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Future perspectives on sustainable tribology
Tzanakis, I.; Hadfield, M.; Thomas, B.; Noya, S.M.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 6, pp. 4126-4140
social impact of three tribological case studies. One case study examines the sustainability and durability of micro … improves the sustainability of the micro-CHP unit while it has a serious economic and environmental impact to the consumers and … view to reducing the environmental impact due to slipway panel wear and lubricant release into the marine environment. The …
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Sustainability and biophysics basis of technical and economic processes: A survey of the reconciliation by thermodynamics
Teles dos Santos, Moisés; Park, Song Won - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23 (2013) C, pp. 261-271
sustainability discussion. The multiple interactions among the ecosystem, the economic environment and the technical level are …In spite of the existence of a generalized debate about sustainable development, the natural constraints imposed by the … tool to deal with sustainability assessment. The exergy, a concept derived from entropy, can offer qualitative measurements …
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Measuring countries׳ environmental sustainability performance – A review and case study of Iceland
Olafsson, Snjolfur; Cook, David; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 934-948
׳s genuine environmental sustainability credentials – ultimately the development of a synthetic Environmental Sustainability …Evaluating the environmental sustainability performance of a nation is complex. This paper considers the merits of … environmental indices, and how effective they are when assessing the environmental sustainability of any nation. The simplicity and …
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Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature
Thygesen, Janne; Agarwal, Abhishek - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1012-1023
An increasing number of researchers stress the importance of national planning institutions׳ role with respect to promoting an “effective” decision-making process in terms of bringing about sustainable energy. Impact assessment (IA) procedures are seen as having strong potential in...
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Access to modern energy services: An economic and policy framework
Reddy, B. Sudhakara - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 198-212
Affordable and accessible modern energy services are a pre-requisite for development—economic, environmental or social … the needy households in a cost-effective manner. Promoting the development of small rural enterprises is a key contributor …
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Progress in silica gel–water adsorption refrigeration technology
Wang, Dechang; Zhang, Jipeng; Tian, Xiaoliang; Liu, Dawei; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 85-104
The silica gel–water adsorption refrigeration has attracted much attention especially in the last two decades, due to its environmentally friendly refrigeration that can be powered by low grade heat source. In this paper, we reviewed the research about silica gel–water adsorption technology,...
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Contribution of SHP Stations to the development of an area and their social acceptance
Arabatzis, Garyfallos; Myronidis, Dimitris - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 8, pp. 3909-3917
fossil fuels. In addition, SHP stations have significant advantages as they contribute to the development of the local …
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Promoting the development of distributed concentrated solar thermal technology in China
Liu, Zhi-qiang; Xu, Ai-xiang; Lv, Yuan-yuan; Wang, Xiao-xiao - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 2, pp. 1174-1179
Solar energy is increasingly essential to fortify energy security and promote Chinese socio-economic development. The …
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Exploitation and utilization of the wind power and its perspective in China
Ling, Yu; Cai, Xu - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 4, pp. 2111-2117
environment and energy supply. Wind energy resources in China are affluent, but its distribution are uneven, centralized, and far … from both the utility and the high electricity demand markets. This made China's onshore wind power development have such … benefits of wind power, China has given priority to its development. Besides the dramatic growth of large scale grid …
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Status of renewable energy consumption and developmental challenges in Sub-Sahara Africa
Mohammed, Y.S.; Mustafa, M.W.; Bashir, N. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 453-463
Energy use is a prerequisite for physical and socio-economic development in both rural and urban communities. There is … development and further new developmental strides for human comfort. Access to modern energy is considered one of the foremost … development can be attributed to the low access to modern energy use in the region as a result of a high level of constraints …
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