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A review of climate change impacts on commercial buildings and their technical services in the tropics

Yau, Y.H.; Hasbi, S. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 430-441

and their technical services in the tropics was carried out. This review focuses on the buildings’ contributions towards …

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Climate change and coconut plantations in India: Impacts and potential adaptation gains

Naresh Kumar, S.; Aggarwal, P.K. - In: Agricultural Systems 117 (2013) C, pp. 45-54

The assessment of impact of climate change on coconut, a plantation crop, is challenging. However, the development of a simulation model (InfoCrop-COCONUT) has enabled the process. We present the first simulation analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on coconut productivity in...

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The climate change impact on air conditioner system and reliability in Malaysia—A review

Yau, Y.H.; Pean, H.L. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 9, pp. 4939-4949

performance and reliability in the tropics. Basically, three aspects of impact were focused, which were cooling and heating load … climate change impacts towards the air conditioner in the tropics since last few decades, but most of the researches were … future air conditioning system design in the tropics by taking consideration of possible climate change. …

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What makes people adopt improved cookstoves? Empirical evidence from rural northwest Pakistan

Jan, Inayatullah - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 3200-3205

Large dependence of the world population on biomass fuels for domestic energy consumption is one of the major … anthropogenic causes of deforestation worldwide. The use of biomass in inefficient ways in rural areas increases fuelwood demand of …

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Land-saving approaches and beef production growth in Brazil

Martha, Geraldo B.; Alves, Eliseu; Contini, Elisio - In: Agricultural Systems 110 (2012) C, pp. 173-177

Increased food production can be achieved by incorporating more land into the productive process, by increasing productivity in already opened areas or by a combination of both strategies. By allowing a fraction of current pasture area to accommodate the expansion of food and biofuel crops...

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Deforested and degraded land available for the expansion of palm oil for biodiesel in the state of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon

Monteiro de Carvalho, Carolina; Silveira, Semida; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 44 (2015) C, pp. 867-876

This paper maps the availability of deforested and degraded land in the state of Pará in the eastern Amazon and discusses the feasibility of using this land for the expansion of palm crops for biodiesel production. The ultimate objective is to highlight land that is suitable for palm oil and...

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External costs of fossil electricity generation: Health-based assessment in Thailand

Sakulniyomporn, Songsak; Kubaha, Kuskana; Chullabodhi, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 8, pp. 3470-3479

Airborne pollutants from fossil fuel burning in electricity generation potentially contribute a number of consequent environmental impacts. In order to indicate the actual costs of energy, a so-called external cost has become of growing concerns internationally. This study aims to evaluate the...

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Effect of dust pollutant type on photovoltaic performance

Darwish, Zeki Ahmed; Kazem, Hussein A.; Sopian, K.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 41 (2015) C, pp. 735-744

Many environmental parameters affect the production of photovoltaic (PV) systems and dust could be one of the main reasons of degradation of PV panels. PV systems utilized in large and small scales accumulate different types of dust which reduce the efficiency. The dust contents, which represent...

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Can solar panels leapfrog power grids? The World Bank experience 1992–2009

Zhang, Fan - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 811-820

1992–2009, the World Bank contributed US$790 million to promote the uptake of off-grid solar home systems in 34 developing … countries. This paper reviews the experience of the World Bank involvement in the rural solar photovoltaic market and draws … lessons learned. The review finds that World Bank efforts, using quality-contingent producer subsidies and relying on …

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The impact of the rebound effect of the use of first generation biofuels in the EU on greenhouse gas emissions: A critical review

Smeets, Edward; Tabeau, Andrzej; van Berkum, Siemen; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 393-403

An important objective of the mandated blending of biofuel in conventional gasoline and diesel in the EU is reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An important assumption thereby is that biofuels replace the production and consumption of oil. However, recent literature challenges this...

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