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Energies, 2017 This paper evaluates the performance of energy policies in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), a regional initiative consisting of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, but also considering Venezuela (full member since mid-2012) and Bolivia (full ...
Thauan Santos +2 more
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Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling
Energies, 2023 Effective planning of urban heating systems is crucial for achieving net-zero emissions at the city level. In particular, the spatial dimension plays a pivotal role in shaping the design and operation of these systems.
Hyunkyo Yu, Erik O. Ahlgren
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Energy for sustainable rural development [PDF]
, 1992 Rural energy in developing countries is discussed with a view to sustainable development. The project-oriented approach in rural energy which has often dominated in the past, is contrasted with an overall strategy for sustainable rural energy demand and ...
Hommes, E.W., Hulscher, W.S.
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Effects of Coupling Combined Heat and Power Production with District Cooling
Energies, 2023 Over the past decades, combined heat and power production (CHP) has proven itself to be an efficient means of meeting both heat and power demands. However, high efficiency can be achieved with CHP plants when the heat load is sufficient, while lower ...
Kertu Lepiksaar +3 more
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Tools for Measuring Energy Sustainability: A Comparative Review
Energies, 2020 This paper is intended to perform a comparative and qualitative review among eight tools to measure energy sustainability. Therefore, it was necessary to create a theoretical and conceptual framework based on four criterias of selection and six ...
Rafael Ninno Muniz +8 more
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Germany's Energy Research Plan [PDF]
Science, 2010 Last month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel approved a long-term strategy to push renewable energies as a reliable, economical, and environmentally sound pillar of sustainable economic growth. The “Energiekonzept” (Energy Concept) foresees an end to the country's dependence on fossil fuels and defines key milestones to achieve by 2050, including the ...
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能源环境保护With the widespread adoption of the carbon peak and carbon neutral strategy, photovoltaic, wind power, and other new energy sources have experienced a rapid development trend. Energy storage technology plays a crucial role in supporting their large-scale
ZHOU Xujian +6 more
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A spatial approach for future-oriented heat planning in urban areas
International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 2018 The current climate protection goals will lead to unprecedented and profound changes to energy systems. The transition to a decarbonized heat supply system will be complex and the process will have deep impact on the urban subsystems (technical, economic,
Jürgen Knies
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Energy Potential Mapping: Open Data in Support of Urban Transition Planning
Energies, 2020 Cities play a key role in driving the transition to sustainable energy. Urban areas represent between 60% and 80% of global energy consumption and are a significant source of CO2 emissions, making energy management at the urban scale an important area of
Michiel Fremouw +2 more
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A suggested roadmap for world-wide energy resource planning and management [PDF]
, 2015 In the near future, we will need an internationally based system for worldwide planning of future energy resources and their effect on the world environment.
Boothroyd, R. G.
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