scholarly journals The Role of Microalgae in Renewable Energy Production: Challenges and Opportunities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd Ellatif Mohamed Hussian
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Renewable Energy Production ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

scholarly journals The Role of Earth Observation Satellites in Maximizing Renewable Energy Production: Case Studies Analysis for Renewable Power Plants

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariarosa Argentiero ◽  
Pasquale Marcello Falcone
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Renewable Energy Production

This paper is based on a novel approach towards clean energy production, i.e., space innovative applications toward sustainable development. Specifically, the role of Earth observation (EO) satellites in maximizing renewable energy production is considered to show the enormous potential in exploiting sustainable energy generation plants when the Earth is mapped by satellites to provide some peculiar parameters (e.g., solar irradiance, wind speed, precipitation, climate conditions, geothermal data). In this framework, RETScreen clean energy management software can be used for numerical analysis, such as energy generation and efficiency, prices, emission reductions, financial viability and hazard of various types of renewable-energy and energy-efficient technologies (RETs), based on a large database of satellite parameters. This simplifies initial assessments and provides streamlined processes that enable funders, architects, designers, regulators, etc. to make decisions on future clean energy initiatives. After describing the logic of life cycle analysis of RETScreen, two case studies (Mexicali and Toronto) on multiple technologies power plant are analyzed. The different results obtained, when projecting the two scenarios, showed how the software could be useful in the pre-feasibility phase to discriminate the type of installation not efficient for the selected location or not convenient in terms of internal rate of return (IRR) on equity.

scholarly journals The Role of Sequential Cropping and Biogasdoneright™ in Enhancing the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems in Europe

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2102
Author(s):  
Francesca Magnolo ◽  
Harmen Dekker ◽  
Mieke Decorte ◽  
Guido Bezzi ◽  
Lorella Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
Biomethane Potential ◽  
Agricultural Conservation ◽  
Renewable Energy Production ◽  
Sequential Cropping ◽  
The Eu

Sequential cropping in the Biogasdoneright™ (BDR™) system in Italy has recently gained attention to combine food and renewable energy production in a sustainable way, as well as for carbon sequestration. However, little is known on the potential to expand the practice in other regions of Europe. In this paper, sequential crop calendars were developed for different EU climate regions, and the EU biomethane potential of the anaerobic digestion (AD) of sequential crops was estimated for a Conservative_Scenario and a Maximum_Scenario, assuming different percentages of primary crop land dedicated to the practice and biogas yields. A total EU biomethane potential of 46 bcm/yr and 185 bcm/yr was estimated from the AD of sequential crops in the two scenarios, respectively, and the Continental region registered the highest potential compared to the other regions. The additional benefits of the combination of sequential cropping with other agricultural conservation practices and digestate use included in BDR™ systems were also discussed. In conclusion, the paper shows that with appropriate innovations in crop management, sequential cropping could be applied in different agroclimatic regions of Europe, contributing to climate and renewable energy targets.

scholarly journals On the Influence of Renewable Energy Sources in Electricity Price Forecasting in the Iberian Market

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Aineto ◽  
Javier Iranzo-Sánchez ◽  
Lenin G. Lemus-Zúñiga ◽  
Eva Onaindia ◽  
Javier F. Urchueguía
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electricity Price ◽  
Price Forecasting ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Electricity Price Forecasting ◽  
Renewable Energy Production ◽  
Eu Policies

The mainstream of EU policies is heading towards the conversion of the nowadays electricity consumer into the future electricity prosumer (producer and consumer) in markets in which the production of electricity will be more local, renewable and economically efficient. One key component of a local short-term and medium-term planning tool to enable actors to efficiently interact in the electric pool markets is the ability to predict and decide on forecast prices. Given the progressively more important role of renewable production in local markets, we analyze the influence of renewable energy production on the electricity price in the Iberian market through historical records. The dependencies discovered in this analysis will serve to identify the forecasts to use as explanatory variables for an electricity price forecasting model based on recurrent neural networks. The results will show the wide impact of using forecasted renewable energy production in the price forecasting.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2(71)) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Joshgun Mammadov
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Energy Production ◽  
The Impact

The article focuses on the negative impact of traditional energy sources and the analysis of its complications on the environment. It has been suggested to use widespread of non-traditional, alternative and renewable energy sources in order to eliminate dependencies on these sources. The article also examines the role of tax policy in the international area towards increasing alternative and renewable energy production and explores implemented measures. As a result, the importance of employment of Carbon tax which is of particular importance in the development of alternative and renewable energy production has been emphasized.

scholarly journals Assessing Renewable Energy Production Capabilities Using DEA Window and Fuzzy TOPSIS Model

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Nan Wang ◽  
Thanh-Tuan Dang ◽  
Hector Tibo ◽  
Duy-Hung Duong
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Population Total ◽  
Renewable Energy Production

Climate change and air pollution are among the key drivers of energy transition worldwide. The adoption of renewable resources can act as a peacemaker and give stability regarding the damaging effects of fossil fuels challenging public health as well as the tension made between countries in global prices of oil and gas. Understanding the potential and capabilities to produce renewable energy resources is a crucial pre-requisite for countries to utilize them and to scale up clean and stable sources of electricity generation. This paper presents a hybrid methodology that combines the data envelopment analysis (DEA) Window model, and fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (FTOPSIS) in order to evaluate the capabilities of 42 countries in terms of renewable energy production potential. Based on three inputs (population, total energy consumption, and total renewable energy capacity) and two outputs (gross domestic product and total energy production), DEA window analysis chose the list of potential countries, including Norway, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Australia, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United States, Japan, Colombia, and Italy. Following that, the FTOPSIS model pointed out the top three countries (United States, Japan, and Australia) that have the greatest capabilities in producing renewable energies based on five main criteria, which are available resources, energy security, technological infrastructure, economic stability, and social acceptance. This paper aims to offer an evaluation method for countries to understand their potential of renewable energy production in designing stimulus packages for a cleaner energy future, thereby accelerating sustainable development.

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