro storage technology
The share of renewable energy feeding the European grid has been growing over the years, even though the intermittency of some renewable energy sources can induce electric grid instability. Energy storage has ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:31 -
Public support and willingness to pay for a carbon tax in Hungary: can revenue recycling make a difference?
To curb human-made carbon-dioxide emissions, the European Union will introduce carbon pricing for buildings and transport in 2027. Central and East European (CEE) countries are pressured to embark on ambitious...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:30 -
Investigating the determinants of household energy consumption in Nigeria: insights and implications
The present study draws motivation from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and explores the nexus between access to modern cooking energy sources, responsible energy consumption, climate change m...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:29 -
Experimental assessment and optimization of the performance of a biodiesel engine using response surface methodology
Biodiesel is a renewable and ecofriendly fuel for internal combustion engines. However, fuel standards need to be adapted for efficiency and commercial use. This paper deals with a novel process of its product...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:28 -
Harder, better, faster, stronger: understanding and improving the tractability of large energy system models
Energy system models based on linear programming have been growing in size with the increasing need to model renewables with high spatial and temporal detail. Larger models lead to high computational requireme...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:27 -
Synthetic natural gas in the private heating sector in Germany: match or mismatch between production costs and consumer willingness to pay?
The residential heating sector in many European countries requires a fundamental transformation if it is to become climate neutral. Besides the introduction of efficiency measures and updating heating systems,...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:26 -
Key forecasts and prospects for green transition in the region of Central Asia beyond 2022
The transition to energy-sustainable systems is a globally accepted concept, but it is implemented with various degrees of success around the world. The aim of this paper is to determine the status of green tr...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:25 -
Worlds apart? Investigating acceptance and usage demands of carbon-based cosmetics and clothing across European countries
Global warming and the increasing risk of natural disasters force us all to act. As the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has been proven effective but insufficient on its own, Carbon Capture and Utiliz...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:24 -
Decreasing the energy demand in public buildings using nature-based solutions: case studies from Novi Sad (Republic of Serbia) and Osijek (Republic of Croatia)
Nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban areas offer an opportunity to improve environmental conditions and to reduce CO2 emissions towards establishing climate-neutral cities in the next few decades. Furthermore, t...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:23 -
Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach
The main goal of the paper is to define the level of energy efficiency in the economies of selected countries in the Balkan region that have opted for the EU Green Deal, a circular economy, and a transition to...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:22 -
A review of the current potential of European brown seaweed for the production of biofuels
In addition to the other uses for macroalgae, since the 1970s, there has been interest in using macroalgae as a source of biofuels, due to the high rates of productivity and intrinsic advantages over other bio...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:21 -
Retraction Note: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:20 -
Balancing the books: unveiling the direct impact of an integrated energy system model on industries, households and government revenues
The transition towards a sustainable energy system is reshaping the demand for final energy, driven by the diffusion of new end-use technologies. This shift not only impacts consumers’ energy expenses, but als...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:19 -
Spatial and temporal patterns of fuelwood consumption and its associated CO2 emissions in Muzaffarabad division, a western Himalayan region
In the Himalayan region, fuelwood serves as a critical energy source for rural communities. Being vital for meeting energy needs, fuelwood combustion is a source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and, consequently...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:18 -
The role of renewable energy in the energy–growth–emission nexus in the ASEAN region
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) relies mainly on fossil fuels in their energy supply, leading to higher CO2 emissions, pollution, and further environmental degradation. This paper uses the pane...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:17 -
Adaptive capability and socioecological traps: a bioenergy case in communities of Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Energy poverty, which is the deprivation of a series of energy services that satisfy human needs, affects over 2 billion individuals who rely on the combustion of biomass and other solid fuels to fulfill their...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:16 -
Stakeholders’ perceptions of hydrogen and reflections on energy transition governance
There is a race to innovate, develop or create hydrogen production technologies to accelerate energy transition and create a hydrogen economy. Acceptance has been used in social science literature as a lens th...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:15 -
Production of low emission briquettes from carbonized faecal sludge as an alternative source of cooking energy
In Tanzania, firewood, charcoal, and agricultural waste play a crucial role in daily life as sources of cooking energy, especially in rural areas. Using these energy sources contributes to deforestation and th...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:14 -
Ecological, financial, social and societal motives for cooperative energy prosumerism: measuring preference heterogeneity in a Belgian energy cooperative
