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    World Energy Outlook 2009 (2009)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Since WEO-2008, the economic downturn has led to a drop in energy use, CO2 emissions and energy investment. Is this an opportunity to arrest climate change or a threat that any economic upturn might be stifled at birth? What package of commitments and measures should the climate negotiators at Copenhagen put together if they really want to stop global temperatures rising? How much would it cost? And how much might the developed world have to pay to finance action elsewhere? How big is the gas resource base and what is the typical pattern of production from a gas field? What does the unconventional gas boom in the United States mean for the rest of the world? Are we headed for a global gas glut? What role will gas play in the future energy mix? And how might the way gas is priced change? All these questions and many others are answered in WEO-2009. The data are extensive, the projections more detailed than ever and the analyses compelling.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (696 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789264061309
    URL: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/publications/weo-2009/
    Language: English
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    World Energy Outlook 1998 (1998)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The IEA's Economic Analysis Division (EAD), with input from other Divisions, produces the World Energy Outlook, the IEA's flagship publication. In even-numbered years, the EAD publishes a global energy survey, including detailed long-term projections of energy demand, energy supply and CO2 emissions. The "WEO" looks from 20 to 30 years into the future, and its projections are based on the World Energy Model . The "World Energy Outlook: Insights" series cover a single aspect of energy, like subsidies in 1999 and global supply in 2001. The WEO Insights series are published in odd-numbered years.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (475 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9264161856
    URL: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2008-1994/weo1998.pdf
    Language: English
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    Energy Efficiency : A Bridge to Low Carbon Economy (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: energy ; carbon
    Description / Table of Contents: Energy efficiency is finally a common sense term. Nowadays almost everyone knows that using energy more efficiently saves money, reduces the emissions of greenhouse gasses and lowers dependence on imported fossil fuels. We are living in a fossil age at the peak of its strength. Competition for securing resources for fuelling economic development is increasing, price of fuels will increase while availability of would gradually decline. Small nations will be first to suffer if caught unprepared in the midst of the struggle for resources among the large players. Here it is where energy efficiency has a potential to lead toward the natural next step - transition away from imported fossil fuels! Someone said that the only thing more harmful then fossil fuel is fossilized thinking. It is our sincere hope that some of chapters in this book will influence you to take a fresh look at the transition to low carbon economy and the role that energy efficiency can play in that process.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (344 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103400
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/energy-efficiency-a-bridge-to-low-carbon-economy
    Language: English
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    World Energy Outlook 1994 (1994)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Pages: Online-Ressource (306 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9264140743
    URL: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2008-1994/weo1994.pdf
    Language: English
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    World Energy Outlook 1996 (1996)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVII, 300 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9264148167
    URL: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2008-1994/weo1996.pdf
    Language: English
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    World Energy Outlook 2002 (2002)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Pages: Online-Ressource (530 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9264198350
    URL: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/publications/2008-1994/
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    World Energy Outlook 2005 : Middle East North Africa Insights (2005)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: This year's edition of this key source for global energy statistics, projections and analysis focuses on trends and developments in the major oil and gas producing countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in order to assess whether energy production from this region will increase sufficiently to satisfy global demand. In addition to providing updated projections of world energy demand and supply to 2030, the publication analyses regional trends for oil, natural gas, electricity and water desalination with dedicated chapters on Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. It also includes a 'deferred investment scenario' setting out an analysis of how global energy markets might evolve in a changed investment situation; an in-depth analysis of the global refining industry; and a review of the MENA power and water desalination sectors.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (629 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9264109498
    URL: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2008-1994/WEO2005.pdf
    Language: English
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    The Power of Transformation : Wind, Sun and the Economics of Flexible Power Systems (2014)
    Paris : OECD/IEA (Please request login data at the PIK library)
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    Keywords: energy ; wind power ; solar photovoltaics ; climate change ; electricity ; renewable energy ; energy security
    Description / Table of Contents: Wind power and solar photovoltaics (PV) are crucial to meeting future energy needs while decarbonising the power sector. Deployment of both technologies has expanded rapidly in recent years, one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak picture of clean energy progress. However, the inherent variability of wind power and solar PV raises unique and pressing questions. Can power systems remain reliable and cost-effective while supporting high shares of variable renewable energy (VRE)? And if so, how? Based on a thorough review of the integration challenge, this publication - gauges the economic significance of VRE integration impacts - highlights the need for a system-wide approach to integrating high shares of VRE - recommends how to achieve a cost-effective transformation of the power system. This book summarises the results of the third phase of the Grid Integration of VRE (GIVAR) project, undertaken by the IEA over the past two years. It is rooted in a set of seven case studies, comprising 15 countries on four continents. It deepens the technical analysis of previous IEA work and lays out an analytical framework for understanding the economics of VRE integration impacts. Based on detailed modelling, the impact of high shares of VRE on total system costs is analysed. In addition, the four flexible resources which are available to facilitate VRE integration – generation, grid infrastructure, storage and demand side integration – are assessed in terms of their technical performance and cost-effectiveness.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (234 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789264208032
    URL: http://bib-app.gfz-potsdam.de/intern/pubint/GIVAR2014.pdf
    Language: English
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    Certainty versus Ambition (2006)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: A key issue for policy makers is how to choose a climate change policy that recognises the uncertainties in the costs and benefits of abatement actions. This paper reviews the economic literature relative to the choice of the economic instruments that could be used to mitigate climate change. Because climate change is driven by the slow build-up of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, flexible instruments would be more economically efficient than fixed quotas. They may help engage a broader set of countries into a common framework for mitigating climate change, and may facilitate the adoption of relatively more ambitious policies. The certainty of achieving at least some precise levels of emissions would decrease, but the probability of bettering these levels would increase.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (0 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/certainty-versus-ambition.html
    Language: English
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    Toward a Clean, Clever and Competitive Energy Future (2007)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: At the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005, the G8 heads of state asked the International Energy Agency (IEA) to identify measures to map out the path to a “clean, clever and competitive energy future.” This request came in recognition of the Agency’s strengths and offered the opportunity to draw on its existing expertise and programmes. We responded with a broad array of initiatives to develop strategies to mitigate climate change, secure clean energy and achieve sustainable development.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (12 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/toward-a-clean-clever-and-competitive-energy-future.html
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    World Energy Outlook 2011 : Special Report - Energy for All (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: What impact will the return of high energy prices have on the fragile economic recovery? Will geopolitical unrest, price volatility and policy inaction defer investment in the oil sector and amplify risks to our energy security? What will renewed uncertainty surrounding the role of nuclear power mean for future energy and environmental trends? Is the gap between our climate actions and our climate goals becoming insurmountable? World Energy Outlook 2011 tackles these and other pressing questions. The latest data, policy developments, and the experience of another turbulent year are brought together to provide robust analysis and insight into global energy markets. WEO-2011 once again gives detailed energy demand and supply projections out to 2035, broken down by region, fuel, sector and scenario.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (52 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/weo-2011---special-report---energy-for-all.html
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    Advantage Energy (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Increased focus has been placed on the issues of energy access and energy poverty over the last number of years, most notably indicated by the United Nations (UN) declaring 2012 as the “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All”. Although attention in these topics has increased, incorrect assumptions and misunderstandings still arise in both the literature and dialogues. Access to energy does not only include electricity, does not only include cook stoves, but must include access to all types of energy that form the overall energy system. This paper chooses to examine this energy system using a typology that breaks it into 3 primary energy subsystems: heat energy, electricity and transportation. Describing the global energy system using these three subsystems provides a way to articulate the differences and similarities for each system’s required investments needs by the private and public sectors.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (64 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/advantage-energy.html
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    Saving Oil in a Hurry (2005)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: During 2004, oil prices reached levels unprecedented in recent years. Though world oil markets remain adequately supplied, high oil prices do reflect increasingly uncertain conditions. Many IEA member countries and nonmember countries alike are concerned about oil costs and oil security and are looking for ways to improve their capability to handle market volatility and possible supply disruptions in the future. This book aims to provide assistance.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (168 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/saving-oil-in-a-hurry.html
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    Oil Supply Security : Emergency Response of IEA Countries (2007)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Since its founding in 1974, oil supply security has been a core mission of the International Energy Agency. In order to test IEA member countries’ readiness to deal with oil and gas emergencies, IEA member country representatives and the IEA Secretariat participate in peer reviews of member countries every few years. Procedures and institutional arrangements are thoroughly analysed. The publication Oil Supply Security: The Emergency Response of IEA Countries (2007) represents the last full cycle of reviews of IEA member countries (and some non-member countries). Below are updated reviews of member countries’ (and Chile) emergency preparedness in oil and gas carried out in the most recent review cycle (2009-2012).
    Pages: Online-Ressource (384 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/oil-supply-security-emergency-response-of-iea-countries.html
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    Reviewing R&D Policies (2007)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Energy security, environmental protection and economic prosperity all pose major challenges for today’s energy decision makers. To meet these challenges, innovation, the adoption of new cost effective technologies, and better use of existing energy-efficient technologies are key elements. The world is not on course for a sustainable energy future – with security concerns and CO2 emissions projected to more than double by 2050. But this alarming outlook can be changed. A recent major IEA analysis “Energy Technology Perspectives – Scenarios and Strategies to 2050” (IEA, 2006) demonstrate that by developing and employing technologies that already exist or are under development, the world could be brought onto a much more sustainable energy path. The costs of achieving a more sustainable energy future are not disproportionate, but they will require substantial effort and investment by both the public and private sectors. There will be significant additional transitional costs related to RD&D and deployment programmes to commercialise many of the technologies over the next couple of decades. Governments will continue to play a major role in energy technology R&D – in defining policies and funding them. How can IEA member country governments be sure they are making the right choices? One answer is by learning from the experience of others – through the use of peer reviews. The IEA version of the peer review – the in-depth review - is a well established tool used since the IEA was created more than 30 years ago. It provides for its members a framework to examine and compare experiences and discuss “best practices” in a host of energy policy areas, including research, development and technology policy. Making the most of the in-depth review process, as well as recommendations emanating from it, offers the promise of better and more well-informed R&D policies – ultimately assisting the development of the new energy technologies that we so urgently need.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (79 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/reviewing-rd-policies.html
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    Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The environmental benefits of renewable energy are well known. But the contribution that they can make to energy security is less widely recognised. This report aims to redress the balance, showing how in electricity generation, heat supply, and transport, renewables can enhance energy security and suggesting policies that can optimise this contribution.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (74 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/contribution-of-renewables-to-energy-security.html
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    Coal Mine Methane in China : A Budding Asset with the Potential to Bloom (2009)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: An Assessment of Technology, Policy and Financial Issues Relating to CMM in China, based on Interviews Conducted at Coal Mines in Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (36 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/coal-mine-methane-in-china-a-budding-asset-with-the-potential-to-bloom.html
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    Cleaner Coal in China (2009)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: China’s rapid economic growth has aroused intense interest around the world. Policy makers, industrialists, investors, environmentalists, researchers and others want to better understand the issues that this populous nation faces as it further develops an already thriving economy largely fuelled by coal. This study sheds light on the Chinese coal supply and transformation sectors. China’s rapid economic growth has aroused intense interest around the world. Policy makers, industrialists, investors, environmentalists, researchers and others want to better understand the issues that this populous nation faces as it further develops an already thriving economy largely fuelled by coal. This study sheds light on the Chinese coal supply and transformation sectors. China’s coal, mined locally and available at a relatively low cost, has brought enormous benefits to energy consumers in China and to those outside the country who enjoy the products of its coal-based economy. Yet from another perspective, China’s coal use has a high cost. Despite progress, health and safety in the thousands of small coal mines lag far behind the standards achieved in China’s modern, large mines. Environmental degradation is a real and pressing problem at all stages of coal production, supply and use. Adding to these burdens, emissions of carbon dioxide are of concern to the Chinese government as it embarks on its own climate protection strategy. Technology solutions are already transforming the way coal is used in China and elsewhere. This study explores the context in which the development and deployment of these technologies can be accelerated. Providing a large amount of new data, it describes in detail the situation in China as well as the experiences of other countries in making coal cleaner. Above all, the report calls for much greater levels of collaboration – existing bi-lateral and multi-lateral co-operation with China on coal is found lacking. China’s growing openness presents many commercial opportunities. Establishing a global market for cleaner coal technologies is key to unlocking the potential of technology – one of ten major recommendations made in this study.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (320 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/cleaner-coal-in-china.html
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    Carbon Capture and Storage : Legal and Regulatory Review - Edition 3 (2012)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The International Energy Agency (IEA) considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) a crucial part of worldwide efforts to limit global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The IEA estimates that emissions can be reduced to a level consistent with a 2°C global temperature increase through the broad deployment of low-carbon energy technologies – and that CCS would contribute about one-fifth of emission reductions in this scenario. Achieving this level of deployment will require that regulatory frameworks – or rather a lack thereof – do not unnecessarily impede environmentally safe demonstration and deployment of CCS, so in October 2010 the IEA launched the IEA Carbon Capture and Storage Legal and Regulatory Review. The CCS Review is a regular review of CCS regulatory progress worldwide. Produced annually, it collates contributions by national and regional governments, as well as leading organisations engaged in CCS regulatory activities, to provide a knowledge-sharing forum to support CCS framework development. Each two page contribution provides a short summary of recent and anticipated CCS regulatory developments and highlights a particular, pre-nominated regulatory theme. To introduce each edition, the IEA provides a brief analysis of key advances and trends, based on the contributions submitted. The theme for this third edition is stakeholder engagement in the development of CO2 storage projects. Other issues addressed include: regulating CO2-EOR, CCS and CO2-EOR for storage; CCS incentive policy; key, substantive issues being addressed by jurisdictions taking steps to finalise CCS regulatory framework development; and CCS legal and regulatory developments in the context of the Clean Energy Ministerial Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Action Group.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (108 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/carbon-capture-and-storage-legal-and-regulatory-review---edition-3.html
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    Carbon Capture and Storage : Legal and Regulatory Review - Edition 4 (2014)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The International Energy Agency (IEA) considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) a crucial part of efforts to limit global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The IEA estimates that carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced to a level that would limit long‐term global temperature increases to 2°C through broad deployment of low‐carbon energy technologies, including CCS. In the IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 2°C Scenario (2DS), CCS contributes about one‐seventh of cumulative emissions reductions from a business‐as-usual scenario through 2050. Achieving this contribution requires appropriate policy frameworks to both promote demonstration and deployment of CCS and ensure it is undertaken in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. The IEA Carbon Capture and Storage Legal and Regulatory Review aims to help countries develop their own regulatory frameworks by documenting and analysing recent CCS legal and regulatory developments from around the world. It was first published in 2010, and a new edition is released annually to provide an up‐to‐date snapshot of global CCS regulatory developments. Each edition includes short contributions from national, regional, state and provincial governments that review recent and anticipated CCS regulatory developments and highlight a particular, pre-nominated regulatory theme. To introduce each edition, the IEA provides a brief analysis of key advances and trends, based on the contributions submitted. The theme for this fourth edition of the CCS Review is policy measures to promote CCS demonstration and deployment. Other issues that have been highlighted include storage assessment and the Alberta Regulator Framework Assessment (RFA) process. Contributions from 22 governments and 6 international CCS organisations are presented in the fourth edition.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (88 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/insights/insightpublications/carbon-capture-and-storage-legal-and-regulatory-review---edition-4.html
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    CO2 Capture and Storage : A key carbon abatement option (2008)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate change is a major challenge. Secure, reliable and affordable energy supplies are needed for economic growth, but increases in the associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the cause of major concern. About 69% of all CO2 emissions, and 60% of all greenhouse gas emissions, are energy-related. Recent IEA analysis in Energy Technology Perspectives 2008 (ETP) projects that the CO2 emissions attributable to the energy sector will increase by 130% by 2050 in the absence of new policies or supply constraints, largely as a result of increased fossil fuel usage. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report indicates that such a rise in emissions could lead to a temperature increase in the range of 4-7°C, with major impacts on the environment and human activity. It is widely agreed that a halving of energy-related CO2 emissions is needed by 2050 to limit the expected temperature increase to less than 3 degrees. To achieve this will take an energy technology revolution involving increased energy effi ciency, increased renewable energies and nuclear power, and the decarbonisation of power generation from fossil fuels. The only technology available to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large-scale fossil fuel usage is CO2 capture and storage (CCS). The ETP scenarios demonstrate that CCS will need to contribute nearly one-fi fth of the necessary emissions reductions to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2050 at a reasonable cost. CCS is therefore essential to the achievement of deep emission cuts. Most of the major world economies recognise this, and have CCS technology development programmes designed to achieve commercial deployment. In fact, at the 2008 Hokkaido Toyako summit, the G8 countries endorsed the IEA’s recommendation that 20 large-scale CCS demonstration projects need to be committed by 2010, with a view to beginning broad deployment by 2020. Ministers specifi cally asked for an assessment by the IEA in 2010 of the implementation of these recommendations, as well as an assessment of progress towards accelerated deployment and commercialisation. Current spending and activity levels are nowhere near enough to achieve these deployment goals. CCS technology demonstration has been held back for a number of reasons. In particular, CCS technology costs have increased signifi cantly in the last 5 years. In the absence of suitable fi nancial mechanisms to support CCS, including signifi cant public and private funding for nearterm demonstrations and longer-term integration of CCS into GHG regulatory and incentive schemes, high costs have precluded the initiation of large-scale CCS projects. The regulatory framework necessary to support CCS projects also needs to be further developed. Despite important progress, especially in relation to international marine protection treaties, no country has yet developed the comprehensive, detailed legal and regulatory framework that is necessary effectively to govern the use of CCS. CCS is also poorly understood by the general public. As a result, there is a general lack of public support for CCS as compared to several other GHG mitigation options. This report attempts to address some of these issues by collecting the best global information about the cost and performance of CO2 capture, transport and storage technologies throughout the CCS project chain. Chapters 1-4 contain this information, and use it to conduct a scenario analysis of the role of CCS in climate change mitigation. Chapter 5 discusses the fi nancial incentive mechanisms that governments can use to provide both short- and long-term incentives for CCS. This chapter also contains an expansion and update of the 2007 IEA publication Legal Aspects of CO2 Storage: Updates and Recommendations and examines the current state of public awareness and acceptance of the relevant technologies. Chapter 6 includes a review of the status of CCS policies, research and demonstration programmes, and CO2 storage prospects for several regions and countries. Chapter 7 concludes with a proposed CCS roadmap that includes the necessary technical, political, fi nancial and international collaboration activities to enable CCS to make the contribution it needs to make to global GHG mitigation in the coming decades.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (266 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/co2-capture-and-storage--a-key-carbon-abatement-option.html
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    Energy Efficiency Policy and Carbon Pricing (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The main message of this paper is that while carbon pricing is a prerequisite for least-cost carbon mitigation strategies, carbon pricing is not enough to overcome all the barriers to cost-effective energy efficiency actions. Energy efficiency policy should be designed carefully for each sector to ensure optimal outcomes for a combination of economic, social and climate change goals. The main message of this paper is that while carbon pricing is a prerequisite for least-cost carbon mitigation strategies, carbon pricing is not enough to overcome all the barriers to cost-effective energy efficiency actions. Energy efficiency policy should be designed carefully for each sector to ensure optimal outcomes for a combination of economic, social and climate change goals. This paper aims to examine the justification for specific energy efficiency policies in economies with carbon pricing in place. The paper begins with an inventory of existing market failures that attempt to explain the limited uptake of energy efficiency. These market failures are investigated to see which can be overcome by carbon pricing in two subsectors – electricity use in residential appliances and heating energy use in buildings. This analysis finds that carbon pricing addresses energy efficiency market failures such as externalities and imperfect energy markets. However, several market and behavioural failures in the two subsectors are identified that appear not to be addressed by carbon pricing. These include: imperfect information; principal-agent problems; and behavioural failures. In this analysis, the policies that address these market failures are identified as complementary to carbon pricing and their level of interaction with carbon pricing policies is relatively positive. These policies should be implemented when they can improve energy efficiency effectively and efficiently (and achieve other national goals such as improving socio-economic efficiency).
