efficiency concerns, this separation process suffers from high operating cost due to a number of factors such as the energy … needed for heating the water, the energy consumed by the cyclofeeder and the energy consumed by hydrotransport. The other …

circulating matter and energy will diminish the need for new input. Its concept lies in maintaining the value of products … sustainability, economic growth, environmental resilience, and a better quality of life for all. The most efficient way to close …-products, human resources, logistics, services, waste, energy, or water. To that end, this Special Issue seeks to contribute to the …

This study has as main objective the assessment of the sustainability of the Brazilian energy sector compared to the … assessment of the sustainability of the Brazilian energy sector is undertaken compared to OECD countries. The results show not … only the relatively high sustainability of the Brazilian energy sector but also that the carbon market in legislative …

argue that the framing of technology is still rarely considered a cognitive antecedent of business models for sustainability …, despite that it offers insightful explanations, connecting technology's sustainability potential to its business model … energy sector, and explore how they frame innovative digital technology, as well as how it affects their value propositions …

The existing economics literature neglects the important role of capacity in the production of renewable energy. To … fiill this gap, we construct a model in which renewable energy production is tied to renewable energy capacity, which then … allocation of energy, and which therefore comes at the cost of reduced general production. Requiring societal well-being to never …

address this question by looking at an aspect of sustainability (and equity) that is not often discussed: the growth of … hierarchy. As societies consume more energy, they tend to become more hierarchical. At the same time, the growth of hierarchy … between energy, hierarchy and inequality. I then speculate about what it implies for achieving a sustainable and equitable …