scholarly journals Energy Sustainability with a Focus on Environmental Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc A. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Complementary Energy ◽  
Energy Carriers

AbstractEnergy sustainability is a key consideration for anthropogenic activity and the development of societies, and more broadly, civilization. In this article, energy sustainability is described and examined, as are methods and technologies that can help enhance it. As a key component of sustainability, the significance and importance of energy sustainability becomes clear. Requirements to enhance energy sustainability are described, including low environmental and ecological impacts, sustainable energy resources and complementary energy carriers, high efficiencies, and various other factors. The latter are predominantly non-technical, and include living standards, societal acceptability and equity. The outcomes and results are anticipated to inform and educate about energy sustainability, to provide an impetus to greater energy sustainability.

scholarly journals An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Dealing with Sustainable Energy Development Issues

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indre Siksnelyte ◽  
Edmundas Zavadskas ◽  
Dalia Streimikiene ◽  
Deepak Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Widespread Application ◽  
Sustainability Problems ◽  
Scientific Achievements

The measurement of sustainability is actively used today as one of the main preventative instruments in order to reduce the decline of the environment. Sustainable decision-making in solving energy issues can be supported and contradictory effects can be evaluated by scientific achievements of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. The main goal of this paper is to overview the application of decision-making methods in dealing with sustainable energy development issues. In this study, 105 published papers from the Web of Science Core Collection (WSCC) database are selected and reviewed, from 2004 to 2017, related to energy sustainability issues and MCDM methods. All the selected papers were categorized into 9 fields by the application area and into 10 fields by the used method. After the categorization of the scientific articles and detailed analysis, SWOT analysis of MCDM approaches in dealing with sustainable energy development issues is provided. The widespread application and use of MCDM methods confirm that MCDM methods can help decision-makers in solving energy sustainability problems and are highly popular and used in practice.

scholarly journals Prospect of renewable energy resources in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1804
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman ◽  
Feroza Begum
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Current State ◽  
Renewable Energy System ◽  
Stable Source

<span lang="EN-GB">The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of renewable energy resources in Bangladesh, as well as to examine various forms of renewable energies in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to address Bangladesh's power crisis issues in a sustainable manner. Electricity is currently the most useful kind of energy in Bangladesh. It has a substantial influence on a country's socioeconomic standing and living standards. Maintaining a stable source of energy at a cost that is affordable to everyone has been a constant battle for decades. Bangladesh is blessed with a wealth of natural resources. Bangladesh has a huge opportunity to accelerate its economic development while increasing energy access, livelihoods, and health for millions of people in a sustainable way due to the renewable energy system.</span>

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 Selection of the Multiple-Criiater Decision-Making Method for Evaluation of Sustainable Energy Development: A Case Study of Poland

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6321
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Trojanowska ◽  
Krzysztof Nęcka
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Empirical Distribution ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Clustering Quality ◽  
Selection Of

One of the basic objectives of the European Union’s energy policy is to obtain and use energy in a sustainable way. Multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, in particular linear ordering based on the synthetic variable procedure, are used for comparative analyses of the level of energy sustainability. Despite many studies, the problem of choosing the optimal ordering method is still not fully resolved. This paper presents an original procedure that facilitates the selection of an effective method of the linear ordering of multi-feature objects for the evaluation of sustainable energy development of regions. What is understood as the effective ordering of regions is not only the effective ranking of objects but also their effective clustering. In order to obtain the best results of linear ordering, the authors put forward a multi-stage optimization of the selection of the method of ordering and normalization of diagnostic variables. Analysis of variance was used for the assessment of the object ranking quality, while for the assessment of the object clustering quality, an innovative approach was presented based on the analysis of the empirical distribution of the frequency of occurrence of the distance between objects. The linear ordering method, selected on the basis of the procedure proposed in the paper, was used to assess the energy sustainability of Polish regions. The calculations and analyses were carried out using the set of indicators developed by the authors. They characterize the sustainable energy development of regions in the social, economic, and environmental dimensions.

Challenges and Strategies for Universal Access to Energy

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onkar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Universal Access ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Energy Availability ◽  
Stone Age ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Critical Requirement ◽  
Roll Back

Energy sustainability is a major challenge for today's development. The energy availability and the universal access of energy is essentially required for sustaining the civilization else humanity will roll back to stone age. As per the recent reports the estimate by International Energy Agency which says that around 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and 2.7 billion people lack clean cooking facilities. These deficiencies can be met by the two pronged strategy of enhancing energy availability and facilitation of universal energy access. The sustainable energy can bridge the gap for critical requirement of eliminating poverty, reducing gap between rich and poor along with minimizing adverse impact on climate. In this paper an effort is made as to how to identify the area and make sustainable energy for future development.

scholarly journals Editorial for the Special Issue on Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage Microdevices

Micromachines ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Hee-Seok Kim
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Storage Systems ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
And Storage

Advanced energy conversion and storage systems have attracted much attention in recent decades due to the increasing demand for energy and the environmental impacts of non-sustainable energy resources [...]

scholarly journals Optimal usage of biomass for energy purposes toward sustainable development - a case of Macedonia

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Gligor Kanevce ◽  
Aleksandar Dedinec ◽  
Aleksandra Dedinec
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Renewable Energy Source ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
The Sustainable Development

One of the main goals for sustainable development of a country is providing sustainable energy resources, which means satisfying the current needs for energy without compromising the future generations. Moreover, sustainable energy resources primarily involve greater inclusion of renewable energy sources. The biomass is the most widely used renewable energy source, mainly because of its relatively low price and its availability. However, in order for the biomass to stay a renewable energy source, it must be used rationally and with a plan, which primarily requires a detailed analysis of the current situation and resources. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to calculate the optimal utilization of biomass in energy purposes, taking into account the sustainable development of a country. As an example, in this paper Macedonia is considered. A detailed analysis of the data sources related to biomass is made and several different indicators that describe the current situation in Macedonia are presented. Furthermore, several scenarios are defined in this paper in order to calculate the optimal share of biomass in the overall energy mix in Macedonia for the next 20 years, using the MARKAL model.

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