    Pages: Online-Ressource (44 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/energy-efficiency-policy-and-carbon-pricing.html
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    Coal Mine Methane in Russia (2009)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: This paper discusses coal mine methane emissions (CMM) in the Russian Federation and the potential for their productive utilisation. It highlights specific opportunities for cost-effective reductions of CMM from oil and natural gas facilities, coal mines and landfills, with the aim of improving knowledge about effective policy approaches.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (70 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/coal-mine-methane-in-russia.html
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    Case Studies in Sustainable Development in the Coal Industry (2006)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The goal of sustainable development is to ensure economic growth today without jeopardising economic development, the social well-being and natural environment of future generations. Energy consumption is closely tied to this goal and plays a key role in determining whether is attainable. As oil, gas and coal still heavily dominate world energy supply, fossil fuels – because of their environmental impact – have been challenged to contribute to a cleaner and sustainable energy future. In 2002, the International Energy Agency Coal Industry Advisory Board issued a position paper at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development that recognised the paramount importance of sustainable development and committed to rally its members to provide evidence of progress towards sustainable development. In this compendium of over fifty case studies, the coal industry demonstrates that practical progress is being made in many areas: communities and people; resource stewardship and environmental impacts; management processes and systems; and along the value chain, in co-operation with customers and suppliers. This publication illustrates that many of the commercial objectives of the coal industry – cost effective achievement of environmental standards, technology research and development, technology transfer and collaboration along the value chain – are also issues that governments can approach positively, in consultation with industry, so that coal is able to have a long-term role in sustainable development.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (97 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/case-studies-in-sustainable-development-in-the-coal-industry.html
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    Carbon Capture and Storage : Legal and Regulatory Review - Edition 1 (2010)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The International Energy Agency (IEA) considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) a crucial part of worldwide efforts to limit global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The IEA has estimated that the broad deployment of low-carbon energy technologies could reduce projected 2050 emissions to half 2005 levels – and that CCS could contribute about one-fifth of those reductions. Reaching that goal, however, would require around 100 CCS projects to be implemented by 2020 and over 3 000 by 2050.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (66 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/carbon-capture-and-storage-legal-and-regulatory-review---edition-1.html
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    Evaluating the co-benefits of low-income energy-efficiency programmes (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The International Energy Agency’s Energy Efficiency Unit (EEU) has begun a new programme of work on innovative energy-efficiency policies for mitigating fuel poverty. The IEAs current research focuses on the potential for low-income weatherisation programmes to address poor housing quality – the main driver of fuel poverty - as well as innovative methods for financing and evaluating such programmes. A common problem is that the energy-saving benefits accruing to fuel-poor households barely offset the investment required, suggesting a weak return on government spending. However, these investments have additional co-benefits for participants as well as for energy providers, property owners, local communities and society as a whole. This first IEA workshop focused on methods for incorporating the range of co-benefits into evaluation of low-income weatherisation programmes. The presentations given by top experts in the fuel poverty field are summarised in this report, along with conclusions and proposals for further research.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (40 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/evaluating-the-co-benefits-of-low-income-energy-efficiency-programmes.html
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    The IEA Model of Short-term Energy Security (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA mission since its inception, following the oil crises of the early 1970s. While the security of oil supplies remains important, contemporary energy security policies must address all energy sources and cover a a comprehensive range of natural, economic and political risks that affect energy sources, infrastructures and services. In response to this challenge, the IEA is currently developing a Model Of Short-term Energy Security (MOSES) to evaluate the energy security risks and resilience capacities of its member countries. The current version of MOSES covers short-term security of supply for primary energy sources and secondary fuels among IEA countries. It also lays the foundation for analysis of vulnerabilities of electricity and end-use energy sectors. MOSES contains a novel approach to analysing energy security, which can be used to identify energy security priorities, as a starting point for national energy security assessments and to track the evolution of a country’s energy security profile. By grouping together countries with similar “energy security profiles”, MOSES depicts the energy security landscape of IEA countries. By extending the MOSES methodology to electricity security and energy services in the future, the IEA aims to develop a comprehensive policy-relevant perspective on global energy security. Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA mission since its inception, following the oil crises of the early 1970s. While the security of oil supplies remains important, contemporary energy security policies must address all energy sources and cover a a comprehensive range of natural, economic and political risks that affect energy sources, infrastructures and services. In response to this challenge, the IEA is currently developing a Model Of Short-term Energy Security (MOSES) to evaluate the energy security risks and resilience capacities of its member countries. The current version of MOSES covers short-term security of supply for primary energy sources and secondary fuels among IEA countries. It also lays the foundation for analysis of vulnerabilities of electricity and end-use energy sectors. MOSES contains a novel approach to analysing energy security, which can be used to identify energy security priorities, as a starting point for national energy security assessments and to track the evolution of a country’s energy security profile. By grouping together countries with similar “energy security profiles”, MOSES depicts the energy security landscape of IEA countries. By extending the MOSES methodology to electricity security and energy services in the future, the IEA aims to develop a comprehensive policy-relevant perspective on global energy security. This Working Paper is intended for readers who wish to explore the MOSES methodology in depth; there is also a brochure which provides an overview of the analysis and results.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (48 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/the-iea-model-of-short-term-energy-security.html
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    Measuring Short-term Energy Security (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: MOSES contains a novel approach to analysing energy security, which can be used to identify energy security priorities, as a starting point for national energy security assessments and to track the evolution of a country’s energy security profile. By grouping together countries with similar “energy security profiles”, MOSES depicts the energy security landscape of IEA countries. By extending the MOSES methodology to electricity security and energy services in the future, the IEA aims to develop a comprehensive policy-relevant perspective on global energy security. Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA mission since its inception, following the oil crises of the early 1970s. While the security of oil supplies remains important, contemporary energy security policies must address all energy sources and cover a a comprehensive range of natural, economic and political risks that affect energy sources, infrastructures and services. In response to this challenge, the IEA is currently developing a Model Of Short-term Energy Security (MOSES) to evaluate the energy security risks and resilience capacities of its member countries. The current version of MOSES covers short-term security of supply for primary energy sources and secondary fuels among IEA countries. It also lays the foundation for analysis of vulnerabilities of electricity and end-use energy sectors. MOSES contains a novel approach to analysing energy security, which can be used to identify energy security priorities, as a starting point for national energy security assessments and to track the evolution of a country’s energy security profile. By grouping together countries with similar “energy security profiles”, MOSES depicts the energy security landscape of IEA countries. By extending the MOSES methodology to electricity security and energy services in the future, the IEA aims to develop a comprehensive policy-relevant perspective on global energy security. This Brochure provides and overview of the analysis and results. Readers interested in an in-depth discussion of methodology are referred to the MOSES Working Paper.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (16 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/measuring-short-term-energy-security.html
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    Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2011 (2010)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Oil and gas markets have been marked by an increased divergence in recent months. On the one hand, oil market developments have generated an unpleasant sense of déja vu: rapid demand growth in emerging markets eclipsed sluggish supply growth to push prices higher even before the conflict in Libya tightened supplies still further. Oil prices around $100/bbl are weighing down on an already-fragile macroeconomic and financial situation in the OECD, pressuring national budgets in the non-OECD and causing price inflation of other commodities, as well as political concerns about speculation. There is an uncanny resemblance to the first half of 2008. On the other hand, in the world of natural gas an amazing disconnect has developed as demand recovered to well above pre-financial-crisis levels in most major regions. Gas markets have tightened in Europe and Asia, where prices are about twice the level seen in the United States, as the unconventional gas revolution is in full swing. From the upstream implications of the Arab Spring to the macroeconomic consequences of the eurozone crisis, energy markets are experiencing one of the most uncertain periods in decades. Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2011 provides a comprehensive outlook for oil and gas fundamentals through 2016. The oil market analysis covers demand developments on a product-by-product and key-sector basis, as well as a detailed bottom-up assessment of upstream and refinery investments, trade flows, oil products supply and OPEC spare capacity. The gas market analysis offers a region-by-region assessment of demand and production, infrastructure investment, price developments and prospects for unconventional gas. It also examines the globalising LNG trade.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (272 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/medium-term-oil-and-gas-markets-2011.html
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    World Energy Outlook 2012 : Special Report - Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas (2012)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Natural gas is poised to enter a golden age, but this future hinges critically on the successful development of the world’s vast unconventional gas resources. North American experience shows unconventional gas - notably shale gas - can be exploited economically. Many countries are lining up to emulate this success. But some governments are hesitant, or even actively opposed. They are responding to public concerns that production might involve unacceptable environmental and social damage. This report, in the World Energy Outlook series, treats these aspirations and anxieties with equal seriousness. It features two new cases: a Golden Rules Case, in which the highest practicable standards are adopted, gaining industry a "social licence to operate"; and its counterpart, in which the tide turns against unconventional gas as constraints prove too difficult to overcome.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (150 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/weo-2012---special-report---golden-rules-for-a-golden-age-of-gas.html
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    Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 (2010)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: ETP2010 will build on the success of earlier editions, by providing decision makers with more detailed practical information and tools that can help kick-start the transition to a more secure, sustainable and affordable energy future. The new publication will present: - Updated scenarios with greater regional detail providing insights on which new technologies will be most important in the different regions of the world; - Sectoral deep dives highlighting the key technological challenges and opportunities in each of the main energy-using sectors and the new policies that will be needed to realise change; - Roadmaps and transition pathways identifying the technical and policy barriers to accelerated deployment of the most important clean technologies and how these can be overcome.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (650 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/energy-technology-perspectives-2010.html
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    Financing Energy Efficient Homes (2007)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Existing buildings require over 40% of the world’s total final energy consumption, and account for 24% of world CO2 emissions (IEA, 2006a). Much of this consumption could be avoided through improved efficiency of building energy systems (IEA, 2006a) using current, commercially-viable technology. In most cases, these technologies make economic sense on a life-cycle cost analysis (IEA, 2006b). Moreover, to the extent that they reduce dependence on risk-prone fossil energy sources, energy efficient technologies also address concerns of energy security.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (52 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/financing-energy-efficient-homes.html
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    Saving Electricity in a Hurry (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: As demonstrated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami-triggered blackouts in Japan, electricity shortfalls can happen anytime and anywhere. Countries can minimise the negative economic, social and environmental impacts of such electricity shortfalls by developing emergency energy-saving strategies before a crisis occurs. This new IEA report Saving Electricity in a Hurry: Update 2011 highlights preliminary findings and conclusions from electricity shortfalls in Japan, the United States, New Zealand, South Africa and Chile. It draws on recent analysis to: - reinforce well-established guidelines on diagnosing electricity shortfalls, identifying energy-saving opportunities and selecting a package of energy-saving measures; and - highlight proven practice for implementing emergency energy-saving programmes. This paper will be valuable to government, academic, private-sector and civil-society stakeholders who inform, develop and implement electricity policy in general, and emergency energy-saving programmes in particular.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (60 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/saving-electricity-in-a-hurry-.html
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    Empowering Customer Choice in Electricity Markets (2011)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Timely and effective deployment of demand response could greatly increase power system flexibility, electricity security and market efficiency. Considerable progress has been made in recent years to harness demand response. However, most of this potential remains to be developed. The paper draws from IEA experience to identify barriers to demand response, and possible enablers that can encourage more timely and effective demand response including cost reflective pricing, retail market reform, and improved load control and metering equipment. Governments have a key role to play in developing and implementing the policy, legal, regulatory and market frameworks needed to empower customer choice and accelerate the development and deployment of cost-effective demand response.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (64 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/empowering-customer-choice-in-electricity-markets.html
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    Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010 (2010)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: For the first time, the IEA has merged its medium-term market reports for oil and gas, thereby giving readers a broader perspective on global trends. Critical questions persist for both markets, including whether economic and energy demand outlooks are clearer than in mid-2009. For the first time, the IEA has merged its medium-term market reports for oil and gas, thereby giving readers a broader perspective on global trends. Critical questions persist for both markets, including whether economic and energy demand outlooks are clearer than in mid-2009. Do oil markets show a genuine structural shift in demand patterns? Will they sustain a nascent recovery in upstream spending evident in 2010? And how long will current levels of OPEC spare capacity persist? For the gas market, will demand recover from its collapse in 2009? How long will the gas glut last? Will unconventional gas revolutionise gas markets outside North America? And how is consumption changing in China, Russia and the Middle East? Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010 presents a comprehensive outlook for oil and gas market fundamentals over the next three to five years. The oil market analysis develops two demand scenarios that reflect uncertainties about the path of economic recovery after the global slow-down in 2008/09. Market balances are generated from detailed analysis of upstream investment projects, oil field decline rates, product-by-product demand trends, and refinery investment and operations. The gas market analysis assesses prices, unconventional gas, future demand developments and LNG markets, as well as investment across the gas value chain. With a focus on key producers (including Russia, the Caspian region and the Middle East) and rising LNG exporters (such as Australia), it examines implications for global gas markets.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (373 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/medium-term-oil-and-gas-markets-2010.html
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    Optimising Russian Natural Gas (2006)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: The world’s largest gas producer and exporter, Russia has an enormous energy saving potential. At least 30 billion cubic meters – a fifth of Russian exports to European OECD countries - could be saved every year by enhanced technology or energy efficiency. As the era of cheap gas in Russia comes to an end, this potential saving is increasingly important for Russians and importing countries. And as domestic gas prices increase, efficiency investments will become increasingly economic – not to mention the incentive for Gazprom to enhance its efficiency against a backdrop of high European gas prices. Optimising Russian Natural Gas: Reform and Climate Policy analyses and estimates the potential savings and the associated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the oil extraction (flaring), gas transmission and distribution sectors. Achieving these savings will require linking long-standing energy efficiency goals with energy sector reforms, as well as climate policy objectives. The book also describes Russia’s emerging climate policy and institutional framework, including work still ahead before the country is eligible for the Kyoto Protocol’s flexibility mechanisms and can attract financing for greenhouse gas reductions. Optimising Russian Natural Gas: Reform and Climate Policy stresses the need for Russia to tap the full potential of energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions through a more competitive environment in the gas sector to attract timely investments.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (204 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/optimising-russian-natural-gas.html
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    Advances in Natural Gas Technology (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: natural gas ; energy
    Description / Table of Contents: Natural gas is a vital component of the world's supply of energy and an important source of many bulk chemicals and speciality chemicals. It is one of the cleanest, safest, and most useful of all energy sources, and helps to meet the world's rising demand for cleaner energy into the future. However, exploring, producing and bringing gas to the user or converting gas into desired chemicals is a systematical engineering project, and every step requires thorough understanding of gas and the surrounding environment. Any advances in the process link could make a step change in gas industry. There have been increasing efforts in gas industry in recent years. With state-of-the-art contributions by leading experts in the field, this book addressed the technology advances in natural gas industry.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (554 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535105077
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-natural-gas-technology
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    Open Data and Energy Analytics (2021)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: Open data and policy implications coming from data-aware planning entail collection and pre- and postprocessing as operations of primary interest. Before these steps, making data available to people and their decision-makers is a crucial point. Referring to the relationship between data and energy, public administrations, governments, and research bodies are promoting the construction of reliable and robust datasets to pursue policies coherent with the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to allow citizens to make informed choices. Energy engineers and planners must provide the simplest and most robust tools to collect, process, and analyze data in order to offer solid data-based evidence for future projections in building, district, and regional systems planning. This Special Issue aims at providing the state-of-the-art on open-energy data analytics; its availability in the different contexts, i.e., country peculiarities; and its availability at different scales, i.e., building, district, and regional for data-aware planning and policy-making. For all the aforementioned reasons, we encourage researchers to share their original works on the field of open data and energy analytics. Topics of primary interest include but are not limited to the following: 1. Open data and energy sustainability; 2. Open data science and energy planning; 3. Open science and open governance for sustainable development goals; 4. Key performance indicators of data-aware energy modelling, planning, and policy; 5. Energy, water, and sustainability database for building, district, and regional systems; 6. Best practices and case studies.