Energy cooperatives in Europe have become more prominent due to the growing interest in and development of renewable energy sources. Cooperatives are often seen as an instrument in the transition to a low-carb...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:13 -
Effect of fuel injection pressure on the performances of a CI engine using water-emulsified diesel (WED) as a fuel
The choice of energy sources is essential for sustainable development to combat different environmental issues caused by the consumption of fossil fuels. Though diesel engines are considered more efficient and...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:12 -
Performance comparison of three prototype biomass stoves with traditional and Mirt stoves for baking Injera
Injera is food consumed daily by Ethiopians like bread and rice in other parts of the world. Biomass stoves are used to bake Injera in most rural households. The unsustainable use of fuelwood causes deforestation...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:11 -
Renewable energy as a connecting spot between China and Central and Eastern European countries: status, directions and perspectives
Considering energy- and climate-related policies adopted, the European Union and the People’s Republic of China are expected to be on the same trajectory of reducing pollution, aiming for carbon neutrality in ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:10 -
One step closer: Laypeople’s perception of production steps for manufacturing CO2-based jet fuel
The need for greenhouse gas abatement measures grows as climate change threatens life on earth. Negative emission technologies, such as carbon capture and utilization (CCU), can reduce emissions from the trans...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:9 -
Solar-assisted poultry production in small-scale farms: a case study in the Bekaa semi-arid region, Lebanon
In Lebanon, poultry production is one of the major components of the agricultural sector; however, it suffers from increasing energy costs necessary to cover poultry heating requirements. This affects the prof...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:8 -
How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities
This article asks the following question: how well are coal regions, affected by phase-out plans, represented in mediating commissions, to what extent do local communities participate in the decision-making pr...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:7 -
Photovoltaics in agricultural landscapes: “Industrial land use” or a “real compromise” between renewable energy and biodiversity? Perspectives of German nature conservation associations
One common renewable energy source for substituting fossil sources is photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, installing PV systems in agricultural areas can lead to competition with other land uses. These project...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:6 -
The role of City Climate Networks in Promoting Citizen Participation in Municipalities: A Critical Multi-Case Analysis
At the COP21, cities were recognised as key actors in combatting climate change. In supporting cities, climate city networks such as transnational climate networks (TCNs) and national climate networks (NCNs) h...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:5 -
Municipal heat provision experiences and expectations in Germany
Compared to other sectors, the building sector is seriously lagging in efforts to mitigate climate change. In particular, heat provision needs to move to low-carbon options at greater speed. Municipalities are...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:4 -
“Waste to energy” as a driver towards a sustainable and circular energy future for the Balkan countries
The main goal of the paper is to review the existing state and propose a model solution for the introduction of the waste-to-energy concept in the Republic of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as these Balkan...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:3 -
Challenges of the green transition for the recovery of the Western Balkans
The aim of this paper is to reconsider the necessity for the green transition and the key preconditions for the implementation of a circular economy in Western Balkan countries. With the objective of the resea...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:2 -
Potential markets and policies for sustainable liquid biofuel production with emphasis to Eastern Africa countries: a review
The production of liquid biofuel in Eastern Africa countries has the potential to play an important role on the global biofuel markets in the coming years, because transportation fuel demand is expected to gro...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:1 -
Impact of energy affordability on the decision-making of rural households in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China regarding clean energy use
Highly carbonized energy use in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China seriously endangers the health of residents and the ecological environment. However, poor energy affordability remains a major obst...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:50 -
Social acceptance of geothermal technology on a global view: a systematic review
The role of geothermal technology in the context of global efforts toward carbon-free and clean energy production is becoming increasingly important. Social acceptance is a decisive factor in the successful im...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:49 -
International relations challenges and sustainable development in developing countries after 2022: conceptualization of the risk assessment model
UN defined Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promotes international relations as a platform of cooperation between all stakeholders to achieve peace, stability, and prosperity bu...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:48 -
Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective
Development finance is vital for low- and middle-income countries to enhance their sustainability agendas, as it provides essential funding necessary to close domestic financing gaps, including in the energy s...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:47 -
Sustainability performance of rural municipalities in Germany
Sustainable rural development entails efforts to enhance the well-being of rural communities while safeguarding natural resources for future generations. The thorough examination of sustainable rural developme...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:46
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