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Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2024 14:20
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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 -
The public’s intention to vote for continued use of woody biomass for energy in Denmark: a cognitive hierarchy perspective
To be socially robust, renewable energy policies aiming at achieving a low-carbon society require public support. Woody biomass is an important renewable energy source. It accounts for a large share of the ren...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:45 -
Transformative power production futures: citizen jury deliberations in Saskatchewan, Canada
Transforming power production systems to achieve net zero emissions and address climate change will require deep structural changes, partially dependent on community perceptions of the necessary energy transit...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:44 -
A study on a political system for the advance in green hydrogen technology: a South Korea case study
Hydrogen energy, a type of renewable energy if produced without fossil fuel, has a critical issue in that most of it is still produced from carbon footprint heavy industries such as the fossil fuel industry. I...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:43 -
Evaluation of the preference for and viability of clean cookstove adoption in rural Tanzania
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 calls for “universal access to affordable, reliable, modern energy services” for the 2.6 billion individuals lacking access to clean cooking fuels and stoves. Low- and midd...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:42 -
National electrical energy supply: foundations of a future system
Approximately 90% of the global human population have access to a supply of electrical energy. Existing national electrical energy supply systems possess good technical availability but with significant system...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:41 -
Are strategy developers well equipped when designing sustainable supply chains for a circular bio-economy? Supporting innovations’ market uptake in a PESTEL + I environment
Innovations and new supply chain concepts are crucial for establishing a sustainable and circular bio-economy that reduces carbon emissions and lowers negative environmental impacts. PESTEL-based concept devel...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:40 -
Correction : How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:39 -
A study on how efficient measures for secondary district heating system performance can be encouraged by motivational tariffs
District Heating (DH) is a technology that provides heating and domestic hot water to buildings and is an important technology for supporting the European energy transition. As such the heating systems increas...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:38 -
Plating the hot potato: how to make intermediate bioenergy carriers an accelerator to a climate-neutral Europe
With sustainable bioenergy in the European energy mix, intermediate bioenergy carriers (IBC) become of growing importance, as they can ensure a more efficient utilisation of biomass feedstocks from agricultura...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:37 -
Characterization of briquettes developed from banana peels, pineapple peels and water hyacinth
Uganda’s energy relies heavily on biomass sources. This dependence on biomass for household and commercial purposes, driven largely by population increase, poses pressure on natural resources, such as forests....
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:36 -
What’s in my fuel tank? Insights into beliefs and preferences for e-fuels and biofuels
Alternative fuels made from biomass or CO2 and water using renewable energy can reduce CO2 and pollutant emissions compared to fossil-based mobility and thus support a transition to a more sustainable transport. ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:35 -
Sustainable transition of the Republic of Serbia: measuring capacity for circularity in agriculture and rural areas
The Republic of Serbia (RS) is strategically oriented towards sustainable development, but the implementation thereof faces different limitations and problems. RS emits substantial pollution caused by fossil f...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:34 -
Scaling up community wind energy: the relevance of autonomy and community
Renewable energy, especially wind power, is expanding rapidly in Sweden and elsewhere and has left the “niche” to become part of the mainstream energy socio-technical “regime”. However, the social innovation of c...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:33 -
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union
This study aims to explain the policies implemented by the European Union in transitioning to a green economy. It examines the period from the adoption of sustainable development within the Union to the presen...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:32 -
Energy security of the European Union and corruption in Central Asia as the main challenges for the European sustainable energy future
The main goal of the paper is to define, analyze and assess the basic security, development and institutional challenges faced by the Central Asian countries after 2022. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, and wi...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:31 -
Over a century of small hydropower projects in Indonesia: a historical review
Hydropower is a mature energy technology and one that could play a more important role in providing clean and reliable energy. In small-scale contexts, hydropower is useful for providing electricity access, ba...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:30 -
A transition to battery electric vehicles without V2G: an outcome explained by a strong electricity regime and a weak automobility regime?
A sustainability transition in mobility is dependent on a transition away from a fossil fuel-based automobility regime. Smart charging, in the form of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) has been presented as one—or even th...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:29 -
Causes and effects of the German energy transition in the context of environmental, societal, political, technological, and economic developments
As lignite mining protests and #FridaysForFuture demonstrations gained momentum in Germany and further protests have been developing over time, this paper investigates the various causes and effects of the cou...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:28 -
Competing for space? A multi-criteria scenario framework intended to model the energy–biodiversity–land nexus for regional renewable energy planning based on a German case study
The need to balance renewable energy supply with biodiversity conservation has become increasingly urgent in light of current climate, energy, and biodiversity crises. However, the development of wind and sola...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:27 -
Linking sustainability and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: a monitoring framework accounting for technological development
In this article, the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and related implications for the measurement of sustainable development are analyzed. Technological innovations can play an important role in co...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:26 -
Response to the comment “Are claims of cheap muon production correct?” by K. Hansen and J. Engelen, Energy Sustain. Soc., 2023
It is shown that muons are generated from decay of the mesons created by baryon annihilation reactions in ultra-dense hydrogen H(0), based on numerous previous publications and one patent. The cost of the muon...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:25 -
Are claims of cheap muon production correct?
Muon catalyzed fusion is a process, whereby isotopes of hydrogen undergo nuclear fusion thanks to a muon replacing an electron bringing the nuclei within fusion distance. The muon is then ejected and can facil...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:24 -
Urban electricity governance and the (re)production of heterogeneous electricity constellations in Dar es Salaam
Electricity infrastructures in sub-Saharan African cities are characterized by heterogeneous socio-technical constellations, including alternative grid access channels and off-grid systems. These constellation...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:23 -
Social acceptance of green hydrogen in Germany: building trust through responsible innovation
Social acceptance presents a major challenge for Germany’s transition to green energy. As a power-to-x technology, green hydrogen is set to become a key component of a future sustainable energy system. With a ...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:22 -
Energy cooperatives and just transition in Southeastern Europe
The energy markets of Southeastern Europe largely depend on fossil fuels. Energy prices are lower in this region than in the rest of Europe, while the energy transition is relatively delayed. This paper aims a...
Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2023 13:21
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