    Keywords: data envelopment analysis ; Kohonen self-organizing maps ; factor analysis ; multiple regression ; energy efficiency ; social media ; energy-consuming activities ; energy consumption ; machine learning ; ontology ; energy performance certificate ; heating energy demand ; buildings ; data mining ; classification ; regression ; decision tree ; support vector machine ; random forest ; artificial neural network ; open data ; electrification modelling ; Malawi ; OnSSET ; MESSAGEix ; reproducibility ; collaborative work ; open modelling and data ; data-handling ; integrated assessment modelling ; data pre- and post-processing ; space heating ; domestic hot water ; market assessment ; EU28 ; district heating ; data analytics ; big data ; forecasting ; energy ; polygeneration ; clustering ; kNN ; pattern recognition ; heating ; building stock ; heat map ; spatial analysis ; heat density map ; building performance simulation ; parametric modelling ; energy management ; model calibration ; Passive House ; energy planning ; energy potential mapping ; urban energy atlas ; urban energy transition ; energy data ; data-aware planning ; spatial planning ; open data analytics ; smart cities ; open energy governance ; urban database ; energy mapping ; building dataset ; energy modelling ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Sustainable Energy Systems Planning, Integration and Management (2021)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Energy systems worldwide are undergoing major transformation as a consequence of the transition towards the widespread use of clean and sustainable energy sources. Basically, this involves massive changes in technical and organizational levels together with tremendous technological upgrades in different sectors ranging from energy generation and transmission systems down to distribution systems. These actions generate huge science and engineering challenges and demands for expert knowledge in the field to create solutions for a sustainable energy system that is economically, environmentally, and socially viable while meeting high security requirements. This book covers these promising and dynamic areas of research and development, and presents contributions in sustainable energy systems planning, integration, and management. Moreover, the book elaborates on a variety of topics, ranging from design and planning of small- to large-scale energy systems to the operation and control of energy networks in different sectors, namely electricity, heat, ?and transport.
    Keywords: TA1-2040 ; T1-995 ; n/a ; Romanian coastal environment ; neural networks ; intermittent heating ; wind velocities ; time-space network ; optimal chiller loading (OCL) ; renewable energy ; pure electric buses ; mixed-integer non-linear programming problem (MINLP) ; control system ; FANP ; energy consumption ; load regulation ; energy ; smart box ; novel method ; smart logistics system ; multiple uncertainties ; non-intrusive load monitoring ; wind speed forecasting ; solid waste to energy plant ; uncertain cooling demand ; dual robust optimization ; Black Sea ; field test and numerical simulation ; electric power ; sustainable development ; multi-type bus operating organization ; cuckoo search algorithm ; vehicular emissions ; SWAN ; public transport ; product quality model ; MCDM ; TOPSIS ; heat transfer ; solar energy ; forecasting validity ; information gap decision theory (IGDT) ; photovoltaic systems ; configurations of internal wall ; ensemble empirical mode decomposition ; agricultural pruning ; hot summer and cold winter climate zone ; energy and environmental systems ; feature extraction ; information platform ; pruning biomass ; smart grid ; product usability testing ; meteorological variables ; fuzzy logic ; performance evaluation ; rural residential building ; threshold value of daily operation hours ; datacenter ; wave energy ; thermal comfort ; heat storage and release ; resampling ; risk aversion ; environment ; support vector machine ; internal coverings ; numerical models ; gradient descent ; renewable biomass energy ; demand response ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Special Issue of the Manufacturing Engineering Society 2019 (SIMES-2019) (2021)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This book derives from the Special Issue of the Manufacturing Engineering Society 2019 (SIMES-2019) that has been launched as a joint issue of the journals Materials and Applied Sciences. The 29 contributions published in this Special Issue of Materials present cutting-edge advances in the field of manufacturing engineering focusing on additive manufacturing and 3D printing; advances and innovations in manufacturing processes; sustainable and green manufacturing; manufacturing of new materials; metrology and quality in manufacturing; industry 4.0; design, modeling, and simulation in manufacturing engineering; and manufacturing engineering and society. Among them, the topic "Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing" has attracted a large number of contributions in this journal due to its widespread popularity and potential.
    Keywords: Bayesian inference ; control chart ; dynamic methodology ; hidden Markov chain ; occupational accident ; risk assessment ; risk control ; risk management ; Fused Deposition Modeling ; roughness ; Polylactic Acid ; print orientation angle ; build angle ; titanium alloys ; sustainable lubrication ; cryogenic lubrication ; MQL ; OD grinding ; CBN ; dressing ; rotary dresser ; wear ; CVD diamond ; additive manufacturing ; 3D printing ; fused filament fabrication ; flexural properties ; fatigue ; PLA ; cements ; ballast waste ; cornubianite ; mechanical properties ; Spain ; joining ; forming ; sheet–tube connections ; experimentation ; modelling and simulation ; quality enhancement ; process parameters ; design optimization ; calibration artifact ; kinematic support ; dimensional metrology ; machine tool ; length measurement ; rapid prototyping ; efficiency ; printing time ; experimental model ; prepeg ; carbon fiber ; Raman spectroscopy ; AWJM ; waterjet ; CFRP ; kerf taper ; surface quality ; metal forming ; bi-metallic ; cylinders ; compression ; finite elements ; microscopy ; cold expansion ; mandrel ; cold-forming ; swaging ; shipbuilding ; LARG paradigm ; supply chain ; coordinate metrology ; confocal microscopy ; measurement ; calibration ; traceability ; uncertainty ; quality assessment ; digital image correlation ; indentation process ; incremental forming ; finite element method ; material flow ; AWJM (Abrasive waterjet machining) ; CFRTP (Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics) ; RSM (response surface methodology) ; ANOVA (Analysis of variance) ; C/TPU (carbon/polyurethane) ; image processing ; position control ; accuracy ; micromachines ; position compensation ; inverse conical perspective ; micromanufacturing ; manufacturing systems ; mechatronics ; FDM ; bimodulus materials ; standards ; finite element analysis (FEA) ; ABS ; anisotropy ; infill density ; layer orientation ; ASTM D638–14:2014 ; ISO 527–2:2012 ; grounding electrodes in two-layered soils ; step and touch potentials ; step potentials upper bound ; orthoses ; prostheses ; fused deposition modeling ; laminated object manufacturing ; selective laser sintering ; laser tracker ; Monte Carlo method ; verification ; green manufacturing ; sustainability metrics ; cleaner product life cycle ; material removal processes ; hybrid components ; light alloys ; magnesium ; aluminum ; drilling ; dry machining ; cold compressed air ; lubrication and cooling systems ; arithmetical mean roughness ; Ra ; average maximum height ; Rz ; repair and maintenance operations ; fused deposition modelling ; composites ; polymer injection moulding ; polyamide ; metal matrix composite ; Al-SiC ; microstructure ; machining ; cooling compressed air ; thrust force ; energy ; material removed rate ; PEEK-GF30 ; multi-response optimization ; sustainable manufacturing ; metrology ; industry 4.0 ; modeling and simulation ; quality in manufacturing ; technological and industrial heritage ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Energy: Electrochemical Storage and Sustainable Development (2021)
    Collège de France
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    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Description: The storage and conversion of energy is one of the major scientific challenges of the decades to come, with high stakes for the environment. What new materials will allow for more efficient and “cleaner” batteries to be developed? Jean-Marie Tarascon reviews these issues and their implications for our future and that of the planet. In particular, he discusses lithium-ion technology, the contribution of nanotechnologies, and current research using bio-inspired methods to develop innovations su...
    Keywords: sustainable development ; environment ; nanotechnology ; green chemistry ; lithium-ion battery ; energy
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    Energy Policy, Regulation and Sustainable Development (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Description: This reprint is mainly aimed at economists involved in the energy market. Energy market processes have an enormous impact on people's day-to-day economic activities. The economics of sustainability leads the way in theorizing how best to prevent environmental degradation whilst also fostering positive economic development. For these reasons, the focus of this reprint is mainly on pollution and the energy transition. Works on energy resources and future-oriented solutions that reduce the consumption of classical energy resources are explored in the reprint. Papers relating to contemporary accounting and the stock market are also presented. The geographical area of the works showcased here essentially covers the entire eastern hemisphere of the globe (Asia, Africa and Europe). They are mainly empirical studies, although in one case a bibliometric analysis is included.
    Keywords: energy market ; stock market ; mood ; emotions ; weather ; causality ; industry ; renewable energy ; CO2 emissions ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; pollution charges ; green technology innovation ; industrial enterprise ; heterogeneity analysis ; oil prices ; inflation ; exchange rate ; goodwill ; impairment of goodwill ; quality of financial statements ; energy sector ; mining ; fuel ; disclosures of financial information ; nearly zero-energy housing ; NZEB ; barriers ; perceptions ; housing professionals ; sustainability transition ; energy ; green indicators ; blue indicators ; carbon neutrality ; nonlinear ARDL ; European Union ; sustainable energy development ; energy transformation ; energy strategy ; taxonomical analysis ; ranking ; TOPSIS method ; renewable energy transition ; non-euro area ; panel data ; Granger causality ; VECM ; human capital ; CO2 emission ; FDI ; technological innovation ; carbon emission efficiency ; carbon emission ; renewable energy sources ; government regulations ; subsidy programmes ; prosumers ; micro-installations ; regression discontinuity design ; green taxes ; greenhouse gas emissions ; indicators of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ; sustainable development ; green energy ; innovation ; trends ; bibliometric analysis ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Innovation in Energy Security and Long-Term Energy Efficiency Ⅱ (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-02-02
    Description: The sustainable development of our planet depends on the use of energy. The increasing world population inevitably causes an increase in the demand for energy, which, on the one hand, threatens us with the potential to encounter a shortage of energy supply, and, on the other hand, causes the deterioration of the environment. Therefore, our task is to reduce this demand through different innovative solutions (i.e., both technological and social). Social marketing and economic policies can also play their role by affecting the behavior of households and companies and by causing behavioral change oriented to energy stewardship, with an overall switch to renewable energy resources. This reprint provides a platform for the exchange of a wide range of ideas, which, ultimately, would facilitate driving societies toward long-term energy efficiency.
    Keywords: natural resources ; globalization ; energy ; nonparametric causality in quantiles ; energy security ; power market ; near-zero emission technologies ; oxy-fuel combustion cycles ; emission rights sales mechanism ; economic assessment ; Oil Companies ; innovations ; investments in R&amp ; D ; forecasting the Innovation activities ; industry 4.0 ; Agenda 2030 ; sustainable human development ; measuring development ; energy sustainability ; indirect measurement ; composed indexes ; forecasting ; linear regression ; planning ; polynomial regression ; power supply ; green building ; housing projects management ; sustainable construction ; renewable energy sources ; real estate developers ; deviation ; energy dependence ; energy efficiency management ; energy saving ; cost ; risk limit ; energy industry ; energy supply ; energy intensity ; energy efficiency ; energy industry risks ; dilemma ; development ; Kazakhstan ; energy transitions ; Latin America ; power system ; sustainability ; economic growth ; pollution ; renewable energy ; oil and gas industry ; investments ; rating ; competitiveness ; financial analysis ; risk ; profitability ; merchandising technologies ; correlation ; scenario ; social development ; optimization ; investment ; financial portfolio ; financial leverage ; integral rating ; industry rating ; high-tech company ; decision-making ; minimax ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Sustainable Water Management and Wetland Restoration Strategies in Northern China (2021)
    bu,press
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    Publication Date: 2022-04-28
    Description: This book depicts the results of a research project in northern China, where an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers from Italy, Germany and China has applied a broad range of methodology in order to answer basic and applied research questions and derive comprehensive recommendations for sustainable water management and wetland restoration. The project primarily focused on ecosystem services, e.g. the purification of water and biomass production. In particular, the ecosystem function and use of reed (Phragmites australis) and the perception as well as the value of water as a resource for Central Asia's multicultural societies was analysed.
    Keywords: progetto ; purification ; klärung ; asien ; forschung ; schilf ; biomass ; sedimentazione ; energia ; ecosystem ; asia ; development ; energie ; energy ; ökosystem ; ricerca ; project ; research ; sviluppo ; ambiente ; entwicklung ; reed ; umwelt ; biomasse ; sistema ecologico ; canna palustre ; projekt ; environment ; resource ; biomassa ; China ; Phragmites ; Sustainability ; Wetland ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment
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    Advancement in the Fluid Dynamics Research of Reversible Pump-Turbine (2022)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: Pumped storage technology is a large-scale, efficient, flexible and clean energy storage technology. The core of it is the design of pumped storage units, which involves the operation and flow characteristics of vane hydraulic machinery under pump and turbine modes, as well as the complex flow conditions of the upstream and downstream flow channels of the units. With this as the background, this book expounds on the relevant problems and their solutions, providing a scientific basis for the development of pumped storage technology. I hope this book can provide as a useful reference for readers.
    Keywords: tip clearance ; vertical axial flow pump ; whole channel numerical simulation ; pressure pulsation ; leakage vortex ; bulb tubular pump ; numerical simulation ; adjusting speed ; transition process ; pressure fluctuation ; pump turbine ; flow energy loss ; flow–head stability ; guide vane opening ; V-inclined pipe ; sand transport ; critical velocity ; flow pattern ; orthogonal test method ; lateral intake ; CFD numerical simulation ; diversion pier ; prefabricated pumping station ; centrifugal pump ; energy characteristics ; internal flow field ; test ; integrated pump gate ; inlet channel ; outlet channel ; hydraulic performance ; “S” shaped airfoil ; bidirectional axial flow pump ; axial flow pumps ; energy ; cavitation ; numerical calculation ; Francis turbine ; sediment erosion ; clearance ; CFD ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Application of Novel Thermal Technology in Foods Processing (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Advanced and novel thermal technologies, such as ohmic heating, dielectric heating (e.g., microwave heating and radio frequency heating), and inductive heating, have been developed to improve the effectiveness of heat processing whilst guaranteeing food safety and eliminating undesirable impacts on the organoleptic and nutritional properties of foods. Novel thermal technologies rely on heat generation directly inside foods, which has implications for improving the overall energy efficiency of the heating process itself. The use of novel thermal technologies is dependent on the complexity and inherent properties of the food materials of interest (e.g., thermal conductivity, electrical resistance, water content, pH, rheological properties, food porosity, and presence of particulates). Moreover, there is a need to address the combined use of thermal processing with emerging technologies such as pulsed electric fields, high hydrostatic pressure, and ultrasound to complement the conventional thermal processing of fluid or solid foods. This Special Issue provides readers with an overview of the latest applications of various novel technologies in food processing. A total of eight cutting-edge original research papers and one comprehensive review paper discussing novel processing technologies from the perspectives of food safety, sustainability, process engineering, (bio)chemical changes, health, nutrition, sensory issues, and consumers are covered in this Special Issue.
    Keywords: pecan ; dielectric properties ; radio frequency (RF) heating ; simulation ; maceration-fermentation ; polyphenol extraction ; PEF ; Grenache ; sensory analysis. ; hyperspectral imaging ; cold spots ; microwave ; sterilization ; Maillard reaction ; frying ; mathematical model ; mass transfer ; heat transfer ; pulsed electric fields ; solid plant foods ; Geobacillus ; Clostridium ; spores ; inactivation ; thermal resistance ; senior-friendly food ; solid–liquid mixture ; ohmic heating ; vacuum ; blanching ; drying ; efficiency ; energy ; ultrasound ; potato ; variable space network method ; enthalpy method ; approximate quasi-steady-state analysis ; explicit finite difference ; kinetic ; pulsed electric field ; cultivar ; colour ; lightness ; first order ; activation energy ; Arrhenius ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Microwave Applications in Chemical Engineering (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This Special Issue comprises 9 research papers on the application of microwaves in chemical engineering, covering the basic research into the optimization design of microwave reaction equipment as well as methods to improve microwave heating uniformity. Also included are the practical application of microwave-assisted processing in chemical engineering in the extraction of traditional Chinese medicine and essential oils from plant materials; the treatment of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer waste; and the drying treatment of drill cuttings and Zhaotong lignite. These 9 papers together represent unique and valuable references in the research of microwave technology.
    Keywords: microwave heating ; biodiesel ; oleic acid ; coupling ; multiphysics calculation ; Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) ; microwave-assisted extraction ; response surface methodology ; yield and composition of essential oils ; uniformity analysis ; electric discharge analysis ; Aurantii fructus ; antioxidant flavonoids ; ultrasonic-assisted extraction ; criteria importance through intercriteria correlation method ; red vine leaves ; polyphenols ; microwaves ; ultrasonic waves ; pulsed electric fields ; laboratory robot ; extraction ; lignite ; microwave drying kinetics ; hot-air drying kinetics ; effective diffusion coefficient ; apparent activation energy ; applicator design ; electromagnetic simulation ; coaxial feeding ; drill cuttings ; drying ; energy ; microwave ; conveyor belt ; CFRP ; recycling ; carbon fibers ; thermolysis ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Innovative Economic Technologies and Policies in the Energy Sector (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-30
    Description: This reprint is a Special Issue titled "Innovative Economic Technologies and Policies in the Energy Sector" that was published in Energies.
    Keywords: financial analysis ; energy holdings ; financial strategy ; environment ; Minimax ; dynamic ranges ; multivalued dynamic series ; Hausdorff distances ; approximation model ; constraint ; financial market ; integral index ; competitive advantage ; investments ; share distribution ; optimization model ; minimax ; hierarchical analysis ; circular convolution ; blockchain ; case study ; internet of things (IoT) ; natural gas ; engineering ; green economy ; greenhouse gases ; cross-border carbon regulation ; taxes ; distributed energy ; electric power industry ; alternative energy sources ; actor ; modeling ; technological and value audit ; oil and petroleum products market ; economic development ; oil companies ; tax expenditures ; tax incentives ; energy sector ; scale of tax expenditures ; European Union ; oil ; renewable energy ; coal ; economic growth ; gross domestic product ; ordinary least squares ; fixed effect ; selection effect ; econometrics ; gretl software ; state audit ; climate policy ; institutional projects ; energy ; forward contract ; nodal pricing ; Cournot ; market power ; market structure ; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies
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    Ionic Conductive Membranes for Fuel Cells (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book, titled “Ionic Conductive Membranes for Fuel Cells”, from the journal Membranes, discusses the state of the art and future developments in the field of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells, an efficient and clean system for converting fuel into energy.
