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Influence of vehicular traffic on environmental noise spectrum in the tourist route of Santa Marta City

Jiménez-Uribe, D. A.; Daniels, D.; González- Álvarez, Á. - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 818-824

Transportation demands large amounts of fuel. In particular, road transport greatly contributes to both criteria air pollutants and noise within cities. The influence of vehicular traffic on the environmental noise spectrum (as an indirect indicator of energy emission) was measured and assessed...

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A tale of hidden cities

Panori, Anastasia - In: REGION 4 (2017) 3, pp. 19-38

. The metropolitan area of Athens is used as our case study, for which available data at a municipal level enable the … values, three groups of municipalities are derived within Athens. For each one of them, a mean MPI index is calculated and … Athens. The urban core of the city is characterised by middle-income municipalities, whilst the north-east and the south …

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Tracing the optimal level of political and social change under risks and uncertainties: Some lessons from ancient aparta and Athens

Halkos, George E.; Economou, Emmanouil Marios L.; … - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 9, pp. 1-19

Athens, which in the 5th century BCE had an institutional setting with very limited checks and balances, which again led to …

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Power from the Desert: Not a Mirage

Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: Weekly Report 5 (2009) 24, pp. 171-175

Energy policy is confronted by two major challenges. First, fossil fuels will become ever more scarce and expensive in coming years, a trend which will intensify conflicts for the control of natural resources. Second, the burning of fossil fuels-particularly coal-is leading to an increase in...

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Strom aus der Wüste: keine Fata Morgana

Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 29, pp. 462-467

Die Energiepolitik steht vor zwei großen Herausforderungen: Erstens wird fossile Energie in Zukunft immer knapper und teurer, und weltweite Konflikte um Rohstoffe werden weiter zunehmen. Zweitens führt die Verbrennung fossiler Energieträger, insbesondere von Kohle, zu einem Anstieg der...

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The impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on economic growth: A global perspective with developed and developing economies

Majeed, Muhammad Tariq; Anwar, Awais; Luni, Tania - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 15 (2021) 2, pp. 286-307

This paper investigates the impacts of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on economic growth employing a global panel data of 174 economies including the subsamples of developed and developing countries over the time 1980-2019. The renewable energy sources are disaggregated according...

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Building the supply of demand: Experiments in mini-grid demand stimulation

Lukuyu, June; Fetter, Rob; Krishnapriya, P. P.; … - In: Development Engineering 6 (2021), pp. 1-24

Solar mini-grids are a key element in strategies to achieve universal access to modern energy by 2030. In many settings mini-grids offer a combination of affordability, reliability, and capacity for productive use of power, moreso than most solar home systems and some central grids. Yet the...

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Stand-alone hybrid energy systems for remote area power generation

Razmjoo, Armin; Shirmohammadi, Reza; Davarpanah, Afshin; … - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 231-241

Energy accessibility especially electrical energy is considered as one of the most appealing factors to achieve energy sustainability. The purpose of this study is to investigate energy sustainability using renewable energies for two high potential cities in the south-east of Iran until the year...

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Energy, exergy and enviroeconomic (3E) analysis of concentrated PV and thermal system in the winter application

Zuhur, Sadık; Ceylan, İlhan - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 262-270

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...

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Assessment of renewable energy potential in Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa

Mutombo, N. Marc-Alain; Numbi, B. P. - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 874-881

In order to overcome the electricity demand in the country and in its effort to reduce the greenhouse gas emission and climate change, South African (SA) government is encouraging research in the field of renewable energy (RE). Higher educational institutions in each province are involve in...

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