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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract The development of renewable energy sources is important in order to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Waste cooking oil (WCO) is a promising feedstock for biodiesel production through transesterification. Heterogeneous bifunctional catalysts offer a sustainable alternative to conventional homogeneous bases such ...
Frederick Jit Fook Phang +9 more
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Capacity planning of hydro-wind-solar hybrid power systems considering hydropower forbidden zones
Global Energy InterconnectionIn the capacity planning of hydro-wind-solar power systems (CPHPS), it is crucial to use flexible hydropower to complement the variable wind-solar power. Hydropower units must be operated such that they avoid specific restricted operation zones, that is,
Zhiyu Yan, Lu Zhang, Fulong Song
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The analysis of the hydropower potential in Podkarpackie Voivodship
E3S Web of Conferences, 2017 The paper presents an analysis of the use and potential of hydropower in Podkarpackie (Subcarpathian) Voivodship. The current usage of hydropower in the Region is presented, divided for range of generated power, geographical location and given rivers ...
Goryl Wojciech +2 more
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Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India
Heliyon, 2023 India is the world’s second largest populous nation, fifth largest economy with seventh largest geographical area but experiences high energy poverty. With the lowest per capita energy consumption among world’s top ten economies, India ranks at 137 out ...
Maharaj K. Pandit +3 more
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Opportunities and challenges for the sustainability of lakes and reservoirs in relation to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) [PDF]
, 2019 Emerging global threats, such as biological invasions, climate change, land use intensification, and water depletion, endanger the sustainable future of lakes and reservoirs.
Goethals, Peter, Ho, Long Tuan
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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola +30 more
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Water Scarcity in the Zambezi Basin in the Long-Term Future: A Risk Assessment [PDF]
, 2003 The aim of this paper is to explore possible futures for the Zambezi basin and to estimate the risks of different water management strategies. Existing uncertainties are translated into alternative assumptions.
Hoekstra, Arjen Y.
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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
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Assessment of hydropower resources in Tanzania. A review article
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2018 The hydropower resources have become an attractive means of generating electricity to the off-grid network, especially in rural areas. This article assesses the small, mini and large hydropower resources and identified to reach 5.3 GW for electricity ...
Mdee Ombeni J. +3 more
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, 2019 Renewable energies are deployed worldwide to mitigate climate change and push power systems towards sustainability. However, the weather-dependent nature of renewable energy sources often hinders their integration to national grids.
Beluco, Alexandre +3 more
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