    Keywords: proton exchange membranes ; PEMFC ; PFSA annealing ; hydration ; nc index ; PPSU ; High IEC, CSPPSU ; activation ; PEMFCs ; PVA:CS polymer blend ; NH4I salt ; XRD and FESEM ; impedance ; dielectric properties ; TNM and LSV study ; fuel cell technology ; energy ; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) ; solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) ; direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) ; reverse electrodialysis ; Nafion ; brine ; semi-crystalline polymers ; small-angle neutron scattering ; bioremediation ; renewable energy ; organic pollutants ; electrogens ; wastewater ; proton exchange membrane fuel cells ; radical scavengers ; halloysite ; cerium oxide ; PEM ; PEFC ; ionomer ; polymer electrolyte membrane ; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell ; proton exchange membrane ; proton exchange membrane fuel cell ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    After the An­thro­po­cene: Time and Mo­bil­ity (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This book discusses the geological time that will follow the human-dominated epoch and ways to move there. In addition to an editorial, a total of five articles are published in this volume. The articles engage with a variety of social science disciplines—ranging from economics and sociology to philosophy and political science—and connect to natural science’s insights into the Anthropocene. The volume calls for going beyond anthropocentrism in sustainability theory and practice in order to exit the Anthropocene with applications and insights in the contexts of politics, energy, tourism, food and management. We hope that you will find this book interesting and helpful in contributing to sustainable change.
    Keywords: sustainable diets ; Anthropocene ; indigenous ontologies ; temporality ; sustainable futures ; energy ; transportation ; mobility ; energy intensity ; cities ; anthropocentrism ; deep ecology ; degrowth ; domination ; ecological realism ; politics ; post-Anthropocene ; power ; supremacy ; transformation ; embodiment ; organising ; eco-phenomenology ; proximity tourism ; more-than-human ; new materialism ; time ; nature ; culture ; sustainability ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Transitions in Energy Efficiency and Demand (2021)
    Taylor & Francis | Routledge
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-30
    Description: Meeting the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement and limiting global temperature increases to less than two degrees above pre-industrial levels demands rapid reductions in global carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing energy demand has a central role in achieving this goal, but existing policy initiatives have been largely incremental in terms of the technological and behavioural changes they encourage. Against this background, this book develops a sociotechnical approach to the challenge of reducing energy demand and illustrates this with a number of empirical case studies from the United Kingdom. In doing so, it explores the emergence, diffusion and impact of low energy innovations, including electric vehicles and smart meters. The book has the dual aim of improving the academic understanding of sociotechnical transitions and energy demand and providing practical recommendations for public policy. Combining an impressive range of contributions from key thinkers in the field, this book will be of great interest to energy students, scholars and decision-makers.
    Keywords: Global temperature ; reducing ; energy ; United Kingdom ; Sociotechnical transitions ; Low carbon innovation ; impact ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment
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    Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: In recent years, several projects and studies have been launched towards the development and use of new methodologies, in order to assess, monitor, and support clean forms of energy. Accurate estimation of the available energy potential is of primary importance, but is not always easy to achieve. The present Special Issue on ‘Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting’ aims to provide a holistic approach to the above issues, by presenting multidisciplinary methodologies and tools that are able to support research projects and meet today’s technical, socio-economic, and decision-making needs. In particular, research papers, reviews, and case studies on the following subjects are presented: wind, wave and solar energy; biofuels; resource assessment of combined renewable energy forms; numerical models for renewable energy forecasting; integrated forecasted systems; energy for buildings; sustainable development; resource analysis tools and statistical models; extreme value analysis and forecasting for renewable energy resources.
    Keywords: short-term forecasts ; direct normal irradiance ; concentrating solar power ; system advisor model ; operational strategies ; central solar receiver ; solar irradiance forecasts ; numerical weather prediction model ; different horizontal resolution ; forecast errors ; validation ; ramp rates ; renewable energy forecasting ; solar radiation ; shark algorithm ; particle swarm optimization ; ANFIS ; nowcasting ; Kalman-Bayesian filter ; WRF ; high-resolution ; complex terrain ; wind ; solar irradiation ; photovoltaic solar energy ; deep learning ; prediction ; biofuel ; risk analysis ; sustainable development ; renewable energy ; biomass ; biotechnology ; anthropogenic waste processing ; energy resource assessment ; tidal-stream energy ; thrust force coefficient ; momentum sink ; unbounded flow ; open channel flows ; shock-capturing capability ; global horizontal irradiance (GHI) ; forecasting ; clearness coefficient ; Markov chains ; weather research and forecasting model ; solar resource ; heat supply of industrial processes ; solar collectors ; economic efficiency ; cross border trading ; Granger causality ; electricity trading ; spot prices ; deformable models ; electric energy demand ; functional statistics ; Kalman filtering ; shape-invariant model ; developing countries ; concentrated solar ; thermochemical ; energy ; renewable energy sources ; climate policy ; forecast ; the European Green Deal ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Application of Renewable Energy in Production and Supply Chain Management (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The use of the energy and its resources have changed dramatically in last few decades. The increasing use of technology and electrification increases the demand for energy, with impacts natural energy resources. At present, industries are trying to reduce the direct use of traditional energy by utilizing renewable energy as an alternative energy resource. Recent studies have attempted to optimize consumed energies for entire systems by using alternative energies. These alternatives are different kinds of renewable energies which provide numerous new possibilities to survive without using non-renewable energies. The production industry is moving toward smart production using the technology of the fourth industrial revolution. In this book, energy consumption for production and supply chain management are explained through presentation of some the latest major research advances. These studies collectively contribute new ideas and strategies in enriching the literature.
    Keywords: energy ; multi-item smart production ; system reliability ; failure rate ; variable development cost ; sustainable electrical energy supply chain ; inventory ; price-dependent demand ; transmission and distribution costs ; carbon-emission ; renewable energy ; smart production system ; random breakdown ; safety stock ; controllable production rate ; healthcare supply chain management ; platelets ; perishability factor ; location-allocation ; sustainable manufacturing system ; multi-item production ; variable holding cost ; inflation ; control theory ; stochastic production capacity ; unreliable production system ; random failure and repair rates ; electrical energy consumption ; supply chain management ; imperfect production ; distribution free approach ; service level constraint ; transportation discount ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Combating Malnutrition through Sustainable Approaches (2023)
    IntechOpen | IntechOpen
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    Publication Date: 2023-09-05
    Description: Malnutrition is the specific condition produced by the intake of too few macronutrients, too many macronutrients (obesity), or inordinate amounts of inappropriate substances such as alcohol. Globally, malnutrition is a major nutritional disorder, especially in developing economies. Poor dietary habits and imbalanced nutrient intake result in adverse consequences on normal body functionality. This book highlights the major causes of malnutrition and how to overcome this problem. Chapters address such topics as energy metabolism and balance, diagnosis of malnutrition, negative effects of malnutrition, sugar and its impact on health, malnutrition in the elderly and children, and much more.
    Keywords: public health ; undernutrition ; cancer ; inflammation ; energy ; metabolism ; bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine::MBNH Personal & public health::MBNH3 Dietetics & nutrition
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    Novel Membrane Technologies for Traditional Industrial Processes (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Through reading this book, you will obtain information on: (1) the main problems in air separation and natural gas treatment by membrane separation and how to solve them; (2) processes involving membranes and new membrane materials for the more economical utilization of bio-resources; (3) energy selection and membrane development for more expedient and stable harnessing of the natural osmosis phenomenon; (4) many excellent contributions about catalytic membrane bioreactors; (5) how to fine-tune the arrangement of aquaporins (i.e., proteins identified in biological cells) to achieve superior water treatment efficiency.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; QC1-999 ; n/a ; membrane ; draw solutes ; regeneration ; steam explosion ; wastewater treatment ; lignin ; hydrogen ; supported ionic liquid membranes ; chlorine resistance ; photocatalytic membrane ; thin-film composite ; photocatalytic membrane reactors ; single-sites ; pore modification ; polyimide ; separation ; dynamic membrane filtration ; microalgae ; structural stability ; energy ; fine chemistry ; pre-reforming ; costs ; fractionation ; carbon dioxide ; glucose ; alkanes ; immobilization ; biomimetic ; aquaporins ; nanofiltration ; interfacial polymerization ; cell disruption ; gas separation ; steam reforming ; plasticization ; xylose ; forward osmosis ; zeolite membrane ; membrane separation ; dopamine ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Latest Advances in Preservation Technology for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Description: Fresh fruit and vegetables are considered as essential components of a healthy human diet, due to their pleasant taste and rich nutrients. However, fruits and vegetables are characterized by production seasonality, regionality, and perishability, which greatly affect the acceptance of consumers and increase the challenges of their post-harvest storage and preservation. A plurality of preservation technologies, including chemical treatment (calcium chloride, 1-methylcyclopropene, salicylic acid, etc.), physical methods (low-temperature conditioning, controlled atmosphere storage, ultraviolet-C irradiation, etc.), and biotechnology (such as genetic engineering technology) have been applied to maintain storage quality and to extend the storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables in recent years. Developing advanced preservation techniques to prolong the storage life of fruit and vegetables is of importance for improving social and economic benefits. Therefore, we invited authors to contribute original research articles and review articles focused on the innovative preservation technology of fresh produce, addressing storage problems, such as post-harvest quality deterioration caused by senescence, physiological disorders, and disease, to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce and reduce post-harvest loss.
    Keywords: tomato ; bacteriocin ; soft rot ; biocontrol ; vegetable preservation ; loquat fruit ; calcium chloride ; chilling injury ; reactive oxygen species ; ascorbate–glutathione cycle ; chive ; senescence ; quality ; antioxidant capacity ; amino acids ; organosulfur compounds ; peptide PAF56 ; citrus fruit ; changes cell structure ; spores ; membrane permeability ; acetic acid ; decontamination ; lactic acid ; pitaya fruit ; p-Anisaldehyde ; reactive oxygen species (ROS) ; AsA-GSH cycle ; antioxidant activity ; ripening ; enzymatic activities ; anthracnose ; shelf-life ; cold shock ; MAP ; cucumber ; storage ; VOCs ; photodynamic inactivation (PDI) ; antimicrobial ; biofilm ; fresh-cut pakchoi ; preservation ; hydrogen sulfide ; antioxidant enzyme ; energy ; proline ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Microgrids/Nanogrids Implementation, Planning, and Operation (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: Today’s power system is facing the challenges of increasing global demand for electricity, high-reliability requirements, the need for clean energy and environmental protection, and planning restrictions. To move towards a green and smart electric power system, centralized generation facilities are being transformed into smaller and more distributed ones. As a result, the microgrid concept is emerging, where a microgrid can operate as a single controllable system and can be viewed as a group of distributed energy loads and resources, which can include many renewable energy sources and energy storage systems. The energy management of a large number of distributed energy resources is required for the reliable operation of the microgrid. Microgrids and nanogrids can allow for better integration of distributed energy storage capacity and renewable energy sources into the power grid, therefore increasing its efficiency and resilience to natural and technical disruptive events. Microgrid networking with optimal energy management will lead to a sort of smart grid with numerous benefits such as reduced cost and enhanced reliability and resiliency. They include small-scale renewable energy harvesters and fixed energy storage units typically installed in commercial and residential buildings. In this challenging context, the objective of this book is to address and disseminate state-of-the-art research and development results on the implementation, planning, and operation of microgrids/nanogrids, where energy management is one of the core issues.
    Keywords: energy demand ; long-term forecasting ; machine learning ; R programming ; solar power generation ; support vector regression ; economic energy ; Bonobo Optimizer ; hybrid renewable energy system ; microgrid ; PV panels ; wind turbine ; energy storage ; hierarchical control ; primary ; secondary control ; droop control ; frequency restoration ; voltage restoration ; grid synchronization ; proportional resonant controller ; robust control ; distributed generation, microgrid ; LMI ; optimization ; lightning attachment procedure optimization (LAPO) algorithm ; photovoltaic panel ; uncertainty ; cooperation ; energy ; reliability ; Monte Carlo ; smart energy control ; grid-synchronization ; dynamic voltage restorer ; converter control system ; sliding mode control ; economic scheduling ; clean energy ; quantum mayfly algorithm (QMA) ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Aero/Hydrodynamics and Symmetry (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This book presents collective works published in the recent Special Issue (SI) entitled "Aero/Hydrodynamics and Symmetry". These works address the existence of symmetry and its breakdown in aero-/hydro-dynamics and their related applications. The presented problems are complex nonlinear, non-Newtonian fluid flow problems that are (in some cases) coupled with heat transfer, phase change, nanofluidic, and magnetohydrodynamics phenomena. The applications vary and range from polymer chain transfer in micro-channel to the evaluation of vertical axis wind turbines, as well as autonomous underwater hovering vehicles. Recent advances in numerical, theoretical, and experimental methodologies, as well as finding new physics, new methodological developments, and their limitations are presented within the scope of the current book. Among others, in the presented works, special attention is paid to validation and improving the accuracy of the presented methodologies. This book brings together a collection of inter-/multi-disciplinary works applied to many engineering applications in a coherent manner.
    Keywords: Savonius vertical axis wind turbine ; horizontal overlap ratio ; vertical overlap ratio ; torque coefficient ; power coefficient ; Advection–diffusion ; fractional derivative ; concentrated source ; integral transform ; Burgers’ fluid ; velocity field ; shear stress ; Laplace transform ; modified Bessel function ; Stehfest’s algorithm ; MATHCAD ; electroosmotic flow ; power law fluid ; nanoparticles ; MHD ; entropy generation ; convergence analysis ; residual error ; autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) ; airborne-launched AUV ; autonomous underwater hovering vehicle (AUH) ; water entry impact force ; computational fluid dynamics (CFD) ; two-phase flow ; Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) ; Autonomous Underwater Hovering Vehicle (AUH) ; hydrodynamic interaction ; response amplitude operator (RAO) ; wave effects ; symmetric flying wing ; plasma flow control ; energy ; stall ; dimensionless frequency ; particle image velocimetry ; SA–NaAlg fluid ; porosity ; fractional model ; Atangana–Baleanu derivative ; large eddy simulation ; subgrid scale model ; diffuser ; dynamic one equation model ; Vreman model ; separation ; heat conduction ; non-fourier ; solution structure theorems ; superposition approach ; Buongiorno model ; unsteady flow ; nanoliquid ; special third-grade liquid ; non-linear thermal radiation ; magneto hydro-dynamics (MHD) ; dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) ; Hartmann number (Ha-value) ; harmony bond coefficient or spring constant (K) ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Assessment of Energy–Environment–Economy Interrelations (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Energy consumption and economic growth have been of great interest to researchers and policy-makers. Knowing the actual causal relationship between energy and the economy with respect to environmental degradation has important implications for modeling environmental and growth policies. The eleven chapters included herein aim to help researchers, academicians, and especially decision-makers to understand relevant issues and adopt appropriate methods to tackle and solve relevant environmental problems. Various methods from different disciplines are proposed and applied to various environmental and energy issues.
    Keywords: TA1-2040 ; T1-995 ; expected utility maximization ; decoupling theory ; urban utility tunnel ; sensitivity analysis ; environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) ; economic systems ; structural decomposition analysis ; thermodynamic cycles ; sustainable wind energy management ; environmental engineering ; energy commodities ; hedging strategies ; energy consumption ; industrialization ; energy ; waste ; Analytic Hierarchy Process ; panel data ; rank reversal ; economy ; industrial CO2 emission ; sustainability ; sustainable development ; energy-related carbon emissions ; Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis ; Shapley value ; Kaya identity ; circular economy ; minimum-variance hedge ratio ; MESSAGE model ; fixed assets investment ; life cycle cost ; Analytic Network Process ; environmental efficiency ; Pakistan ; data envelopment analysis ; embodied energy ; carbon emissions ; district distributed power plants ; economic benefit evaluation ; differential GMM estimation ; linearization ; effectiveness ; dynamic hybrid input–output model ; environment quality cointegration ; cost allocation ; risk aversion ; environment ; 3E ; financial development ; LMDI approach ; differential games ; energy recovery ; resource dependence theory ; open-loop control systems ; Tapio decoupling model ; uncertain dynamic systems ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Energy Performance and Indoor Climate Analysis in Buildings (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: HVAC systems, load shifting, indoor climate, and energy and ventilation performance analyses are the key topics when improving energy performance in new and renovated buildings. This development has been boosted by the recently established nearly zero energy building requirements that will soon be in use in all EU Member States, as well as similar long-term zero energy building targets in Japan, the US, and other countries. The research covered in this Special Issue provides evidence of how new technical solutions have worked, in practice, in new or renovated buildings, and also discusses problems and how solutions should be further developed. Another focus is on the more detailed calculation methods needed for the correct design and sizing of dedicated systems, and for accurate quantification of energy savings. Occupant behavior and building operation is also examined, in order to avoid common performance gaps between calculated and measured performance. These topics demonstrate the challenge of high performance buildings as, in the end, comfortable buildings with good indoor climate which are easy and cheap to operate and maintain are expected by end customers. Ventilation performance, heating and cooling, sizing, energy predictions and optimization, load shifting, and field studies are some of the key topics in this Special Issue, contributing to the future of high performance buildings with reliable operation.
