scholarly journals The Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
K. M. Anwarul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy

Environmental and Economic Transformation of an Old Industrial Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Gao ◽  
David Wadley
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Industrial Upgrading ◽  
Textile Production

Since the national reform and opening policy of 1978, textile manufacturing has played a vital role in China’s advance. Confronted with the global importance of sustainable development, the industry faces a range of environmental and economic challenges. This inquiry addresses the issues created in an old industrial area and outlines ways in which textile production can be updated. Xiangyang City is taken as the case study, with the focus on three aspects: the use of renewable energy, energy recycling, and industrial tourism initiatives. This study summarizes the current situation and main environmental challenges in China’s textile production and can assist researchers by suggesting development directions and strategies for industrial upgrading and land uses.

scholarly journals The Role of Biogas for Economic Sustainability in Nepal: User’s Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Maheshwar Prasad Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Analytical Research

 Background: Economic sustainability is an important ingredient of sustainable development. Sustainable development is the positive changes in a pattern of resources use in such a way that present needs can be met without destroying the ability for the future generations to meet their needs. Furthermore, renewable energy as an essential ingredient of environment comes from resources which are continually replenished. Renewable energy technologies such as biogas, solar and micro-hydro are widely promoted in Nepal and biogas only considered for this study.Objective: To examine role of biogas for economic sustainability in Nepal based on a case study of Niglihawa VDC of Kapilvastu district.Methodology: This study consists of descriptive cum analytical research design and based on both primary and secondary data. The users’ perspectives of sixteen out of twenty two biogas users have been collected by using structured questionnaire. Moreover, the simple statistical techniques of analysis such as table, percentage, and graphs have been employed in this study.Results: Biogas is an important factor in relation to enterprises and employment through saving time and creating agro-based micro enterprises. Biogas also contributes for economic activities through utilizing bio-slurry as feed and fertilizer.Conclusion: Biogas plays the vital role for the economic sustainability through creating enterprises and employment as well as utilizing bio-slurry as fish meal and fertilizer in the context of Nepal in one way or another. The results may be varied in other area and/or sector of Nepal and beyond.

scholarly journals Sustainability, Sociocultural Challenges, and New Power of Capitalism for Renewable Energy Megaprojects in an Indigenous Mayan Community of Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amina El Mekaoui ◽  
Rasikh Tariq ◽  
Othón Baños Ramírez ◽  
P.E. Méndez-Monroy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Basic Element ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Sociocultural Contexts

Sustainable development is an integrated blend of energetic, economic, social, environmental, and governmental actors, making it one of the most challenging and subjective aims of the United Nations. A sustainability project that does not consider any of these parameters can generate resistance among different actors of society. In this work, we have demonstrated that the traditional definition of sustainability encompassing economic development, environmental protection, and social justice does not adequately cover large-scale renewable energy projects. We have presented an illuminating case study of solar development in the Yucatan state of Mexico to show that the traditional three-legged stool of sustainable development fails to accommodate local power relations and their role in energy decision-making. This point is made through a substantive and illuminating ethnography of a solar project in the community of San José Tipceh, which involves the importance of energy democracy and understanding power relations in any assessment of sustainable development. These power relations are an important component of sustainable development, and all megaprojects, especially renewable energy projects, require special attention in the governance processes. Through an analysis of an example of implementation of a mega solar project, we argue that the methodology through which the power is exercised is an exercise of great importance because it leads us to a scientific discussion that structures an international reflection on sustainability. The case study consists of mixed methods, including several techniques to deepen the analysis of sociocultural aspects, and tries to present the limits and show the weakness of the sustainability perspective in such megaprojects. It is concluded that environmental justice as a basic element of the new era of renewable energies is limited and can generate social injustices. In the same way, this work shows how power is exercised in the implementation of energy projects and in the absence of equitable comprehensive governance that does not consider the local sociocultural contexts of the communities, resulting in the generation of new powers and permanent conflicts. At the end of this work, a framework to empower local sociocultural contexts for an equitable energy transition is recommended.

Covering energy needs in the context of sustainable development. Case study: Romania

2013 ◽  
pp. 87-99
Author(s):  
Florina Bran ◽  
Gian Paolo Cesaretti ◽  
Ion Cdobre
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Energy Challenge

The last decades fueled the energy challenge by the continuous growth of demand and strengthening of environmental restrains. How these challenges are addressed at global and national level is the main topic approached by the paper using as case study Romania. The availability of resources and how they compare with the current and growing needs of energy is analyzed and discussed. The analysis is taking in account the structure by primary energy sources and the dynamic on the last decades. Applying the same approach for energy imports it is calculated the degree of energy freedom and how this could be improved by considering the potential of renewable energy.

Planning renewable energy in electric power system for sustainable development under uncertainty – A case study of Beijing

2016 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 772-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nie ◽  
Charley Z. Huang ◽  
G.H. Huang ◽  
Y.P. Li ◽  
J.P. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power System ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Electric Power System

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Salama ◽  
Mutasim Nour ◽  
Adel Haloub ◽  
Yara Al Jundi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Initiation Stage ◽  
Set Up

This chapter aims to introduce the reader in general, and project managers in particular, to the basic concepts and applications of renewable energy (RE) with emphasis on the various renewable energy technologies (RTEs), emerging as an alternative to traditional energy sources, in an applied, practical and project-focused context. The chapter builds on academic research-based cases studies conducted by the authors. The first case relates to a real-life project which will be the first advanced biofuels refinery to be built in the Middle Eastb with an estimated cost of $700m and commercial operation date in 2022. The financial close date is scheduled for the end of Q4, 2018, and it is expected to have a lower cost of production compared to European and US refineries. The second case study concerns the feasibility study to build a waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plant in Dubai. It provides project managers with useful insight into the details of this vital initiation stage for this type of project, based on a real-life data set, in an applied research context. The details of both cases can be found on: https://www.goodfellowpublishers.com/sustprojman. The first few sections of the chapter set up the scene for the case studies by presenting brief definitions of the basic concepts of RE and various RETs in the context of sustainable development. Then at the start of each case study, a brief introduction to the specifics of the case is presented.

scholarly journals Adjustable Model of Renewable Energy Projects for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the Nišava District in Serbia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Dimić ◽  
Mimica Milošević ◽  
Dušan Milošević ◽  
Dragan Stević
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Projects

Sustainable development: Case study in the implementation of renewable energy in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Orestes Aguirre González ◽  
Joeberson S. Gonçalves ◽  
Rafael M. Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy
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