Pandemic, war, and global energy transitions

B Zakeri, K Paulavets, L Barreto-Gomez, LG Echeverri… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war on Ukraine have impacted the global economy,
including the energy sector. The pandemic caused drastic fluctuations in energy demand, oil …

Zinc anode for mild aqueous zinc-ion batteries: challenges, strategies, and perspectives

J Yang, B Yin, Y Sun, H Pan, W Sun, B Jia, S Zhang… - Nano-micro letters, 2022 - Springer
The rapid advance of mild aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) is driving the development of
the energy storage system market. But the thorny issues of Zn anodes, mainly including …

[HTML][HTML] A historical turning point? Early evidence on how the Russia-Ukraine war changes public support for clean energy policies

B Steffen, A Patt - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the importance of oil and gas from Russia for many European countries, the invasion
of Ukraine by Russian forces in 2022 could be a turning point for energy policy in Europe. A …

[HTML][HTML] Power-to-hydrogen and hydrogen-to-X energy systems for the industry of the future in Europe

M Genovese, A Schlüter, E Scionti, F Piraino… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The EU is promoting hydrogen as enabling energy carrier that may account for up to 20% of
energy and especially fulfill between 20% and 50% of transportation demands and between …

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy system and the shift progress to renewable energy: Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, AI Olcer, HC Ong, WH Chen… - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Being declared a global emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken many lives,
threatened livelihoods and businesses around the world. The energy industry, in particular …

Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

P Jiang, Y Van Fan, JJ Klemeš - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has caused great challenges to the energy industry. Potential new practices and
social forms being facilitated by the pandemics are having impacts on energy demand and …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

Nexus between energy efficiency and electricity reforms: a DEA-based way forward for clean power development

M Mohsin, I Hanif, F Taghizadeh-Hesary, Q Abbas… - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy is the key factor in economic growth and reforms are a means to improve energy
efficiency, reduce its intensity, and decrease its per-unit cost. Therefore, the role of energy …

Global economic crisis, energy use, CO2 emissions, and policy roadmap amid COVID-19

MA Aktar, MM Alam, AQ Al-Amin - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as one of the deadliest infectious diseases on the
planet. Millions of people and businesses have been placed in lockdown where the main …

Covid-19 and the politics of sustainable energy transitions

C Kuzemko, M Bradshaw, G Bridge, A Goldthau… - Energy Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this perspectives piece, an interdisciplinary team of social science researchers considers
the implications of Covid-19 for the politics of sustainable energy transitions. The emergency …