    Keywords: TA1-2040 ; T1-995 ; indoor air quality ; stratification ; chiller plants ; alternate operation ; displacement ventilation ; draught rate ; building ; indoor temperature after renovation ; DHW heating ; daylight factor ; energy ; energy performance modeling ; hybrid displacement device ; building energy modelling ; energy performance of buildings directive ; condenser evaporative precooling ; DHW energy use ; heating mode ; ground source heat pump ; personalized ventilation ; daylight ; existing buildings ; optimal energy management ; cooling ; mixing ventilation ; daylight survey ; user behavior ; local air change effectiveness ; basketball hall ; CFD ; sizing ; electricity use ; control strategy ; HVAC systems ; ventilation ; occupant behavior ; smart readiness indicator ; energy signature ; standard use ; building energy simulation ; outdoor air ; monitoring measurements ; COP ; qualitative control ; wind pressure ; decentralized ventilation unit ; field measurement ; thermal comfort ; student dormitories ; data-driven analysis ; energy performance ; daylight simulations ; air jet ; ISO 52016-1 ; multiple sensor nodes ; downdraught ; energy efficiency ; building pressure condition ; meteorological reanalysis data ; ISO 7730 ; thermal analysis ; Monte Carlo method ; corner impinging jet ; greenhouse ; Pro-GET-onE H2020 ; in situ measurements ; smart buildings ; skin temperature ; retirement home ; demand side management ; indoor climate ; user input data ; Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) ; ventilation renovation ; tracer gas ; gray box ; Jaya algorithm ; single room ventilation unit ; satellite-based solar radiation data ; chiller performance ; rooftop air conditioners ; smart grid ; TRNSYS ; stack effect ; space heating ; energy flexibility ; corner mixing ventilation ; load shifting ; heating power ; air exchange effectiveness ; indoor temperature uniformity ; demand response ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    The Built Environment in a Changing Climate (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: The papers included in this Special Issue tackle multiple aspects of how cities, districts, and buildings could evolve along with climate change and how this would impact our way of conceiving and applying design criteria, policies, and urban plans. Despite the multidisciplinary nature of the collection, some transversal take-home messages emerge: • Today’s energy-efficient paradigms may lose their virtuosity in the future unless accurate estimates of future scenarios are used to design modelling platforms and to inform legislative frameworks; • Acting at the local scale is key. Future climate change adaptation will be implemented at the local level. Overlooking regional and local specificities will contribute to inaccurate and inefficient action plans. As such, the smaller scale will become vital in predicting future urban metabolic rates and corresponding comfort-driven strategies; • Energy poverty, heat vulnerability, and social injustice are emerging as critical factors for planning and acting for future-proof cities on par of micro- and meso-climatological factors; • Given that the impacts of climate change will persist for many years, adaptation to this phenomenon should be prioritized by removing any prominent barrier and by enabling combinations of different mitigation technologies. These topics will receive a global reach in few decades, since also developing and underdeveloped countries are starting their fight against local climate change, with cities at the forefront.
    Keywords: outdoor space ; thermal environment ; radiation environment ; wind environment ; heat-related mortality ; built environment ; urban resilience ; extreme heat ; climate change ; urban heat island ; heat stress from outside ; indoor environments ; tropics ; multi-level office buildings ; coastal cities ; Mediterranean climate ; urban heat island intensity ; sample year ; climate change adaptation ; barriers ; focus group discussion ; Tehran ; structural equation modeling ; urban management ; near-zero energy buildings ; future scenarios ; energy efficiency ; adaptive comfort ; long-term performance ; urban heat ; Australia ; UHI effect ; mitigation ; bushfire smoke ; indoor air quality ; filtration ; building envelope ; energy ; future weather data ; building energy performance ; thermal comfort ; statistical downscaling of climate models ; dynamical downscaling of climate models ; urban modelling ; cities ; buildings ; decarbonization ; urbanisation ; climate ; densification ; population ; temperature ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    Sustainable Shared Mobility: Current Status and Future Prospects (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: This reprint is a comprehensive compilation of research on new urban mobility. It contains proprietary, current studies on shared mobility, such as car sharing or scooter sharing in relation to commercial use as part of short-term rental systems or for use by postal services. In addition, it broadly refers to the subject of bicycles and bike-sharing systems. It includes research on professional e-bikes with parameters such as velocity, cadence and power data as well as research on measuring the intensity of bicycle traffic, which can be used to evaluate and improve bike-sharing systems. The reprint provides a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in the challenges and opportunities associated with the development of new mobility solutions.
    Keywords: power ; velocity ; cadence ; electric bike ; bicycle computer ; car-sharing ; carsharing ; shared mobility ; multi-criteria decision analysis ; ELECTRE III ; MCDA ; decision making in transport ; transportation engineering ; hydrogen mobility ; zero emission ; green energy ; e-micromobility ; e-scooters ; electric vehicles ; PROSA GDSS ; multi-criteria decision aid ; MCDM ; compromise solution ; micro-mobility ; e-scooter ; postal service ; Poisson regression ; optimization ; energy ; cost ; environment ; bicycle traffic measurement ; vehicle counter ; induction loop ; video recording ; perpendicular radar ; microwave radar ; energy management ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics
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    Innovations and Perspectives of Industrial and Bioenergy Crops for Bioeconomy Development (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The production of industrial and bioenergy crops has been the subject of scientific research for many years; however, the implementation of previously proposed solutions for commercial production is still at an early stage. It should be emphasized that when developing the production of industrial and bioenergy crops on agricultural lands, it is important to avoid land-use competition with the production of food and feed. It is well justified, for initiating the sustainable production of industrial and bioenergy crops, to promote efficient species for growing on marginal lands, which are unsuitable or less suitable for food or feed production. Another important point is that industrial and bioenergy crops should include nonfood and nonfeed crops and generate agricultural products categorized as commodities and/or raw materials for industrial goods and bioenergy. These industrial and bioenergy crops can become an important source of biomass. Of course, the concept of their cultivation for nonfood (and/or nonfeed) uses is not new but, despite considerable investment in research and development, little progress has been made with regard to the introduction of such crops and their products into the market. Therefore, the papers focus on innovations and perspectives regarding sustainable industrial and bioenergy crops production, logistic chains, biomass quality, utilization and cascade biomass use for bioeconomy, socio-economic and energy analyses, etc.
    Keywords: harvesting ; work productivity ; supply chain ; harvesting efficiency ; Salix ; genoype × site interaction ; survivability ; biometric features ; plant height ; fresh biomass yield ; dry biomass yield ; Miscanthus ; nitrogen fertilization ; rhizomes ; stem ; leaves ; consumer choices ; eucalyptus ; firewood ; Italy ; multilevel logistic regression model ; willingness to consume ; tobacco biomass ; energy yield ; higher heating value ; biogas potential ; Nicotiana tabacum ; energy crops ; planting density ; calorific value ; SRC ; hulled wheat species ; energy ; life cycle assessment ; Tenebrio molitor ; edible insects ; larval development ; feed conversion ratio ; agricultural and industrial residues ; lignocellulosic biomass ; bioconversion ; agroforestry ; biodiversity ; bioeconomy ; biomass supply ; circular economy ; organic farming ; perennial crops ; quarry ; syntropy ; vegetation restoration ; willow ; varieties ; yield ; marginal soil ; biological diversity ; marginal land ; cup plant ; perennial energy crop ; energy expenses ; biogas ; biomass yield ; willow SRC ; energy plants ; ground beetles ; Carabidae ; ecosystem services ; invertebrate biodiversity ; willow-leaf sunflower ; Jerusalem artichoke ; supercritical extraction ; water as co-solvent ; antimicrobial activity ; biocidal effect ; bioenergy crop ; groundwater ; growth ; invasive potential ; reproductive potential ; Silphium perfoliatum ; soil moisture ; water table distance ; energy biomass ; yields ; invasive behavior ; economics ; common osier ; fertilization ; dry matter yield ; soil chemical parameters ; soil bulk density ; water-stable aggregates ; soil microbial carbon ; willow browse ; soluble carbohydrates ; browsing damage ; cervids ; gas chromatography ; aboveground ; belowground part of Miscanthus × giganteus ; ash ; potassium ; calcium ; sulphur content ; uptake ; bioproduction ; CAP payments ; sustainable agriculture ; Poland ; unutilized agricultural areas (uUAA) ; abandoned areas ; land use and land-use change ; carbon sequestration ; soil properties (physical and chemical) ; polyphenols ; supercritical CO2 extraction ; perennial industrial crops ; antioxidant activity ; silvergrass ; willowleaf sunflower ; prairie cordgrass ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Prospects and Challenges of Bioeconomy Sustainability Assessment (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-30
    Description: The bioeconomy—using renewable bio-resources from the soil and sea to produce food, materials and energy—supports the achievement of sustainable development goals. Its scope is very broad as it involves primary production sectors (agriculture) and sectors that use these resources (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco). This Special Issue, “Prospects and Challenges of Bioeconomy Sustainability Assessment”, includes an Editorial, thirteen articles, ten reviews and one perspective with international authors. All papers are highly innovative and support the goals of a sustainable world.
    Keywords: AHP ; bioeconomy ; biomethane ; energy community ; Italy ; point scale ; stakeholders’ engagement ; sustainability ; agrarian extractivism ; cheap food ; food regime ; Latin America ; social-ecological transformation ; soy ; environmental awareness ; behavior change ; SWOT analysis ; qualitative analysis ; education for sustainable development ; green movement ; environmentalism ; environmental science ; environmental education ; communication ; stakeholders ; reporting ; bibliometric review ; sustainability reporting ; sustainability performance ; indicators ; multi-criteria decision analysis ; policy implications ; Sustainable Development Goals ; carbon capture and storage ; aqueous bases ; reactor design ; chemical absorption ; FTIR ; absorption capacity ; in-line measurements ; 3D-printed reactors ; digital innovation hub ; value proposition canvas ; ecosystem sustainability ; digital transformation ; model-based design ; cyber-physical system ; collaboration platform ; microbial bioremediation ; cost of bioremediation ; bioremediation industry ; COD solubilization ; chemo sonic pretreatment ; biohydrogen ; specific energy ; biomass ; biotechnology ; agro-ecology ; territorial development ; cluster analysis ; bioplastic ; lactic acid ; PLA ; poly(lactic acid) ; cellulose ; lignocellulose ; cow manure ; circular economy ; bioeconomy education ; bioeconomy learning ; higher education ; vocational education and training ; n/a ; interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets ; distance measure ; closeness coefficient ; barriers ; MADA ; biofuel sector ; sustainable agriculture ; multi-criteria decision making ; TOPSIS ; social LCA ; life-cycle costing ; bioenergy ; biorefinery ; industry 4.0 ; agri-food supply chain ; agri-food 4.0 supply chain ; agri-food 4.0 ; supply chain 4.0 ; food waste management ; water management ; agriculture 4.0 ; LAC region ; bibliometric analysis ; biofuels ; R software ; sustainable supply chain management ; sustainable development ; social responsibility ; environmental issues ; water quality ; pollutant ; surface water ; monitoring ; Pakistan ; drinking water ; 2030 Agenda ; natural resources ; participation ; microorganisms ; energy ; biocatalysis ; biotransformation ; industrial applications ; circular bioeconomy ; greenhouse gas ; biomass production ; second-generation bio-fuels ; environment ; climate change ; pigs ; soya bean ; grass ; protein ; biogas ; lignin ; straw ; heating ; NaOH ; pretreatment ; sustainalist ; sustainable revolution ; SDG ; quality of life ; sustainalism ; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies
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    Smart Monitoring and Control in the Future Internet of Things (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The Internet of Things (IoT) and related technologies have the promise of realizing pervasive and smart applications which, in turn, have the potential of improving the quality of life of people living in a connected world. According to the IoT vision, all things can cooperate amongst themselves and be managed from anywhere via the Internet, allowing tight integration between the physical and cyber worlds and thus improving efficiency, promoting usability, and opening up new application opportunities. Nowadays, IoT technologies have successfully been exploited in several domains, providing both social and economic benefits. The realization of the full potential of the next generation of the Internet of Things still needs further research efforts concerning, for instance, the identification of new architectures, methodologies, and infrastructures dealing with distributed and decentralized IoT systems; the integration of IoT with cognitive and social capabilities; the enhancement of the sensing–analysis–control cycle; the integration of consciousness and awareness in IoT environments; and the design of new algorithms and techniques for managing IoT big data. This Special Issue is devoted to advancements in technologies, methodologies, and applications for IoT, together with emerging standards and research topics which would lead to realization of the future Internet of Things.
    Keywords: atmospheric ; on-line monitoring ; LoRa ; embedded system ; smart environments ; Internet of Things ; indoor occupancy ; machine learning ; data analysis ; landslide susceptibility ; China-Nepal Highway ; LSTM ; remote sensing images ; IoT ; network traffic ; monitoring ; DDoS ; packet classification ; indoor localization ; channel state information ; device-free passive ; WiFi fingerprint ; naive Bayes classification ; feature fusion ; posture recognition ; indoor positioning ; wireless body area network ; Kalman filtering ; multi-sensor combination ; prognostic and health management ; integrative framework ; internet of things ; convolutional neural network ; conditioned-based maintenance ; IoT platform ; intelligent monitoring robot ; active CCTV ; learning model ; electrical devices ; classification ; energy management ; smart environment ; architecture ; blockchain ; communication constraints ; decentralized application ; Ethereum ; Internet of things ; sensing and control ; computational efficiency ; robotic manipulators ; hysteresis ; adaptive control ; wireless sensor network (WSN) ; energy ; ant colony optimization (ACO) ; routing algorithm ; quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithms ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Latest Advances in Preservation Technology for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: Fresh fruit and vegetables are considered as essential components of a healthy human diet, due to their pleasant taste and rich nutrients. However, fruits and vegetables are characterized by production seasonality, regionality, and perishability, which greatly affect the acceptance of consumers and increase the challenges of their post-harvest storage and preservation. A plurality of preservation technologies, including chemical treatment (calcium chloride, 1-methylcyclopropene, salicylic acid, etc.), physical methods (low-temperature conditioning, controlled atmosphere storage, ultraviolet-C irradiation, etc.), and biotechnology (such as genetic engineering technology) have been applied to maintain storage quality and to extend the storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables in recent years. Developing advanced preservation techniques to prolong the storage life of fruit and vegetables is of importance for improving social and economic benefits. Therefore, we invited authors to contribute original research articles and review articles focused on the innovative preservation technology of fresh produce, addressing storage problems, such as post-harvest quality deterioration caused by senescence, physiological disorders, and disease, to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce and reduce post-harvest loss.
    Keywords: tomato ; bacteriocin ; soft rot ; biocontrol ; vegetable preservation ; loquat fruit ; calcium chloride ; chilling injury ; reactive oxygen species ; ascorbate–glutathione cycle ; chive ; senescence ; quality ; antioxidant capacity ; amino acids ; organosulfur compounds ; peptide PAF56 ; citrus fruit ; changes cell structure ; spores ; membrane permeability ; acetic acid ; decontamination ; lactic acid ; pitaya fruit ; p-Anisaldehyde ; reactive oxygen species (ROS) ; AsA-GSH cycle ; antioxidant activity ; ripening ; enzymatic activities ; anthracnose ; shelf-life ; cold shock ; MAP ; cucumber ; storage ; VOCs ; photodynamic inactivation (PDI) ; antimicrobial ; biofilm ; fresh-cut pakchoi ; preservation ; hydrogen sulfide ; antioxidant enzyme ; energy ; proline ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Mathematics and Engineering (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This book is a compilation of works covering applied mathematical methods and their applications in complex engineering problems. The methods covered in this book include modeling and simulation, computation, analysis, control, optimization, data science, and machine learning. The engineering application topics include but are not limited to environmental engineering, cybersecurity, transportation, agriculture, smart grid, and next-generation manufacturing.
    Keywords: Phoronomics ; mechanics ; kinetics ; kinematics ; direction cosines ; Euler angles ; space dynamics ; digital computation ; control systems ; control engineering ; industrial cyber-physical systems ; cyber-attacks ; neural network ; model predictive control ; nonlinear chemical processes ; network classification ; network evolution ; network symmetries ; Green’s symmetry problem ; network invariants ; network internal dynamics ; symmetry ensembles ; propensities ; energy ; opening capability ; security ; smart grid ; group signature ; anonymous signature ; autonomous vehicle ; target detection ; multi-sensors ; fusion ; YOLO ; linear response eigenvalue problem ; block methods ; weighted Golub-Kahan-Lanczos algorithm ; convergence analysis ; thick restart ; mining vibrating screen ; theoretical rigid body model ; spring failures diagnosis ; amplitudes change ; real-time optimization ; nonlinear processes ; process control ; chemical reactor control ; distillation column control ; energy-based control ; payload swing attenuation ; linear matrix inequalities ; quadrotor ; larger Lipschitz constants ; comparative advantage ; transaction cost ; specialized production ; infra-marginal model ; agricultural division of labor ; velocity-slip ; temperature-jump ; homotopy analysis method ; nanofluids ; power-law fluids ; state estimation ; parameter estimation ; moving horizon estimation ; extended kalman filter ; ensemble kalman filter ; richards equation ; agro-hydrological systems ; economic model predictive control ; chemical processes ; responsive control ; artificial intelligence ; interpretability ; controller verification ; seashore soft soil ; cement ; sulfuric acid erosion ; stress–strain behavior ; mathematical model ; Micro Grid ; optimization theory ; optimization ; MATLAB simulation ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Clinical Nutrition: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: Nutrition, often along with physical activity, is by now acknowledged as a cornerstone in the prevention and even more so the treatment of many diseases. Indeed, food and nutritional intake nowadays are often thought to be the main source of wellbeing sometimes over- but also underestimating the impact of nutritional intake, dietary pattern and food-derived natural compounds in their impact on human health. In this Special Issue entitled `Clinical Nutrition: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges´ a broad overview and summary on recent findings in various fields of clinical nutrition with special focus on chronic and degenerative diseases like metabolic diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, sarcopenia but also malnutrition in elderly, infants and children is provided. Nutrition, often along with physical activity, is by now acknowledged as a cornerstone in the prevention and even more so the treatment of many diseases. Indeed, food and nutritional intake nowadays are often thought to be the main source of wellbeing sometimes over- but also underestimating the impact of nutritional intake, dietary pattern and food-derived natural compounds in their impact on human health. In this Special Issue entitled `Clinical Nutrition: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges´ a broad overview and summary on recent findings in various fields of clinical nutrition with special focus on chronic and degenerative diseases like metabolic diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, sarcopenia but also malnutrition in elderly, infants and children is provided.
