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Influence of economic factors on the environment in countries with different levels of development

Filimonova, I. V.; Provornaya, I. V.; Komarova, A. V.; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 27-31

The pattern of development of the economies of Europe and the world in recent decades is a focus on sustainable … established as one of the goals of government policy in many countries of the world. The concept of sustainable development solves … planning, allow predicting the possible environmental consequences of economic growth in Europe and the world. The use of the …

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Energy cooperatives in southern European countries : are they relevant for sustainability targets?

Soeiro, Susana; Dias, Marta Ferreira - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 448-453

The transition to low-carbon energy is a reality in Europe and most countries are on track to achieve their 2020 targets. However, there is a debate about the role of each stakeholder in this process and which of the parties most contribute. Our research focus is the role of energy cooperatives...

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Raw material depletion and scenario assessment in European Union : a circular economy approach

Martins, Florinda F.; Castro, Hélio - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 417-422

Nowadays the production systems are linear and the consumption patterns are essentially based on products with a short life cycle, which contribute to increase the demand for raw materials and environmental impacts. The Circular Economy (CE) is playing a major role among scholars and...

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ICEER2019Aveiro: Energy and environment - challenges towards circular economy

Caetano, Nídia S.; Borrego, Carlos; Nunes, Maria Isabel; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 1-14

The 6th edition of the International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2019, took place in the end of July 2019, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. With most of the participants coming from academia, and a few from the professional field, ICEER series is still growing and...

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Urban sustainability: analyzing the water-energy nexus in the Guandu river basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

González-Bravo, Ramón; Marques, Maria Clara; Bezerra, … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 254-260

Urban sustainability has been one of the most important issues in the last decades. The modification of watercourses and their integration to power production facilities have resulted in severe environmental impacts around the globe. This study presents a sustainability analysis to examine the...

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Climate and fundamentals of the energy offer in Cape Verde

Tavares, Jorge; Lopes, Myriam; Neto, Fernando - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 370-377

In Cape Verde, despite the existence of an exceptional renewable potential, namely wind and solar photovoltaic, estimated, by Gesto (2011), at 258 MW and 315 MW respectively, in 2017 82.2% of the electric energy was generated using fossil fuels. In this work, we propose to explore the...

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Valorization of biomass ash in biogas technology : Opportunities and challenges

Alavi-Borazjani, S. A.; Capela, I.; Tarelho, L. A. C. - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 472-476

Despite the increasing global focus on replacing fossil fuels with biomass resources, handling the enormous quantity of ash from biomass thermochemical conversion processes into energy remains a serious challenge from both environmental and economic points of view. Therefore, in pursuit of the...

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