This paper reviews and ranks major proposed energy-related solutions to global warming,
air pollution mortality, and energy security while considering other impacts of the proposed …

The non-combustion based renewable electricity generation technologies were assessed
against a range of sustainability indicators and using data obtained from the literature. The …

There is an intimate connection between energy, the environment and sustainable
development. A society seeking sustainable development ideally must utilize only energy …

This study provides scenarios toward 2050 for the demand of five metals in electricity
production, cars, and electronic appliances. The metals considered are copper, tantalum …

A comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) is reported for five methods of hydrogen
production, namely steam reforming of natural gas, coal gasification, water electrolysis via …

The energy returned on invested, EROI, has been evaluated for typical power plants
representing wind energy, photovoltaics, solar thermal, hydro, natural gas, biogas, coal and …

This manuscript reviews and compares the results of recent greenhouse gas (GHG)
emission life-cycle analyses. Specific attention is paid to fossil energy technologies, nuclear …

Between 2000 and 2010, China׳ s electricity production had increased threefold and
accounted for 50% of domestic and 12% of global CO 2 emissions in 2010. Substantial …

Sustainable development requires methods and tools to measure and compare the
environmental impacts of human activities for various products viz. goods, services, etc. This …

Published data from various sources are used to perform economic and environmental
comparisons of four types of vehicles: conventional, hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell …