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The Relationship between Environment-Related Policy and Renewable Energy System

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A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 5267

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Dr. Yee-Van Fan

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: solid waste management; waste treatment and recovery; scenario analysis; cleaner production; organic waste; environment footprint
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Prof. Dr. Jiří Jaromír KLEMEŠ

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Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL), Brno University of Technology - VUT Brno, Technická 2896/2, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: process; heat; power and water integration; environmental footprints; sustainable development; circular economy
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Prof. Dr. Chew-Tin Lee

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Faculty of Engineering, School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
Interests: resource recycling; composting; waste to energy
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Dr. Norhuda Binti Abdul Manaf

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Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Interests: process system eneginering; energy and environmental sustainability; frontier material

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Dear Colleagues,

A renewable energy system (RES) is an essential mitigation strategy for a sustainable future. Despite this, there are still challenges to overcome before RESs may be implemented effectively. This requires research on enhancing the efficiency of RESs and tackling intermittency issues. Studies on fair environmental assessment and methods are needed to cover a range of stages, and minimising loopholes in footprint shifting is also critical. However, the proposed improvements in renewable energy systems require policy support, directing interest to low-environmental-footprint options. Policy implementation strategies involve the input of engineers and researchers promoting the efficacy of technical solutions and analysis and efforts to bridge disciplinary gaps and allow clarification of technical concerns.

This Special Issue aims to examine original research papers and review articles on the most recent developments in renewable energy systems where policy implementation is part of the discussion. Submissions are by invitation to experts and researchers who presented their work in the SPIL’22 <https://conferencespil.com/spil-2022/>, ICLCA’22 <https://iclcaconf.com/> and SCE3’23 <https://mjiit.utm.my/sce3/> conferences. However, prospective authors are welcome to contact the editors if they believe their work fits within the scope of the Special Issue.

Dr. Yee-Van Fan
Prof. Dr. Jiří Jaromír KLEMEŠ
Prof. Dr. Chew-Tin Lee
Dr. Norhuda Binti Abdul Manaf
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renewable energy system
process integration
storage
process efficiency
environmental assessment

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Sustainability Aspects of Drone-Assisted Last-Mile Delivery Systems—A Discrete Event Simulation Approach

by Boglárka Eisinger Balassa, Réka Koteczki, Bence Lukács and László Buics

Energies 2023, 16(12), 4656; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16124656 - 12 Jun 2023

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The goal of this article is to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the application of drones in last-mile delivery systems from a sustainability point of view regarding CO₂ emissions and energy consumption. As commercial drones are developing rapidly, the application of such tools in the field of last-mile delivery and transportation can offer many opportunities to increase service flexibility, reduce delivery time and decrease CO₂ emissions and energy consumption. In this article, a discrete event simulation is applied to examine how the assistance of drones in parcel delivery services can influence the sustainability aspects of such services regarding CO₂ emissions and energy consumption in an urban environment. Based on factory parameters, a vehicle-based delivery scenario is compared to a drone-assisted scenario under ideal conditions. According to the results, within the simulation parameters with the assistance of drones, a decrease in CO₂ emissions and energy consumption is possible in last-mile delivery services, but more environmental, technological and financial limitations should also be addressed and incorporated to determine whether such a development is worthwhile from a last-mile delivery company’s point of view. Full article

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Determination of Pyrolysis and Kinetics Characteristics of Chicken Manure Using Thermogravimetric Analysis Coupled with Particle Swarm Optimization

by Jie Gu, Cheng Tung Chong, Guo Ren Mong, Jo-Han Ng and William Woei Fong Chong

Energies 2023, 16(4), 1919; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16041919 - 15 Feb 2023

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The valorization of chicken manure via pyrolysis can give biowaste a second life to generate value and contribute to the circular economy. In the present study, the thermal degradation and pyrolysis characteristics of chicken manure pyrolysis were investigated via thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) coupled with optimization methods. Thermogravimetric data were obtained for the samples at five heating rates of 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 °C/min over a range of temperature under inert conditions. The manure devolatilization process was initiated at between 328 and 367 °C to overcome the global activation energy barrier. The determined activation energy of the manure via Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO), Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS), Friedman and Kissinger methods was in the range of 167.5–213.9 kJ/mol. By using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) method, the pyrolytic kinetic parameters of the individual component present in the manure were calculated, in which the activation energy for cellulose (227.8 kJ/mol) was found to be higher than that of hemicellulose (119 kJ/mol) and lignin (134.3 kJ/mol). Based on intrinsic transition-state theory, the pre-exponential factor and activation energy of the manure can be correlated through a linear equation ln A_α = 0.2006 E_α − 1.2847. The devolatilization characteristics of the chicken manure were elucidated via the optimization process, paving the way for the design of thermochemical conversion reactors and processes. Full article

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The Relationship between the Low-Carbon Industrial Model and Human Well-Being: A Case Study of the Electric Power Industry

by Ying Zhang, Xiaobin Dong, Xuechao Wang, Peng Zhang, Mengxue Liu, Yufang Zhang and Ruiming Xiao

Energies 2023, 16(3), 1357; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031357 - 27 Jan 2023

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The electric power industry is one of the major industries in terms of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, and it is necessary to explore low-carbon green power generation models. In recent years, more research has focused on the difference in carbon emissions in fossil energy versus renewable energy but ignored the impact of energy on human well-being. The life cycle assessment (LCA) method is a better method for assessing the impact of the low-carbon model on human well-being. In this paper, the carbon footprints of coal power plants and photovoltaic power (PV) plants generating 1 Kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity are compared to analyze the degree of carbon emissions at different stages of the two models, and the environmental impact potential of the two models is analyzed using the LCA method. The differences between the two models in terms of human well-being were analyzed through questionnaires and quantified using the hierarchical analysis method. The impact of the different models on human well-being was compared using LCA method. The results of the study were as follows: the total CO₂ emissions from coal-fired power generation at the 1 kWh standard were 973.38 g, while the total CO₂ emissions from PV power generation were 91.95 g, and the carbon emission intensity of coal-fired power plants was higher than that of PV power plants. The global warming potential and eutrophication potential of coal-fired power plants were higher than those of PV power plants, and the rest of the indicators were lower than those of PV power plants. The composite human well-being index of PV power plants was 0.613 higher than that of coal-fired power plants at 0.561. The per capita income–global warming potential of PV power plants was higher than that of coal-fired power plants, indicating that PV power plants were a low carbon-emission and high well-being model. In conclusion, the PV power plant model is a low-carbon and high human well-being industrial model that is worthy of application in the Qilian Mountains region. The low-carbon industrial model proposed in this study can have a positive effect on regional ecological environmental protection and human well-being enhancement. Full article

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