    Keywords: malnutrition ; cirrhosis ; nutritional screening ; nutritional assessment ; gut–liver axis ; macronutrients ; micronutrients ; dysbiosis ; diet ; enteral nutrition ; inflammatory bowel disease ; nutrition ; nutritional therapy ; prevention ; artificial nutrition ; nasogastric feeding ; nasogastric tube ; palliative care ; calcium oxalate stone formation ; dietary assessment ; fatty acids ; fluid ; oxalate ; protein ; sodium ; uric acid ; water ; insulin ; lifestyle ; non-alcoholic ; steatohepatitis ; fibrosis ; metabolic syndrome ; weight loss ; time-restricted feeding ; intermittent fasting ; low-carb diet ; liver disease ; Brugada syndrome ; long QT syndrome ; ingredients ; glucose ; ketone bodies ; ROS ; sudden cardiac death ; bariatric surgery ; cardiovascular disease ; endovascular bariatric surgery ; obesity ; oral nutritional supplements ; perioperative nutrition ; sarcopenia ; gastrointestinal surgery ; behaviour ; nutrition supplements ; type 2 diabetes ; ageing ; inflammaging ; anorexia of aging ; DoMAP ; GLIM criteria ; cholestasis ; chronic liver diseases ; nutritional needs ; pediatrics ; medical nutrition therapy ; critical care ; parenteral nutrition ; energy ; review ; Crohn’s disease ; gut microenvironment ; celiac disease ; gluten ; gluten-free diet ; prostate ; metabolism ; benign prostatic hyperplasia ; erectile dysfunction ; dietary recommendation ; overweight ; carbohydrate ; fat ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    The 8th International Conference on Time Series and Forecasting (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: The aim of ITISE 2022 is to create a friendly environment that could lead to the establishment or strengthening of scientific collaborations and exchanges among attendees. Therefore, ITISE 2022 is soliciting high-quality original research papers (including significant works-in-progress) on any aspect time series analysis and forecasting, in order to motivating the generation and use of new knowledge, computational techniques and methods on forecasting in a wide range of fields.
    Keywords: readmission prediction ; intensive care unit (ICU) ; recurrent neural network (RNN) ; longshort-term memory (LSTM) ; machine learning (ML) ; time series analysis ; health forecasting ; spectrum ; utilization ; prediction ; time-series ; clustering ; K-Means ; LSTM ; CNN ; outlier detection ; outlier detection in time series ; time series clustering ; time series cluster evaluation ; time series ; anomaly detection ; predictive maintenance ; model evaluation ; error diagnosis ; convolutional neural network ; all sky images ; cloud-base height ; machinelearning ; : financial market volatility ; VAR-DCC-GARCH ; wavelet-based random forest ; forecasting ; synthetic data ; shareable data ; privacy ; cross-correlation ; DCCA method ; oil derivatives ; energy ; accessibility ; retainability ; Markov chain ; K-mean clustering ; mobile data traffic ; multivariate prediction ; temporal ; spatial ; COVID-19 ; time series forecasting ; NARNN ; ARIMA ; dynamic convergence ; stationarity ; unit root ; ecosystem respiration ; dynamic mode decomposition with control ; time delay embedding ; ordinal patterns ; structural breaks ; non-stationary time series ; hydrological data ; prediction intervals ; seq2seq ; oil production ;  automated machine learning ; machine learning ; time-series forecasting ;  PV systems ; faults ; diagnosis ; signal processing ; time series data ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries ; bic Book Industry Communication::U Computing & information technology::UY Computer science
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    Environmental Energy Sustainability at Universities (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The use of renewable energies and energy saving and efficiency are needs of global society and universities. Universities have a large responsibility and social impact, as they are an example and engine of social change. Universities, in the European context, must be at the forefront of ESA processes, seeking to be at the same level as, and preferably higher than, the rest of society, seeking a goal of 20% renewable energy for 2020 and, in the longer term, greater energy efficiency based on a diverse use of renewable energy and studying the feasibility of other energy processes (cogeneration, trigeneration, etc.). The application of renewable energies and energy efficiency allow universities to make significant savings in their costs and contribute to sustainable development and the fight against climate change. Actions in pursuit of these goals in addition to the objective of energy saving should promote research and form an example for the university community. This book aims to advance the contribution of energy saving and the use of renewable energies in order to achieve more sustainable universities.
    Keywords: bibliometrics ; community detection ; energy ; law ; sustainability ; smart contracts ; building information modeling (BIM) ; legal aspects ; bibliometric ; clustering ; renewable energy ; wind turbine ; pitch control ; electric generation ; universities ; university environmental impact ; urban planning ; sustainability assessment ; covenant of Mayors ; DC microgrid ; energy management system ; photovoltaic (PV) system ; energy storage system ; constant power load ; power generation control ; benchmark ; campus energy consumption ; heating and cooling degree-days ; energy model ; occupancy rate ; loquat seed ; biomass boiler ; greenhouse gases ; UNAM ; energy saving ; Mexico ; photovoltaic system (PVS) ; zapote seed ; energy consumption ; higher education institution ; energy efficiency indicators ; green campus ; social responsibility ; Spain ; zero-energy buildings ; energy efficiency ; bioclimatic architecture ; sustainable transport ; photovoltaic ; energy saving in laboratories ; energy saving in data processing centres ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Vitamins C and D (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-02-02
    Description: The global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the paramount importance of immune health and the nutrient status of peoples worldwide. Vitamins C and D have important roles in both the innate and adaptive immune systems and are known to support healthy immune function. Both vitamins C and D have gene regulatory roles with the ability to up- and down-regulate thousands of genes, thus playing pleotropic roles in human health and disease. People from low- and middle-income countries tend to have inadequate micronutrient intakes and status, as do specific subgroups from high-income countries. This can affect their resistance to both communicable and non-communicable diseases and the severity of these diseases. In this Special Issue, we have compiled review articles and research papers (both observational and interventional studies) that explore the role of vitamins C and D in numerous aspects of global and population health.
    Keywords: immune system ; viral infection ; influenza ; COVID-19 ; micronutrients ; vitamins ; omega-3 fatty acids ; minerals ; vitamin C ; vitamin D ; vitamin C status ; vitamin C deficiency ; global health ; dietary intake ; obesity ; smoking ; communicable disease ; infection ; noncommunicable disease ; hypovitaminosis C ; low and middle income ; LMIC ; supplement ; non-communicable disease ; Vitamin C status ; energy ; well-being ; kiwifruit ; mood ; SARS-CoV-2 ; coronavirus ; ascorbate ; colds ; pneumonia ; sepsis ; immunonutrition ; supplementation ; dietary surveys ; trends ; descriptive studies ; United States ; fruit juice ; fruit ; vegetables ; psychology ; mental health ; nutrition ; healthy adults ; ethnicity ; Māori ; Pasifika ; Pacific ; Asian ; ascorbic acid ; post-viral fatigue ; lack of concentration ; sleep disturbances ; depression ; frailty ; elderly ; hospitalisation ; serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D ; first-generation immigrants ; melanin ; long COVID ; immunisation ; immune support ; body weight ; vitamin C intake ; plasma ascorbate concentrations ; vitamin C requirements ; dietary vitamin C ; hyperglycaemia ; South Africa ; vitamin D receptor ; vitamin D-binding protein ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Systems (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-27
    Description: This Special Issue on “LCA of Energy Systems” contains inspiring contributions on assessing the sustainability of novel technologies destined to shape the future of our energy sector. These include battery-based and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, geothermal energy, hydropower, biomass gasification, national electricity systems, and waste incineration. The analysis of trends and singularities will be invaluable to product designers, engineers, and policy makers. Furthermore, these exercises also contribute to refining the life cycle framework and harmonizing methodological decisions. Our hope is that this should be a step toward promoting the use of science and knowledge to shape a better world for everyone.
    Keywords: life cycle assessment ; battery electric vehicle (BEV) ; plug-in electric vehicle ; energy ; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ; thermodynamic modeling ; exergy ; e-waste ; secondary copper smelting ; precious metal recovery ; printed circuit board ; coalbed methane development ; risk assessment ; structural entropy weight method ; matter-element extension method ; LCA ; Spain ; renewables ; electricity ; sustainability ; carbon footprint ; employment ; LCOE ; CHP ; biomass ; gasification ; SOFC ; allocation ; multifunctionality ; geothermal energy ; flash technology ; Bagnore power plant ; pedigree matrix ; carbon dioxide capture ; activated carbon ; environmental impacts ; IGCC ; carbon capture economy ; stirling cycle-based heat pump ; gas/oil-fired boilers ; SimaPro ; eco-indicator 99 ; life cycle impact assessment ; distance-to-target weighting ; ecological scarcity ; renewable electricity and heat generation ; decentralized energy system ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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    The Great Reconfiguration (2022)
    Cambridge University Press
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-09
    Description: This book is for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners who want to understand the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. It shows how UK electricity, heat, and mobility systems are being reconfigured and explains the varying speed, depth, and scope of change. Available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
    Keywords: climate change ; low-carbon energy transitions ; sustainability ; energy ; transport ; energy economics ; energy policy ; renewable energy ; environmental studies
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    Kinanthropometry IX (2021)
    Taylor & Francis
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: This is an edited collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the Ninth International Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry. Defined as the relationship between human body structure and function, kinanthropometry is an area of growing interest, and these proceedings will be of use to students, academics and professionals in the areas of ergonomics, sports science, nutrition, health, and other allied fields. The assembled works represent the latest research findings across kinanthropometry, moving the discipline forward and promoting good practice and the exchange of expertise.
    Keywords: body ; composition ; endomorphic ; mesomorphs ; fat ; free ; mass ; dual ; energy ; x-ray ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSX Human biology ; thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation
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    Obesity (2024)
    IntechOpen | IntechOpen
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-07
    Description: This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of obesity. The chapters are authored by prominent scholars in the field with direct knowledge, through practice and research, of the real-world problems associated with obesity. Chapters address such topics as obesity in children, stigmatization of people with obesity, metabolic effects of obesity, recent advances in pharmacology and surgical interventions for obesity, and more.
    Keywords: inflammation ; oxidative stress ; energy ; metabolism ; neurodegeneration ; leptin ; bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MJ Clinical & internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology
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    Improving Energy Efficiency through Data-Driven Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (2022)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: In October 2014, the EU leaders agreed upon three key targets for the year 2030: a reduction by at least 40% in greenhouse gas emissions, savings of at least 27% for renewable energy, and improvements by at least 27% in energy efficiency. The increase in computational power combined with advanced modeling and simulation tools makes it possible to derive new technological solutions that can enhance the energy efficiency of systems and that can reduce the ecological footprint. This book compiles 10 novel research works from a Special Issue that was focused on data-driven approaches, machine learning, or artificial intelligence for the modeling, simulation, and optimization of energy systems.
    Keywords: passive house ; enclosure structure ; heat transfer coefficient ; energy consumption ; turbo-propeller ; regional ; fuel ; weight ; range ; design ; CO2 reduction ; multi-objective combinatorial optimization ; meta-heuristics ; ant colony optimization ; non-intrusive load monitoring ; appliance classification ; appliance feature ; recurrence graph ; weighted recurrence graph ; V–I trajectory ; convolutional neural network ; energy baselines ; machine learning ; clustering ; neural methods ; smart intelligent systems ; building energy consumption ; building load forecasting ; energy efficiency ; thermal improved of buildings ; anti-icing ; heat and mass transfer ; heating power distribution ; heat load reduction ; optimization method ; experimental validation ; big data process ; predictive maintenance ; fracturing roofs to maintain entry (FRME) ; field measurement ; numerical simulation ; side abutment pressure ; strata movement ; energy ; manufacturing ; prediction ; forecasting ; modelling ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Energy Policy and Climate Change (2021)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Keywords: intergovernmental ; climate ; stakeholders ; technology ; geopolitical ; investments ; demand ; supply ; sustainability ; incentives ; public ; management ; financing ; infrastructures ; taxation ; energy ; legislation
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    Anthropometry, Body Composition and Resting Energy Expenditure in Human (2021)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Data on nutritional status of human populations are periodically needed, as well as their relationships with anthropometry, body composition, body image and energy expenditure, and also with health lifestyle outcomes. All these parameters contribute jointly to give a complete knowledge on dietary and lifestyle habits, and hence how to proceed to improve it in order to enjoy an optimal healthy status. So, you are kindly invited to submit proposals for manuscripts that fit the objectives and the topics of this Nutrients Special issue.The aim of this proposed Nutrients Special Issue on ""Anthropometry, Body Composition and Resting Energy Expenditure in Humans"" is to publish selected papers detailing specific aspects of anthropometric, body composition and energy expenditure data in human populations and their relationships with nutritional status, as well as nutritional surveys and trials that examine measured differences or changes in these parameters are also cordially invited.
    Keywords: HM401-1281 ; H1-99 ; weight and fat ; cardio-metabolic risk ; anthropometry ; physical condition ; body weight ; resting energy expenditure ; dietary influences ; body composition ; handgrip muscle strength ; children ; obesity ; validation ; energy ; visceral adipose tissue ; free fat mass ; nut consumption ; adolescents ; waist circumference ; Mediterranean diet ; body mass index ; metabolic rate ; ABSI ; metabolic syndrome ; nuts ; lifestyle outcomes ; indirect calorimetry ; adiposity ; elderly ; fat mass ; exercise ; energy balance ; Qatar Biobank ; cardiovascular risk disease ; walnuts ; diet ; 8-foot time up-and-go ; sarcopenia ; BMI ; nutritional status ; nutrient adequacy ; bioelectrical impedance ; waist-to-height ratio ; food allergy ; basal metabolism ; diet quality ; Diabetes ; sleeve gastrectomy ; dual X-ray absorptiometry ; food intake ; body fat ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFP Social interaction
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    Recent Topics in Economic Research – Feature Papers for Cerebrating the 10th Anniversary of Economies (2023)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: In 2023, Economies celebrates its 10th anniversary. Thanks to the incredible support from all of you, the journal has developed into a well-respected academic journal. Economies has been included in several journal rankings, has a decent and growing number of submissions by well-known experts, and obtains very satisfactory citation scores given its young age. We acknowledge these achievements with a dedicated Special Issue. Therefore, researchers from all areas of economic research have been invited to submit their contributions to this Special Issue. The Special Issue is titled “Recent Topics in Economic Research” and covers a broad range of topics that are currently at the forefront of economics research and that are within Economies' scope. This includes original research papers as well as comprehensive review papers on topics of actual importance in economics.
    Keywords: DEA-approach ; non-parametric ; Tobit ; random-effect ; religion ; conventional ; time-series ; efficiency performance ; microfinance ; region ; gender ; female owned firms ; firm survival ; COVID-19 ; World Bank Enterprise surveys ; Brazil ; China ; import penetration ; informal labor markets ; wages ; online pharmacies ; brand name medicines ; price dynamics ; applied econometrics ; CO2 emissions ; energy consumption ; environmental degradation ; European region ; food production ; health problem ; macroeconomics ; obesity ; green economy ; tourism ; sustainable development ; hospitality ; energy ; Condorcet cycle ; Condorcet winner ; Condorcet paradox ; multidimensional issue space ; radial symmetry ; spatial modeling ; agent-based modelling ; bibliometric analysis ; network analysis ; conceptual structure ; social structure ; SMEs ; export performance ; innovation capabilities ; government institutional support ; active internationalization behavior ; reactive internationalization behavior ; Mozambique ; complexity theory ; economics ; public policy ; systematic review ; political budget cycles ; electoral cycles ; economic destabilization ; international trade ; environmental uncertainty ; financial information ; non-financial information ; organizational performance ; contingency theory ; survey ; Portugal ; remittances ; household saving behaviour ; household expenditure patterns ; propensity score matching ; Vietnam ; health ; expenditure ; poverty ; Knightian uncertainty ; multiplier preferences ; Ramsey planner ; social planner ; carbon tax ; capital tax ; ambiguity premium ; dynamic stochastic integrated general equilibrium (DSIGE) ; robust Arrow–Debreu asset prices ; global value chain ; textile and apparel ; developed and developing countries ; forward and backward participation ; explanatory factors ; Okun’s law ; employment ; unemployment ; US recessions ; jobless recovery ; job search ; business cycles ; Input–Output ; regionalization ; Hypothetical Extraction Method ; linkage analysis ; linguistic structures ; future time reference ; financial development ; discounting future ; income-related inequality of health ; health care utilization ; out-of-pocket payments ; decomposition analysis ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies
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    Solar Power to the People (2021)
    IOS Press
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: You read about it every day: How can we create a sustainable, reliable and affordable energy supply? Does a local water supply play a role in this? Why don’t we drive hydrogen cars that are powered by the sun and rain? The availability of cheap green energy is increasing. . We have solar and wind power, and even energy derived from ambient heat. At the same time we have very diverse energy needs: fuel for cars, electricity, heat for buildings, feedstock for industrial processes, to name just a few. Energy supply and demand do not match, which means that we have to match resources, storage and consumption in an intelligent way. Solar Power to the People casts a thoughtful vision on sustainable energy. We have to bring the power of the sun to the people. That is what sustainable energy and water is all about. The authors believe we have to act quickly. The matter is urgent.
    Keywords: TJ1-1570 ; GE1-350 ; solar ; sustainability ; energy ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TD Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies::TDC Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering::TDCW Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology
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    Energopolitics (2021)
    Duke University Press
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Description: Between 2009 and 2013 Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer conducted fieldwork in Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec to examine the political, social, and ecological dimensions of moving from fossil fuels to wind power. Their work manifested itself as a new ethnographic form: the duograph—a combination of two single-authored books that draw on shared fieldsites, archives, and encounters that can be productively read together, yet can also stand alone in their analytic ambitions. In his volume, Energopolitics, Boyer examines the politics of wind power and how it is shaped by myriad factors, from the legacies of settler colonialism and indigenous resistance to state bureaucracy and corporate investment. Drawing on interviews with activists, campesinos, engineers, bureaucrats, politicians, and bankers, Boyer outlines the fundamental impact of energy and fuel on political power. Boyer also demonstrates how large conceptual frameworks cannot adequately explain the fraught and uniquely complicated conditions on the isthmus, illustrating the need to resist narratives of anthropocenic universalism and to attend to local particularities.
    Keywords: anthropocene ; energy ; power ; development ; Mexico ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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    Sustainable Construction of Future: Opportunities and Challenges for Green and Buildings (2023)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2023-07-14
    Description: The construction industry is growing rapidly and time has changed the construction methods used. The traditional way of construction is becoming obsolete and technology is taking over. In this case, sustainable construction is the future and the new norm in the construction industry. Although there are various opportunities in this sector, there are also some challenges that exist and hinder productivity. Hence, this reprint covers the opportunities and challenges in sustainable construction.
