scholarly journals Energy Saving and CO2 Mitigation as a Result of Reshaping Transportation in Jordan to Focus on the Use of Electric Passenger Cars

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-232
Author(s):  
Aiman Albatayneh ◽  
Mohammed N. Assaf ◽  
Muna Al-Qroum ◽  
Dariusz Alterman
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Co2 Mitigation ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Electric Cars ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Effective Option

Abstract Just over half of the energy consumed in Jordan is consumed by transportation, of which passenger cars account for 57 %. This has increased fuel bills and elevated CO2 emissions, creating social and economic pressures. However, these can be ameliorated by enhancing the efficiency with which energy in the transportation sector is utilised. In Jordan, most of the passenger cars in 2017 ran on diesel and gasoline fuel, with only a small percentage (0.23 %, equivalent to 3586 cars) running on electricity. The aim of this paper was to assess the possible advantages of replacing passenger cars that run on fossil fuel with electrically powered vehicles. This was achieved through an examination of six scenarios where the key variable was the type of fuel needed to produce the electricity required to charge the cars. Different replacement percentages were also tested. Detailed analysis and calculations of CO2e emissions and the electricity needed were then performed. The results indicated that replacing fossil fuel passenger cars with electric cars is an effective option for reducing the amount of CO2e emissions and can decelerate the rate at which energy is consumed in the transportation sector, dramatically reducing the national fuel bill. If the running costs of car fuel are reduced, the use of renewable energy technologies based on solar and wind will also reduce the level of GHG emissions.

The Use of Renewable Energies for Nigerian Agriculture: Progress, Prospects and Problems

1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-132
Author(s):  
Bobboi Umar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Positive Results

Renewable energies have great potential to improve agricultural activities and rural development. Positive results are already being achieved with these relatively benign energies in many countries. In Nigeria, there is need to improve agricultural production for the increasing population and to conserve the fossil fuel reserves. Although renewable energy sources such as solar radiation and biomass are abundant, harnessing them for agricultural and rural development needs is very slow. This article extols the virtues of these energy sources, analyses the progress made so far in renewable energy technologies in Nigeria, identifies the major obstacles and suggests some solutions to overcome them.

Impact of renewable energy technologies on the embodied and operational GHG emissions of a nearly zero energy building

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 439-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirje Vares ◽  
Tarja Häkkinen ◽  
Jaakko Ketomäki ◽  
Jari Shemeikka ◽  
Nusrat Jung
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Zero Energy Building

scholarly journals RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
O. A. Pryiatelchuk ◽  
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Sara Amirabbas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Rich Countries

Improving energy efficiency is one of the main ways to reduce energy pollution that leads to economic development, increasing energy access and better life. That can result in reducing fossil fuel use and growing clean energy supplies. The Gulf countries have as many renewable resources as hydrocarbons like sunshine, considerable wind resources, and geothermal. The economy of the Middle east deeplydepends on fossil fuel export. Declining fossil fuel supplies and rising energy prices are driving global energy supplies to renewables energies. Although the Middle East region, due to its special geographical features, has significant potential for the growth of renewable energy sources, they have not been developed yet. It overviews the energy situation and sustainability, economic potential of renewable energy, policies for energy systems over the recent decades in six resource-rich countries in the middle east. In addition, along with renewable energy technologies, possible ways to solve current environmental problems are recognized. The methodology of this work is PESTLE analysis of these countries' energy status to develop a long-term mechanism for sustainable and secure energy for the Middle East based on Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental. Also, it identifies challenges that restrict the development of renewable energy technologies in the Middle East. By analyzing the status of energy in recent decades, the importance of implementation of effective energy policies to develop sustainable energy can be realized. Key words: energy source, sustainable future, renewable, effective policy, resource-rich countries.

scholarly journals Barriers for Renewable Energy Technologies Diffusion: Empirical Evidence from Finland and Poland

Energies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 527
Author(s):  
Oskar Juszczyk ◽  
Juliusz Juszczyk ◽  
Sławomir Juszczyk ◽  
Josu Takala
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

A harmful impact of climate change and global warming has concerned various sectors of the international community. Numerous energy policies aiming at climate change mitigation have been implemented on a national and global scale. Renewable energy technologies (RETs) play a critical role in enhancing sustainable solutions that significantly limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Such innovative technologies can facilitate energy transition through providing, e.g., energy security, sustainable development, and effective usage of indigenous resources. However, the commercialization of RETs is extremely challenging. The barriers can be of a different nature, although this study focused on socioeconomic and regulatory issues. There is ample evidence that energy policies play a central role in supporting adoption of renewables. It is also claimed that RETs require the whole ecosystem to support their successful diffusion. In this study, we explored multifarious barriers for widespread RET diffusion in two European Union countries, Finland and Poland, indicating the most common barriers existing in the literature as well as analyzing major bottlenecks from the viewpoint of renewable energy companies’ executives. We also present statistics of the most commonly used RETs in these countries in order to express the diffusion issues more appropriately. The research shows that inflexible, ineffective, and excessive regulatory frameworks; limited financing options; as well as an insufficient level of societal awareness have been seen as the main bottlenecks for RET diffusion in both countries. The outcomes of this study provide useful insights for the researchers in the energy transition field as well as practical managerial and regulatory implications aimed at overcoming these challenges.

scholarly journals Renewable Energy: Non-environmental Reasons to Make the Transition

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Andrew Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Technologies

Environmentalists continuously push for us, as a country, to decrease our fossil fuel usage and transition to a society powered by renewable energy. The money of oil companies and other corporations persuade our government to continue investing in fossil fuels as opposed to renewable energy. There are, however, other reasons which should convince us as a nation to invest in alternative energy sources. Eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels will benefit the nation economically and prepare us for a rapidly changing future. We, as Americans, should increasingly pursue renewable sources of alternative energy not only for the documented environmental reasons but also because investing in renewable energy technologies will provide jobs for Americans, decrease our dependence on other nations, and benefit the health of all Americans while decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels.

scholarly journals Barriers for Renewable Energy Technologies Diffusion: Empirical Evidence from Finland and Poland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskar Juszczyk ◽  
Juliusz Juszczyk ◽  
Sławomir Juszczyk ◽  
Josu Takala
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Policies ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

A harmful impact of climate change and global warming has concerned various sectors of the international community. Numerous energy policies aiming at climate change mitigation have been implemented on a national and global scale. Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) play a critical role in enhancing sustainable solutions that significantly limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Such innovative technologies can facilitate energy transition through providing e.g. energy security, sustainable development, or effective usage of indigenous resources. However, the commercialization of RET becomes extremely challenging. The barriers can be of a different nature, although in this study the focus has been put on socio-economic and regulatory issues. In fact, there is ample evidence that energy policies play a central role in supporting renewables adoption. It is also claimed that RET require the whole ecosystem to support their successful diffusion. In this study, we explore multifarious barriers for a widespread RET diffusion in two European Union countries: Finland and Poland, indicating the most common barriers existing in the literature as well as analyzing major bottlenecks in the viewpoint of renewable energy companies’ executives. We also present statistics of the most commonly used RET in these countries in order to express the diffusion issues more appropriately. The outcomes of this study provide useful insight for the researchers in the energy transition field as well as practical managerial and regulatory implications aimed at overcoming these challenges.

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.

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