The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle in nuclear energy, solar energy and other energy industries

MJ Li, HH Zhu, JQ Guo, K Wang, WQ Tao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The development technology and applications of supercritical CO 2 power cycle have
recently been gaining a lot of attention for applications to different energy industries. The …

A review on the 40 years of existence of data envelopment analysis models: historic development and current trends

A Panwar, M Olfati, M Pant, V Snasel - Archives of Computational Methods …, 2022 - Springer
DEA, incepted in 80s, has emerged as a popular decision-making technique, for
determining the efficiency of similar units. Due to its simplicity and applicability, DEA has …

Assessing the impact of industrial robots on manufacturing energy intensity in 38 countries

EZ Wang, CC Lee, Y Li - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the continuing slowdown of the improvement in energy intensity around the
world, it is essential to seek a more effective measure to address the dilemma of energy and …

Energy efficiency a source of low carbon energy sources? Evidence from 16 high-income OECD economies

T Hassan, H Song, Y Khan, D Kirikkaleli - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the wake of global climate change and environmental degradation, an urgent action on a
global scale is required to decarbonize the energy sector. From fossil fuel to renewables …

Techno-economic feasibility of solar power plants considering PV/CSP with electrical/thermal energy storage system

T Liu, J Yang, Z Yang, Y Duan - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable-energy power generation can mitigate global climate change and contribute to
achieving the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutralization. A solar power plant with …

Institutional quality and its spatial spillover effects on energy efficiency

H Sun, BK Edziah, C Sun, AK Kporsu - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Several studies have studied the determinants of energy efficiency. However, the influence
of government institutions was mostly ignored as only few studies have provided evidence …

Is the digital economy an effective tool for decreasing energy vulnerability? A global case

K Dong, Y Liu, J Wang, X Dong - Ecological Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy vulnerability is gaining attention in light of global economic, social, and political
conflicts. The digital economy has the potential to become a vital tool in addressing current …

Evaluating the energy efficiency-enhancing potential of the digital economy: Evidence from China

M Song, H Pan, M Vardanyan, Z Shen - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving energy efficiency can go a long way in helping China address environmental
problems it currently faces and help deliver on its pledge of achieving carbon neutrality by …

Integration between supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles and molten salt solar power towers: A review and a comprehensive comparison of different cycle layouts

K Wang, YL He, HH Zhu - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, several current S-CO 2 Brayton cycle layouts are reviewed, and
considered to be integrated into the existing mature molten salt solar power tower (SPT) …

The effect of industrial structure adjustment on China's energy intensity: Evidence from linear and nonlinear analysis

B Luan, H Zou, S Chen, J Huang - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Given that the sustainable economic development in China is severely restrained by a rapid
increase in energy consumption, an industrial structure adjustment can act as an effective …