    Keywords: thin film ; organic solar cell ; efficiency ; DBR ; temperature ; life cycle ; impact assessment ; recycled material ; geopolymer concrete ; sustainability ; workforce diversity ; technical skills ; motivation ; psychosocial ; construction worker ; productivity ; BIM ; post-disaster reconstruction ; construction industry ; scientometric analysis ; visualization ; PRISMA ; review ; RWL ; time series ; RHR ; seasonality ; prediction ; ANN ; SARIMA ; wastewater ; oil palm leaves activated carbon ; chemical activation ; COD ; adsorption ; green technology ; marble dust ; air pollution ; health hazards ; environmental pollution ; econometric analysis ; construction sector ; sustainable construction ; circular economy ; forecasting ; causal loop diagram ; construction management ; resilient supply chain ; sustainable supply chain ; supply chain management ; systems thinking ; forecasting models ; energy consumption ; smart buildings ; machine learning ; LSTM technique ; GIS ; PCA ; groundwater quality ; health risk ; solid waste ; error management climate ; psychological capital ; job stress ; aeronautical industry ; structural equation modeling ; IR 4.0 ; health and safety ; AHP ; barriers ; small contractors ; SEM ; Malaysia ; economy ; eco-materials ; energy ; environmental impact ; lean construction ; pollution ; prefabricated construction ; mediation analysis ; trust ; satisfaction ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering & technology
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    Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Systems (2023)
    IntechOpen | IntechOpen
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This Edited Volume “Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Systems” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in harnessing the ubiquitously available biomechanical energies to power portable electronics research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on nanotechnology and nanomaterials and opening new possible research paths for further novel developments.
    Keywords: energy ; sensors ; mems ; solar energy ; solar cells ; photovoltaic ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TH Energy technology and engineering::THV Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology
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    Smart Textile and Polymer Materials (2023)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This book, entitled “Smart Textile and Polymer Materials”, is dedicated to recent research and development regarding smart textiles and response-based polymer materials, including, but not limited to, fiber-based energy harvesting devices, energy storage devices, chromatic devices, color and shape changes, sensing, drug release, and ultraviolet resistant, electrically conductive, optical, hydrophobic and flame-retardant materials.
    Keywords: carbon fiber composite ; tensile strength ; laminate ; tensile property ; knitted fabrics ; strain sensors ; size prediction ; precise positioning ; human motion detection ; solid rocket motor case (SRMC) connector ; carbon fiber ; lay-up ; mechanical properties ; finite element ; knitted sensor ; equivalent resistance ; topology model ; volume resistance ; three-dimensional ; SEBS ; MWCNTs ; yarn ; dopamine ; strain sensor ; alginate fiber ; preparation method ; application properties ; characterization ; helical ; nonwoven ; curvature ; film thickness ; image ; transmission ; scattered photometric ; Kubelka-Munk ; Fe2O3 ; carbon nanofibers ; heterogeneous Fenton ; methyl orange (MO) ; LIBS ; CN band ; polymer ; nylon ; doped nylon ; molecular structure ; plasma parameters ; laser irradiance ; direct electrostatic deposition ; proton exchange membrane ; direct methanol fuel cell ; ultrathin membrane ; high power density ; fabric CAD ; irregular 3D yarn ; B-spline curve ; fabric structure ; key point mapping ; piezoelectric property ; polyacrylonitrile ; poly(vinylidene fluoride) ; ZnO nanorods ; electrospinning ; nitrogen doping ; small-sized graphene core-sheath ; graphene fiber ; supercapacitors ; polyvinylidene fluoride ; piezoelectric properties ; biomedicines ; energy ; photocatalysis ; metal-composite hybrid structure ; residual strain ; dynamic characteristic ; optical fiber sensors ; metal-CFRP-metal hybrid tube ; multiwalled carbon nanotubes ; acid treatment ; polyimide film ; physical-chemical properties ; melt-blowing ; coupled field ; annular die ; numeral calculations ; polyamide-imide ; structural construction ; air filtration ; binary aerogels ; electrospun polyacrylonitrile membranes ; fluorine-free hydrophobic modification ; amino functional modified polysiloxane ; in situ cross-linking reaction ; waterproof breathable ; personal cooling garments ; thermal comfort ; ice cooling ; phase change material cooling ; radiative cooling ; air cooling ; liquid cooling ; thermoelectric cooling ; energy conversion ; triboelectric nanogenerators ; 1D device ; woven ; knitted ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Progress in Power-to-Gas Energy Systems (2023)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2024-03-28
    Description: The broad field of hydrogen and power-to-gas promises us renewable energy storage and use in molecular forms—either gaseous or liquid—to decarbonise all energy sectors that currently depend on fossil fuels. We have recently witnessed a number of technical developments, trends and advancements that have enabled us to stand where we stand today. We find ourselves at a crossroads between theoretical groundwork and the actual, large-scale technical implementation of the energy transition.This reprint brings together current research findings from highly diverse disciplines, all of which can make a valuable contribution to the success of the energy transition. The research results yield insights into possible partial solutions that can be implemented in national, regional or even local energy systems at different implementation levels and detail, depending on boundary conditions and specific demands.The first contribution in this reprint is an editorial summarising the ten following research articles. It contains a table of the articles including research fields, titles, and methods. The reader can use it as a quick overview before turning to the detailed articles. The overarching themes covered here are: combustion research, electro catalysis, energy economy, energy storage, mobility, energy system analyses and finally, energy law and regulation.Enjoy reading “Progress in Power-to-Gas Energy Systems” to receive your personal update on this exciting research field.
    Keywords: gas network simulation ; energy system simulation ; hydrogen ; power-to-gas ; multi-energy system ; electrolysis ; steel ; Power-to-X ; wind power ; thermal energy storages ; oxysulfide ; electrocatalysis ; alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction ; combustion ; admixture ; blend ; H2NG ; emissions ; decarbonisation ; pollutants ; appliance technology ; geo-methanation ; CCU ; life cycle assessment ; large-scale energy storage ; energy transition ; PtG ; H2 ; energy system ; energy modelling ; energy system optimisation ; system analysis ; Power-to-Gas ; Power-to-Liquid ; transport ; future mobility concepts ; LCA ; environmental impacts ; synthetic fuels ; synthetic natural gas ; technology readiness level ; natural gas ; partially premixed ; water heater ; furnace ; appliances ; NOx emissions ; hythane ; hydrogen-blended gas ; power-to-hydrogen ; energy law ; energy regulation ; renewable energy ; legal framework ; energy ; residential appliances ; renewable energy adoption ; fuel interchangeability ; combustion performance ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics
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    Process Design, Integration, and Intensification (2021)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: With the growing emphasis on enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of industrial plants, process integration and intensification are gaining additional interest throughout the chemical engineering community. Some of the hallmarks of process integration and intensification include a holistic perspective in design, and the enhancement of material and energy intensity. The techniques are applicable for individual unit operations, multiple units, a whole industrial facility, or even a cluster of industrial plants. This book aims to cover recent advances in the development and application of process integration and intensification. Specific applications are reported for hydraulic fracturing, palm oil milling processes, desalination, reactive distillation, reaction network, adsorption processes, herbal medicine extraction, as well as process control.
    Keywords: TA1-2040 ; T1-995 ; input shaping ; n/a ; integrating ; flexibility index ; breakthrough ; mixing ; membrane distillation ; regulatory ; utilisation index ; experimental ; underdamped ; PMPS particles ; EDCs ; phytomedicines ; natural products ; reactive distillation ; optimisation ; optimization ; multiple steady state ; steady state simulation ; design ; CFD-simulation ; manufacturing ; compartmental modeling ; energy ; surrogate-based optimization ; adsorption ; feasible operating range analysis ; model order reduction ; competing reaction system ; desalination ; extraction ; water ; mathematical programming ; graphical approach ; hydraulic fracturing ; unstable ; humidification ; reaction conversion ; dehumidification ; TAME synthesis ; fixed-bed column ; predictive control ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Food Labeling: Analysis, Understanding, and Perception (2022)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: This Special Issue includes original research and reviews of the literature focusing on food labels, which are a tool to promote public health that, at the same time, may represent a marketing tool and may influence consumers’ perception of food quality.
    Keywords: nutritional labelling ; food choices ; comprehension ; perception ; Dutch consumers ; food policies ; front-of-pack nutrition label ; traffic light ; health star ; Nutri-Score ; reference intake ; warning label ; serving size ; portion size ; food labeling ; nutrition facts label ; back of pack ; front of pack ; health framing ; breakfast cereals ; food labelling ; nutrition declaration ; nutritional quality ; gluten free ; nutrition and health claims ; salt information ; salt content ; salt label ; sodium label ; sodium information ; nutritional information ; nutritional labeling ; salt information use ; nutrition knowledge ; nutrition facts ; food cue reactivity ; sugar ; eye tracking ; priming ; color ; nutrition facts panel ; food label ; consumer behavior ; food decision making ; food packaging ; food choice ; nutrition ; front-of-pack labelling ; health star rating ; nutrition labelling ; consumer perception ; qualitative research ; nutrition labeling ; food processing ; nutrition policy ; Spain ; food analysis ; dietary sugars ; reformulation ; organic food ; health food ; nutrient content claims ; health claims ; nutrient profile ; menu labeling ; food and nutrition policy ; restaurant chains ; energy ; obesity ; quality carbohydrate ; dietary fibre ; whole grains ; glycemic index ; latent class modeling ; traditional meat product, mangalica sausage ; online nutrition intervention ; theory of planned behavior ; nutrition labels ; consumer attitude ; perceived healthiness ; product attributes ; healthy food ; consumer choice ; extra virgin olive oil ; hedonic price model ; country of origin ; energy density ; children ; food supply ; front-of-pack label ; discretionary ; entomophagy ; insect-based foods ; edible insects ; food sustainability ; perception of food ; novel food ; disgust ; neophobia ; variety seeking ; food technology neophobia ; consumer studies ; behavior ; labelling ; carbohydrate quality ; ICQC ; consensus ; food label use ; front-of-package (FOP) labels ; back-of-package (BOP) labels ; nutrition claims ; choice experiment ; willingness to pay (WTP) ; consumers’ preferences ; sustainability label ; nutrition and health claim ; fish species ; allergen labelling ; Latin America ; packaged food products ; supermarket circulars ; ultra-processed ; pasta ; nutritional composition ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Advances in Carbon Management Technologies (2021)
    Taylor & Francis | CRC Press
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: Advances in carbon Management Technologies comprises 43 chapters, in 2 volumes, contributed by experts from all over the world. Volume 1 of the book, containing 22 chapters, discusses the status of technologies capable of yielding substantial reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from major combustion sources. Such technologies include renewable energy sources that can replace fossil fuels, and technologies to capture CO2 after fossil fuel combustion or directly from the atmosphere, with subsequent permanent long-term storage. The introductory chapter emphasizes the gravity of the issues related to greenhouse gas emission-global temperature correlation, the state of the art of key technologies and the necessary emission reductions needed to meet international warming targets. Section 1 deals with global challenges associated with key fossil fuel mitigation technologies, including removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and emission measurements. Section 2 presents technological choices for coal, petroleum, and natural gas for the purpose of reducing carbon footprints associated with the utilization of such fuels. Section 3 deals with promising contributions of alternatives to fossil fuels, such as hydropower, nuclear, solar photovoltaics, and wind.
    Keywords: carbon ; energy ; renewable ; technologies ; TQ ; PS ; THX ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology
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    Shoulder Arthroplasty: State of the Art and Future Perspectives (2023)
    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This reprint focused on the advancements in the field of shoulder arthroplasty in recent years. These concern surgical indications that have dramatically evolved and planification and navigation. The rapid development of surgical techniques and new prosthetic designs, as well as glenoid and humeral reconstruction for various conditions, is also overviewed. Despite the important progress highlighted in this reprint, there is currently a myriad of prosthetic designs, highlighting the evolving nature of this field.
    Keywords: reverse total shoulder arthroplasty ; DSA ; LSA ; lateralization ; distalization ; radiographic analysis ; shoulder arthroplasty ; glenohumeral osteoarthritis ; avascular necrosis of the humeral head ; hemi arthroplasty ; total shoulder arthroplasty ; young patients ; prosthesis ; design ; range of motion ; degeneration ; PROMs ; results ; complication ; reverse shoulder arthroplasty ; proximal humerus fracture ; hemiarthroplasty ; projections ; revision ; shoulder ; arthroplasty ; anatomic arthroplasty ; reverse arthroplasty ; periprosthetic shoulder infection ; two-stage exchange ; mortality ; reimplantation ; defect ; reconstruction ; autologous graft ; survivorship ; loosening ; integration ; patient reported outcome measures ; VBHC ; value-based health care ; patient value ; quality ; costs ; COVID ; coronavirus ; length of stay ; same-day discharge ; pandemic ; tranexamic acid ; TXA ; arthroscopy ; bleeding ; systematic review ; meta-analysis ; acromion morphology ; glenoid retroversion ; wear ; osteoarthritis ; computed tomography ; anatomic total shoulder replacement ; reverse total shoulder replacement ; Lazarus score ; Sirveaux score ; older patients ; clinical scores ; conversion ; failed hemiarthroplasty ; shoulder hemiprosthesis ; modular reverse prosthesis ; glenohumeral osteoarthrosis ; shoulder dislocation ; shoulder instability ; dislocation arthropathy ; stemless ; inlay ; onlay ; augment ; head split ; splitting ; tuberosity ; healing ; union ; trauma ; humerus ; low ; high ; energy ; double shadow ; pelican sign ; anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty ; posteroinferior approach ; rotator cuff-sparing ; anatomical study ; cuff tear arthropathy ; polyethylene ; scapular notching ; larger glenosphere ; clinical outcome ; metal back glenoid ; midterm results ; radiologic outcome ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine
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    Biofuels Production and Processing Technology (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: The negative impacts of global warming and global environmental pollution due to fossil fuels mean that the main challenge of modern society is finding alternatives to conventional fuels. In this scenario, biofuels derived from renewable biomass represent the most promising renewable energy sources. Depending on the biomass used by the fermentation technologies, it is possible to obtain first-generation biofuels produced from food crops, second-generation biofuels produced from non-food feedstock, mainly starting from renewable lignocellulosic biomasses, and third-generation biofuels, represented by algae or food waste biomass.Although biofuels appear to be the closest alternative to fossil fuels, it is necessary for them to be produced in competitive quantities and costs, requiring both improvements to production technologies and the diversification of feedstock. This Special Issue is focused on technological innovations, including the utilization of different feedstocks, with a particular focus on biethanol production from food waste; different biomass pretreatments; fermentation strategies, such as simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) or separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF); different applied microorganisms used as a monoculture or co-culture; and different setups for biofuel fermentation processes.The manuscripts collected represent a great opportunity for adding new knowledge to the scientific community as well as industry.
    Keywords: biofuels ; corn ; extraction ; enzyme-assisted ; protein ; soybean ; molecular sieve ; water removal ; rotary shaking ; electromagnetic stirring ; biofuel ; gasohol ; trend analysis ; promotion policy ; regulatory measure ; bottleneck ; synthesis gas fermentation ; volumetric mass transfer coefficient ; Tween 80® surfactant ; gasification ; multi-objective optimization ; bioethanol ; syngas fermentation ; modeling ; sustainability ; soapberry pericarp ; carbonization ; biochar ; pore property ; surface chemistry ; biomethane ; food waste ; co-production ; biorefinery ; bioelectrochemical system (BES) ; carbon dioxide sequestration ; extracellular electron transfer (EET) ; electroactive microorganisms ; microbial biocatalyst ; electro-fermentation ; circular economy ; downstream processing (DSP) ; gene manipulation ; biogas ; compost leachate ; pressurized anaerobic digestion ; ethanol ; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; single cell protein ; pineapple waste ; cell wall sugar ; fermentation ; spent sugar beet pulp ; model ; economics ; pretreatment ; saccharification ; B. ceiba ; biomass ; second-generation biofuel ; bioenergy ; biodiesel ; non-fossil fuel ; empty fruit bunches ; response surface methodology ; central composite design ; biofuel production technologies ; downstream processing ; energy ; bioethanol production ; agroforest and industrial waste feedstock valorization ; microorganisms for biofuel ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology
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    Symmetry in Renewable Energy and Power Systems (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: This book includes original research papers related to renewable energy and power systems in which theoretical or practical issues of symmetry are considered. The book includes contributions on voltage stability analysis in DC networks, optimal dispatch of islanded microgrid systems, reactive power compensation, direct power compensation, optimal location and sizing of photovoltaic sources in DC networks, layout of parabolic trough solar collectors, topologic analysis of high-voltage transmission grids, geometric algebra and power systems, filter design for harmonic current compensation. The contributions included in this book describe the state of the art in this field and shed light on the possibilities that the study of symmetry has in power grids and renewable energy systems.
    Keywords: backstepping method ; hybrid power active filter ; harmonic current compensation ; geometric algebra ; nonsinusoidal power ; passive compensation ; clifford algebra ; circuit systems ; power grids ; supergrids ; high-voltage power transmission ; complex networks ; community detection ; modularity ; evolutionary algorithms ; generational genetic algorithm ; modularity and improved genetic algorithm ; Louvain modularity algorithm ; CSP ; PTC rows ; solar ; shadowing ; energy ; renewable energy ; artificial neural networks ; diesel generation ; direct current networks ; greenhouse emissions ; numerical optimization ; mixed-integer nonlinear programming photovoltaic plants ; distribution networks ; direct power control ; global tracking controller ; passivity-based control ; supercapacitor energy storage system ; reactive power ; thyristor-controlled reactor ; air-gaped reactor ; low-voltage utility grid ; asymmetric compensation of reactive power ; smooth compensation of reactive power ; dynamic optimal dispatch ; wind turbine ; photovoltaic ; Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) ; energy management ; convex reformulation ; non-linear optimization ; numerical example ; second-order cone programming ; voltage stability margin ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Fungi and Fungal Metabolites for the Improvement of Human and Animal Nutrition and Health (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: The purpose of this book was not to provide a comprehensive overview of the vast arena of how fungi and fungal metabolites are able to improve human and animal nutrition and health; rather, we, as Guest Editors, wished to encourage authors working in this field to publish their most recent work in this rapidly growing journal in order for the large readership to appreciate the full potential of wonderful and beneficial fungi. Thus, this Special Issue welcomed scientific contributions on applications of fungi and fungal metabolites, such as bioactive fatty acids, pigments, polysaccharides, alkaloids, terpenoids, etc., with great potential in human and animal nutrition and health.
