scholarly journals Techno-Social Energy Infrastructure Siting: Sustainable Energy Modeling Programming (SEMPro)

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Abdollahian ◽  
Zining Yang ◽  
Hal Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Modeling ◽  
Energy Infrastructure

Activity Manifestation via Architectural Manipulation by Cubic Silica Derived Co3O4 Electrocatalysts towards Bifunctional Oxygen Electrode Performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selvakumar Karuppiah ◽  
Velu Duraisamy ◽  
Sakkarapalayam Murugesan Senthil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Oxygen Electrode ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Bifunctional Catalysts ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Electrode Performance ◽  
Highly Efficient

Electrocatalytic water splitting into oxygen and hydrogen is related to the utilization of non-renewable energy resources significantly and leads to sustainable energy infrastructure. The highly efficient bifunctional catalysts for oxygen...

scholarly journals Blockchain-Based Consumer Stock Ownership Plans (CSOP) As a Catalyst For Impact Investments in Sustainable Energy Infrastructure

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Martin Fortkort ◽  
Sebastian Finke ◽  
Semih Severengiz
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Stock Ownership ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Self Administration ◽  
Energy Infrastructure

The challenges of climate change and lack of access to electricity create an urgent need for sustainable energy infrastructure projects in developing countries. Sustainable impact investment schemes are a potential catalyst to finance such projects. A particularly sustainable financing option can be the Consumer Stock Ownership Plan (CSOP), combining the interests of impact investors and the local population. The infrastructure, e.g., a sustainable energy mini-grid, is owned by the investors and the local population at the same time. The population thus benefits from access to electricity and active participation in energy supply, while investors benefit from new forms of investment with social impact. However, CSOP is a complex model that requires a secure organisation and infrastructure. By integrating blockchain technology, the organisational structure of the model can be automatically managed via smart contracts, reducing the influence of intermediary institutions. This makes the investment more secure, transparent, and efficient. The paper outlines a concept for an impact investment CSOP model coupled with blockchain-based smart contracts as a scalable solution for sustainable energy infrastructure projects, in which the ownership of the infrastructure is transferred to the community over time. The model considers all relevant parameters before, during and after the life cycle of the energy infrastructure and aims to secure a sustainable long-term energy supply in developing countries through self-administration, educational measures, and participation of all stakeholders. In the next step, the concept developed in this paper will be applied to an energy infrastructure pilot project at the Don Bosco Solar and Renewable Energy Centre in Ghana.

Charge Flow at Photocatalytic Carbon Nitride Heterojunctions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Mitchell ◽  
Abigail Law ◽  
Robert Godin
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Solar Fuels ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Charge Flow

The photocatalytic production of solar fuels is a promising sustainable energy alternative to our current fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure. Carbon nitride (CNx) is an emerging photocatalyst with the potential for...

scholarly journals Reflecting trends in the academic landscape of sustainable energy using probabilistic topic modeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel W. Bickel
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Topic Model ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Probabilistic Topic Modeling

Abstract Background Facing planetary boundaries, we need a sustainable energy system providing its life support function for society in the long-term within environmental limits. Since science plays an important role in decision-making, this study examines the thematic landscape of research on sustainable energy, which may contribute to a sustainability transformation. Understanding the structure of the research field allows for critical reflections and the identification of blind spots for advancing this field. Methods The study applies a text mining approach on 26533 Scopus-indexed abstracts published from 1990 to 2016 based on a latent Dirichlet allocation topic model. Models with up 1100 topics were created. Based on coherence scores and manual inspection, the model with 300 topics was selected. These statistical methods served for highlighting timely topic trends, differing thematic fields, and emerging communities in the topic network. The study critically reflects the quantitative results from a sustainability perspective. Results The study identifies a focus on establishing and optimizing the energy infrastructure towards 100% renewable energies through key modern technology areas: materials science, (biological) process engineering, and (digital) monitoring and control systems. Energy storage, photonic materials, nanomaterials, or biofuels belong to the topics with the strongest trends. The study identifies decreasing trends for general aspects regarding sustainable development and related economic, environmental, and political issues. Conclusions The discourse is latently adopting a technology-oriented paradigm focusing on renewable energy generation and is moving away from the multi-faceted concept of sustainability. The field has the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation by optimizing renewable energy systems. However, given the complexity of these systems, horizontal integration of the various valuable vertical research strands is required. Furthermore, the holistic ecological perspective considering the global scale that has originally motivated research on sustainable energy might be re-strengthened, e.g., by an integrated energy and materials perspective. Beyond considering the physical dimensions of energy systems, existing links from the currently technology-oriented discourse to the social sciences might be strengthened. For establishing sustainable energy systems, future research will not only have to target the technical energy infrastructure but put a stronger focus on issues perceivable from a holistic second-order perspective.

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