scholarly journals Mitigation of CO2 Emissions in Transportation and Industrial Processes using Renewable Energy Technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 58-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toluwanimi Oluwadara Akinyemi ◽  
Olayinka John Ramonu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Physical Transformation

This study focuses on the mitigation of CO2 emissions in transportation and industrial processes using renewable energy technologies.  Carbon dioxide is a colourless, tasteless and odourless gas readily available in the earth’s atmosphere, produced naturally by all aerobic organisms. Increased human activities had created a huge gap between the volume of CO2 emitted into the environment and that absorbed by oceans and vegetations. Globally, the transportation sector has contributed more than seven billion, seven hundred and thirty-eight million metric tons of carbon dioxide from fuel combustion since 2015, while industrial processes also generate greenhouse gas emissions during chemical or physical transformation of raw materials from one state to another in their conversion into finished goods. Analysis suggested that the world can achieve 90% of the reduction in CO2 emissions needed to be within the Paris Agreement via an accelerated deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency, with the remaining 10% met by other low-carbon solutions.

Renewable Energy Technologies, Sustainable Development, and Environment

2015 ◽  
pp. 159-193
Author(s):  
Abdeen Mustafa Omer
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Reduction Of Energy Consumption

The move towards a low-carbon world, driven partly by climate science and partly by the business opportunities it offers, will need the promotion of environmentally friendly alternatives, if an acceptable stabilisation level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is to be achieved. This chapter presents a comprehensive review of energy sources, and the development of sustainable technologies to explore these energy sources. It also includes potential renewable energy technologies, efficient energy systems, energy savings techniques and other mitigation measures necessary to reduce climate changes. The chapter concludes with the technical status of the ground source heat pumps (GSHP) technologies. The purpose of this study, however, is to examine the means of reduction of energy consumption in buildings, identify GSHPs as an environmental friendly technology able to provide efficient utilisation of energy in the buildings sector.

scholarly journals Who's winning the low-carbon innovation race? An assessment of countries' leadership in renewable energy technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clément Bonnet ◽  
Emmanuel Hache ◽  
Gondia Sokhna Seck ◽  
Marine Simoën ◽  
Samuel Carcanague
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

Analysis of Avoided Carbon-Dioxide Due to Photovoltaic and Wind Turbine Technologies Displacing Electrical Peaking Facilities

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarod C. Kelly ◽  
Deepak Sivaraman ◽  
Gregory A. Keoleian
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Renewable Technology

Many studies that examine the impact of renewable energy installations on avoided carbon-dioxide utilize national, regional or state averages to determine the predicted carbon-dioxide offset. The approach of this computational study was to implement a dispatching strategy in order to determine precisely which electrical facilities would be avoided due to the installation of renewable energy technologies. This study focused on a single geographic location for renewable technology installation, San Antonio, Texas. The results indicate an important difference between calculating avoided carbon-dioxide when using simple average rates of carbon-dioxide emissions and a dispatching strategy that accounts for the specific electrical plants used to meet electrical demands. The avoided carbon-dioxide due to renewable energy technologies is overestimated when using national, regional and state averages. This occurs because these averages include the carbon-dioxide emission factors of electrical generating assets that are not likely to be displaced by the renewable technology installation. The study also provides a comparison of two specific renewable energy technologies: photovoltaics (PV) and wind turbines. The results suggest that investment in PV is more cost effective for the San Antonio location. While the results are only applicable to this location, the methodology is useful for evaluating renewable technologies at any location.

scholarly journals Análise da expansão da geração elétrica fotovoltaica e emissões de dióxido de carbono

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-25
Author(s):  
Cássio Rangel Paulista ◽  
Tatiane Stellet Machado ◽  
Joao Jose de Assis Rangel
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Photovoltaic Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Levels Of Use ◽  
Kaya Identity

This paper aims to analyze the photovoltaic electricity energy expansion and recent data about the behavior of the CO2 emissions in Brazil and other selected countries. Data were collected from different bases as International Energy Agency (Agência Internacional de Energia), Ministry of Energy and Mines (Ministério de Minas e Energia), Research Electric Company as well as other papers in the field. Kaya Identity was applied as basis in order to evaluate the CO2 emissions. As a result, it could be seen a clear domain of Germany and Italy in the photovoltaic generation sector, with high investments in the development and dissemination of that technology. Brazil presented an energetic matrix of low carbon but with a tendency to increase emissions per capita throughout the years. The effect of decoupling between the greenhouse gas emissions and the large-scale economic development was checked. It was realized that that phenomenon tends to intensify it since renewable energy technologies get higher levels of use.

Conclusions

2020 ◽  
pp. 512-541
Author(s):  
Paul F. Meier
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electric Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Transportation Sector

This concluding chapter summarizes some of the information presented for the twelve different energy technologies examined in the book. The first section explores current trends in energy and some of the driving forces affecting these trends. The second section examines the electric vehicle, the bridge that can connect the electric sector with the transportation sector. The third section examines the potential for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States by the use of renewable fuels. Following this, a summary of proven and potential reserves is presented for both nonrenewable and renewable energy types. Finally, a summary is presented for the land and energy footprint of each technology.

Renewable Energy Technologies, Sustainable Development, and Environment

2017 ◽  
pp. 971-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdeen Mustafa Omer
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Reduction Of Energy Consumption

The move towards a low-carbon world, driven partly by climate science and partly by the business opportunities it offers, will need the promotion of environmentally friendly alternatives, if an acceptable stabilisation level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is to be achieved. This chapter presents a comprehensive review of energy sources, and the development of sustainable technologies to explore these energy sources. It also includes potential renewable energy technologies, efficient energy systems, energy savings techniques and other mitigation measures necessary to reduce climate changes. The chapter concludes with the technical status of the ground source heat pumps (GSHP) technologies. The purpose of this study, however, is to examine the means of reduction of energy consumption in buildings, identify GSHPs as an environmental friendly technology able to provide efficient utilisation of energy in the buildings sector.

BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 1250019 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH GILLINGHAM ◽  
JAMES SWEENEY
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Market Failures ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Distribution Generation ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

This paper reviews the major barriers to the adoption of low-carbon technologies, with a focus on market failures that provide a rationale for policy intervention to improve economic efficiency. Market failures include externalities, asymmetric information, institutional failures, regulatory failures, and failures of consumer or firm decision-making. We discuss central generation renewable energy technologies, CCS technology, distribution generation renewable energy, and technologies to reduce the demand for energy. For each technology category, we assess whether and how policy might improve economic efficiency, and point to key open research questions.

scholarly journals Renewable energy technologies on the path towards decentralized low-carbon energy systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Natalya Danilina ◽  
Irina Reznikova
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

Renewable energy technologies (RET) that emerged as a result of the shift towards the renewable energy sources (RES) which aims at setting the path towards decentralized low-carbon energy systems intended for tackling global warming are becoming key elements of the smart grids of the future. Our paper applies the economic, social and technological model of the renewable energy platforms to the energy markets of the 21st century. The paper analyses the growing importance of the individual players (prosumers) on the energy market, especially when it comes to the renewable energy generation and trading. It shows that modern advanced information and communication technologies enabled the energy prosumers to trade their energy and information in two-way flows. All of these might be important for the transition towards sustainable economy and green technology.

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