[HTML][HTML] The role of natural gas and its infrastructure in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, improving regional air quality, and renewable resource integration

MA Mac Kinnon, J Brouwer, S Samuelsen - Progress in Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pursuit of future energy systems that can meet electricity demands while supporting the
attainment of societal environment goals, including mitigating climate change and reducing …

Recent progress towards photovoltaics' circular economy

MKH Rabaia, C Semeraro, AG Olabi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Massive expansions in the global population and the global digitalization throughout the
industrial revolution are causing energy security issues that are no longer environmentally …

Towards a circular supply chain for PV modules: Review of today's challenges in PV recycling, refurbishment and re‐certification

JA Tsanakas, A van der Heide… - Progress in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photovoltaic (PV) waste, associated to the exponentially growing PV installations on global
scale, presents today an emerging environmental challenge but also brings unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] A review of business models for access to affordable and clean energy in Africa: Do they deliver social, economic, and environmental value?

V Mukoro, M Sharmina, A Gallego-Schmid - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Africa has the potential to base a significant proportion of its development on renewable
energy. Business models will be instrumental to this end because they are among the key …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of electricity generation: A systematic review of spatiotemporal methods

SM Jordaan, C Combs, E Guenther - Advances in Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessments (LCAs) of electricity generation are increasingly incorporating more
granular spatial and temporal information, enhancing the accuracy of both inventories and …

Life cycle assessment for a grid-connected multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic system of 3 kWp: A case study for Mexico

E Santoyo-Castelazo, K Solano-Olivares… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
A first life cycle assessment study for the evaluation of a grid-connected photovoltaic system
in Mexico was carried out from a cradle-to-grave perspective. The photovoltaic system …

A multi-objective and robust optimization approach for sizing and placement of PV and batteries in off-grid systems fully operated by diesel generators: An Indonesian …

CD Rodríguez-Gallegos, D Yang, O Gandhi, M Bieri… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes an approach to optimize sizing and placement of photovoltaic solar
panels (PV) and batteries in systems which employ diesel generators (DGs) as their only …

Sustainability of utility‐scale solar energy–critical ecological concepts

KA Moore‐O'Leary, RR Hernandez… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable energy development is an arena where ecological, political, and socioeconomic
values collide. Advances in renewable energy will incur steep environmental costs to …

Spatializing environmental footprint by integrating geographic information system into life cycle assessment: A review and practice recommendations

J Li, Y Tian, Y Zhang, K Xie - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a methodological tool that estimates the environmental
footprint from a cradle-to-grave perspective. With the increased need for the geographically …

Life cycle assessment of renewable energy in Africa

V Mukoro, A Gallego-Schmid, M Sharmina - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable energy capacity in Africa is expected to reach 169.4 GW by 2040 from 48.5 GW
in 2019. The growth of the sector necessitates a re-evaluation of the environmental impacts …