Energy transitions aim at economic prosperity through "green-collar" job-creation, greater energy "independence", and/or reduced emissions. These objectives imply creating policy-supported national renewable technology industries, ideally reducing clean energy costs to a point where support...

In this study, a Concentrated Photovoltaic/Thermal (CPV/T) air collector has been designed and a prototype is produced. The purpose of this system is to meet the needs of heating and electricity of the building of application in cold winter days. The prototype which has been produced is tested...

Decision making to improve energy sustainability requires scientifically information based on sustainability. Since there are different sustainability targets and specific decision problems in this regard, hence to achieve these targets or solve these problems, relevant sustainability indicators...

Water management has recently become a major concern for many countries. During the last century consumption of water and energy has been increased in the world. This trend is anticipated to continue in the decades to come. One of the greatest reasons is the unplanned industrial activities...

In the face of scarcity of energy resources and rising energy prices due primarily to a world of increasing demand, energy security concerns becomes more crucial both for private and public sector alike. At the same time, energy policies have been shifting and policy changes have become hard to...

Energy Transition towards a low-carbon emission energy system has been a long-term strategy for Germany and China. Both countries are expected to take the lead on the global effort to achieve clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Although Germany and China have different...

This paper presents the major barriers to sustainable rural electrification in the Niger Delta zone and suggests practicable policy pathways to tackle the barriers to the aggressive utilisation of renewable energy technologies in the Niger Delta zone. The barrier to the penetration of renewable...

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...

Recent global trends in societies modernization and lifestyle change alter a dramatic concern about global collaboration in term of climate change mitigation and sustainable development. Overcome these challenges, viable strategies are known exigence. Historically, strategy-making,...

Sustainable energy transition is generally understood as a concept of developing robust, effective and efficient energy sectors in a particular country or region without compromising the present and future socio-environmental security. In view of this, several countries have made remarkable...