    Keywords: fungal pigment ; natural dye ; spalting ; Scytalidium cuboideum ; dramada ; sustainable clothing ; selenium ; biofortification ; transporters ; mycorrhizal fungi ; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) ; fungal pigments ; textile dyeing ; toxicity testing ; biotechnological approaches ; challenges ; limits ; Saccharomyces boulardii ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; probiotics ; gastrointestinal tract ; Alginate ; β-glucan ; oligosaccharides ; elicitation ; Sargassum species ; Sparassis latifolia ; polyphenol ; antioxidant ; agave mezcalero bagasse ; apple bagasse ; solid-state fermentation ; secondary metabolites ; Pleurotus ostreatus ; Endophytic fungi ; Hyptis dilatata ; Pestalotiopsis mangiferae ; Pestalotiopsis microspora ; chemical elicitors ; antibacterial activity ; LC–ESI–Q–TOF–MS ; yeast ; biological control ; postharvest decay ; fruit ; mycorrhizae ; elevated CO2 ; Thymus vulgare ; growth ; photosynthesis ; metabolites ; biological activity ; Candida albicans ; non-albicans Candida species ; Candida auris ; aromatic alcohols ; fungi ; metabolomics ; NTCD ; additives ; functional foods ; nutraceuticals ; sustainability ; healthy aging ; Mortierella alpina ; animal fat by-product ; arachidonic acid ; ATR-FTIR spectroscopy ; Mucor circinelloides ; high-throughput screening ; metal ions ; phosphorus ; lipids ; biofuel ; FTIR spectroscopy ; bioremediation ; co-production ; natural colorants ; filamentous fungi ; stirred-tank bioreactor ; biodegradable films ; food package ; bioactive compounds ; FIP ; human health ; immunomodulation ; induced apoptosis ; lectin ; medicinal mushrooms ; polysaccharide ; terpenes and terpenoids ; melanin ; carotenoids ; polyketides ; azaphilones ; antitumor ; medical roles ; sphinganine-analog mycotoxins ; fumonisins ; AAL-toxin ; chemical structure ; toxicity ; genetics and evolution ; biosynthesis ; livestock ; ewes ; energy ; cytokines ; yeasts ; liquid swine diets ; MALDI-TOF ; biochemical identification ; growth temperature Ancom Gas Production System ; Candida krusei ; Candida lambica ; M. purpureus ; red yeast rice ; cholesterol reduction ; probiotic potential ; natural colorant ; extraction ability ; marine fungi ; Talaromyces albobiverticillius ; aqueous two-phases system extraction ; ionic liquids ; feed additive ; probiotic ; Sporidiobolus ruineniae ; tannase ; micro-fungi ; macro-fungi ; Ganoderma ; kombucha ; anticancer ; carotenoid ; medicinal mushroom ; mycobiome ; antimicrobial ; antifungal ; bioconversion ; cheese ; dairy ; Sclerotinia ; secondary metabolite ; endophytic fungi ; uncommon secondary metabolites ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    Carbon Nanotubes (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Carbon Nanotubes - Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Potential Applications covers all the important nanotechnological aspects of carbon materials, including their growth and characterization, processing and fabrication, development and potential applications. Recent developments, innovative preparation methods and promising new frontiers around this advanced nanotechnology are reviewed under the editorship of an internationally renowned scientist. This book will be useful to a diverse range of readers and will be important for research organizations, government research centers, academic libraries, and those involved in the research and development of carbon materials.
    Keywords: nanoparticles ; nanocomposites ; energy ; wastewater treatment ; nanofibers ; conductivity ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science
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    Advanced Technologies for Biomass (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: The use of biomass and organic waste material as a primary resource for the production of fuels, chemicals, and electric power is of growing significance in light of the environmental issues associated with the use of fossil fuels. For this reason, it is vital that new and more efficient technologies for the conversion of biomass are investigated and developed. Today, various advanced methods can be used for the conversion of biomass. These methods are broadly classified into thermochemical conversion, biochemical conversion, and electrochemical conversion. This book collects papers that consider various aspects of sustainability in the conversion of biomass into valuable products, covering all the technical stages from biomass production to residue management. In particular, it focuses on experimental and simulation studies aiming to investigate new processes and technologies on the industrial, pilot, and bench scales.
    Keywords: biomass pellet ; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy ; chemometrics ; quality indexes ; biogas ; circular economy ; bioeconomy ; wastes ; energy ; R.E.S ; biomass ; anaerobic ; digestion ; agriculture ; livestock ; Greece ; biorefinery ; absorbent hygiene product ; waste ; gasification ; devolatilization ; pyrolysis ; fluidized bed ; diapers ; cellulosic fraction ; chemical looping ; autothermal ; pilot plant ; Açaí ; residual seeds ; bio-oil ; distillation ; gasoline ; light kerosene ; kerosene-like fuel ; torrefaction ; agricultural by-products ; mixing ratios ; solid fuel ; pellet evaluation ; Açaí seeds ; hydrothermal carbonization ; hot compressed water ; process analysis ; HMF ; furfural ; acetic acid ; mass production ; corn stover ; hydrothermal process ; hydrochar ; adsorption ; thermo-gravimetric analysis ; scanning electron microscopy ; X-ray diffraction ; BET analysis ; disposable masks ; devolatilization tests ; Aspen Plus ®simulation ; tar analysis ; ultrasonic ; components fractionation ; lignocellulose ; ethanol treatment ; biomass gasification ; dual bubbling bed gasifier ; innovative pilot scale gasifier ; H2-rich syngas ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Modeling and Simulation of Energy Systems (2021)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Energy Systems Engineering is one of the most exciting and fastest growing fields in engineering. Modeling and simulation plays a key role in Energy Systems Engineering because it is the primary basis on which energy system design, control, optimization, and analysis are based. This book contains a specially curated collection of recent research articles on the modeling and simulation of energy systems written by top experts around the world from universities and research labs, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, National Energy Technology Laboratory of the US Department of Energy, University of Technology Sydney, McMaster University, Queens University, Purdue University, the University of Connecticut, Technical University of Denmark, the University of Toronto, Technische Universität Berlin, Texas A&M, the University of Pennsylvania, and many more. The key research themes covered include energy systems design, control systems, flexible operations, operational strategies, and systems analysis. The addressed areas of application include electric power generation, refrigeration cycles, natural gas liquefaction, shale gas treatment, concentrated solar power, waste-to-energy systems, micro-gas turbines, carbon dioxide capture systems, energy storage, petroleum refinery unit operations, Brayton cycles, to name but a few.
    Keywords: TA1-2040 ; T1-995 ; FCMP ; modeling and simulation ; multiphase equilibrium ; modeling ; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) ; dynamic simulation ; simulation ; multi-scale systems engineering ; process simulation ; cycling ; time-delay ; exergy loss ; gas path analysis ; oil and gas ; solar PV ; optimization ; second law efficiency ; auto thermal reformer ; friction factor ; optimal battery operation ; biodiesel ; energy ; time-varying operation ; efficiency ; process synthesis and design ; nonsmooth modeling ; mixture ratio ; supercritical CO2 ; dynamic optimization ; technoeconomic analysis ; work and heat integration ; compressibility factor ; multi-objective optimisation ; circulating fluidized bed boiler ; wind power ; naphtha recovery unit ; cost optimization ; recompression cycle ; hybrid Life Cycle Assessment ; post-combustion CO2 capture ; piecewise-linear function generation ; solar energy ; industrial process heat ; kriging ; statistical model ; supercritical pulverized coal (SCPC) ; parabolic trough ; combined cycle ; H2O-LiBr working pair ; linearization ; process integration ; smith predictor ; process design ; analysis by synthesis ; MINLP ; methyl-oleate ; diagnostics ; offshore wind ; double-effect system ; shale gas condensate ; geothermal energy ; multi-loop control ; R123 ; waste to energy ; hybrid system ; cogeneration ; energy storage ; energy efficiency ; nonlinear mathematical programming ; superstructure ; concentrating solar thermal ; desalination ; modelling ; binary cycle ; organic Rankine cycle ; refuse derived fuel ; power plants ; WHENS ; process control ; compressor modeling ; energy systems ; PTC ; life cycle analysis ; natural gas transportation ; isentropic exponent ; top-down models ; thermal storage ; supercritical carbon dioxide ; operations ; sustainable process design ; hybrid solar ; energy management ; R245fa ; building blocks ; energy economics ; micro gas turbine ; CSP ; fuel cost minimization problem ; CST ; palladium membrane hydrogen separation ; battery degradation ; optimal control ; RK-ASPEN ; process systems engineering ; supervisory control ; absorption refrigeration ; concentrating solar power ; shale gas condensate-to-heavier liquids ; Dieng ; DMR liquefaction processes ; dynamic modeling ; Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) ; load-following ; demand response ; Indonesia ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Quantum Fields and Off-Shell Sciences (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: Intensive studies on light–matter interactions and technological breakthroughs, especially conducted in the field of dressed photon research, have led to a growing concern regarding unsettled off-shell quantum field interactions. The Special Issue, entitled “Quantum Fields and Off-Shell Sciences”, was organized to promote the progress of such research activities from a wider perspective, not limited to dressed photon studies. This book contains excellent papers that were published in this Special Issue. It will provide scientific and technical information on the quantum fields and off-shell sciences to scientists, engineers, and students who are and will be engaged in this field.
    Keywords: dressed photon ; dressed photon constant ; natural units ; Heisenberg cut ; de Sitter space ; dark energy ; dark matter ; cosmological constant ; twin universes ; conformal cyclic cosmology ; quantum walk ; scattering theory ; energy ; survival probability ; attractor eigenspace ; category ; algebra ; state ; category algebra ; state on category ; noncommutative probability ; quantum probability ; GNS representation ; quantum measurement ; C*-algebra ; algebraic quantum field theory ; local net ; extension of local net ; completely positive instrument ; macroscopic distinguishability ; Grassmann manifold ; flag manifold ; pre-homogeneous vector space ; invariants ; category theory ; nonstandard analysis ; coarse geometry ; quantum field ; combinatorial optimization ; Ising spin glass ; coupled oscillator ; eigenmode ; clustering ; localization ; dissipation ; off-shell science ; non-equilibrium open system ; quantum master equation ; quantum density matrix ; projection operator ; renormalization ; discrete-time quantum walk ; scattering quantum random walk ; Grover walk ; pathfinding ; network ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Planning and Scheduling Optimization (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Description: Although planning and scheduling optimization have been explored in the literature for many years now, it still remains a hot topic in the current scientific research. The changing market trends, globalization, technical and technological progress, and sustainability considerations make it necessary to deal with new optimization challenges in modern manufacturing, engineering, and healthcare systems. This book provides an overview of the recent advances in different areas connected with operations research models and other applications of intelligent computing techniques used for planning and scheduling optimization. The wide range of theoretical and practical research findings reported in this book confirms that the planning and scheduling problem is a complex issue that is present in different industrial sectors and organizations and opens promising and dynamic perspectives of research and development.
    Keywords: supply chain optimization ; oil and gas supply chain ; maintenance scheduling ; operation planning ; energy ; order picking ; wave planning ; warehouses ; distribution centers ; mixed integer programming ; non-linear programming ; Hadi-Vencheh model ; multiple criteria ABC inventory classification ; nonlinear weighted product model ; building material distributors ; central composite design (CCD) ; Box–Behnken design (BBD) ; optimal cost ; customer service level ; forecasting ; order planning ; inventory management ; resource-constrained project scheduling problem ; discounted cash flow maximization ; milestones payments ; simulated annealing algorithm ; slotting ; storage strategies ; stackability ; SKU ; product family ; heuristic ; metaheuristics ; scheduling ; injection molding ; hospital catering ; production scheduling ; flexible job shop problem ; mathematical model ; genetic algorithm ; local search method ; iterated local search algorithm ; competitive hub location problem ; network design ; food systems ; rural development ; mathematical programming ; crow search ; process planning ; operation sequencing ; precedence constraints ; manufacturing scheduling ; smart manufacturing ; intelligent manufacturing systems ; scheduling requirements ; cyber-physical production systems ; postman delivery ; vehicle routing problem ; particle swarm optimization algorithm ; differential evolution algorithm ; multi-criteria optimization ; simulation optimization ; production control ; multiple flexible job shop scheduling ; priority rules ; smart health care systems ; planning ; logistic systems ; benchmark ; workload balancing ; identical parallel machines ; normalized sum of square for workload deviations ; maximum completion time ; minimum completion time ; terminal location ; intermodal transportation ; simulated annealing ; mixed integer program ; incomplete networks ; n/a ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
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    ZEMCH International Research 2020 (2022)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Description: Globally, record weather temperatures and changing climatic patterns, attributed partly to energy use and related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, indicate that the issue of global warming cannot be marginalized. In most countries buildings account for a significant share of the total final energy consumed and are responsible for associated CO2 emissions. In response to market needs and demands for social, economic, and environmental sustainability of housing in developed and developing countries, the Zero-Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH), integrating lean design and sustainable construction concepts, was envisaged and discussed internationally. To deliver a marketable and reliable near-zero-energy/emission-conscious mass custom home, various key design, technological, production and marketing, and delivery and operational parameters need to be optimized harmoniously. This book compiles recent research articles of ZEMCH International Research 2020. A wide range of ZEMCH topics, including building envelope evaluations, occupant choice and experience, indoor environmental quality, automated control systems, mass customization, and integration of renewable energy, on both building and urban scales are covered. It aims to address current questions as well as present challenges and opportunities for continuous development of built environments for users with diverse socio-economic backgrounds and cultural differences in developed and developing countries.
    Keywords: air-type PVT collector ; CFD (computational fluid dynamic) ; thermal performance ; triangular baffles ; reinforced concrete column ; confinement effects ; energy dissipation ; mass customisation ; customer integration ; residential ; practices ; mass customization ; social housing ; post-occupancy ; PV/T system ; dual-fluid ; glass-to-glass ; simulation ; model validation ; energy labeling program for windows ; double windows ; overall thermal transmittance of windows ; optical sensing ; particulate matter ; sustainable indoor environment ; contaminant control ; energy performance gap ; dynamic energy performance gap ; building energy audit ; POE study ; dynamic building simulation ; simulation model validation and calibration ; BESS (battery energy storage system) ; balcony photovoltaic system ; apartment houses ; operation modes ; zero-energy houses ; BIPVT (building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal) ; AHU (air handling unit) ; mock-up experiment ; thermal and electrical efficiency ; newlyweds ; fertility intention ; demographics ; socioeconomics ; housing situation ; residential satisfaction ; housing expectation ; housing policy ; building envelope thermal defects ; construction defects ; thermography ; qualitative analysis ; new construction ; existing building ; construction quality ; thermal bridging ; impacts ; energy ; housing ; UAE ; domestic environment ; spatial factors ; environmental factors ; occupants’ experiences ; theoretical relationship ; sustainability and livability of neighborhoods ; sustainable urban environments ; sustainable solar shading ; building height diversity ; United Arab Emirates ; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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    Corals (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Description: Corals have thrived on the bottom of the ocean for millions of years. These fascinating animals are currently forced to cope with the rapid changes caused by humans to avoid extinction. How are corals changing their way of processing energy from different sources? What do we know about the corals living in the unseen depths of certain seamounts? What is the impact of oil spills and what can we do? How are coral reefs all over the world to be restored? What is the socioeconomic importance of these habitats, and what do we gain or lose with their survival or their demise? By involving scientists and conservationists from different areas of the world, this book answers these and other questions about corals, the habitat they form, and the influence that we have on them.
    Keywords: climate change ; conservation ; energy ; bioremediation ; metabolism ; probiotics ; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSP Hydrobiology::PSPM Marine biology
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    Economic and Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Energy Sector (2023)
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: The purpose of the Special Issue was to collect the results of research and experience on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the energy sector and the energy market, broadly understood, that were visible after a year. In particular, the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector in the EU, including Poland, and the US was examined. The topics concerned various issues, e.g., the situation of energy companies, including those listed on the stock exchange, mining companies, and those dealing with renewable energy. The topics related to the development of electromobility, managerial competences, energy expenditure of local government units, sustainable development of energy, and energy poverty during a pandemic were also discussed.
    Keywords: energy manager ; competences ; labor market ; energy industry ; COVID-19 ; decarbonizing transport ; energy efficiency ; electrify transport ; zero-emissions vehicles ; sustainable transport ; electric car charging points ; novel coronavirus pandemic ; alternative energy ; stock market sectors ; stock market companies ; energy ; energy company ; efficiency ; financial analysis ; pandemic ; environmental protection ; environmental problems ; greenhouse gas ; particulate matter (PM) ; renewable energy ; corruption ; electromobility ; companies in the Transport-Shipping-Logistics Sector ; pandemic-COVID-19 ; development ; self-government units ; energy consumption ; monitoring ; energy consumption effectiveness ; sustainable energy development ; households ; OPEC ; crude price ; volatility ; storage crisis ; futures ; shale ; electric vehicles market and policy ; electric vehicles ; purchase intention ; e-mobility ; consumers preferences ; consumer decision making ; social values ; delay discounting ; cultural factors ; economic factors ; machine learning methods ; sustainability ; energy poverty ; economic uncertainty ; energy policy ; policy measures ; reducing energy intensity ; ranking of countries’ energy intensity ; multi-criteria analysis ; sectors of the economy ; economic effects of the pandemic ; social effects of the pandemic ; countries of Western Europe ; countries of Central and Eastern Europe ; mining sector ; initiatives and adaptation measures ; economic situation ; COVID-19 pandemic ; fossil fuel energy ; carbon dioxide emissions ; nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model ; frequency domain causality test ; Markow switching regression ; photovoltaics ; pandemics ; changes in energetic balance due to COVID-19 ; renewable sources of energy during pandemics ; United States ; energy sector ; fossil fuel ; emissions ; expenditures ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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