More effective energy production requires a greater penetration of storage technologies. This paper takes a looks at … and compares the landscape of energy storage devices. Solutions across four categories of storage, namely: mechanical …, chemical, electromagnetic and thermal storage are compared on the basis of energy/power density, specific energy …

amounts, planting dates, and soils—that would maximize the energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize (<i>Zea mays … to compute net energy value (NEV) and carbon credit balance (CCB), the indicators of sustainability and eco … energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize stover-based ethanol production could be increased with alternative crop …

Base station sites (BSSs) powered with renewable energy sources have gained the attention of cellular operators during …) of telecom operators due to the possibility of on-site renewable energy harvesting. In this paper, the green BSSs power ….</i> As an example, yearly sensing results for three different BSS configurations powered by solar and/or wind energy are …

<i>Ex-post</i> evaluations of energy policies in Malaysia between 1970 and 2010 were conducted. The developments of … energy policies in Malaysia were traced from the early 1970s with the introduction of the country’s first energy …-related policy all the way to 2010 with the country’s first endeavour towards a biobased energy system. Analyses revealed that many …

This paper extends prior research on energy inefficiency in China by utilizing a unique shadow price framework … allocation in 30 Chinese provinces. We estimate the shadow price for energy input using the framework of production, and use the … ratio of the shadow price to the market price to describe energy utilization. Using Chinese provincial-level data from 1998 …

availability and cost of energy is a significant determinant of economic performance. We believe this relation is consistent with … analyses based on the energy return on investment (EROI) concept in that increasingly scarce, and hence expensive, fuels are a … drag on economic growth. The best-fitting linear equation relating the percent of GDP (energy cost share) and year …

Lowering the exergy content of heat required for heating purposes decreases the primary energy consumption. District …

Brazil’s status as a rapidly developing country is visible in its need for more energy, including electricity. While …

ventilated Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) walls. The energy-saving potential of the ventilated BIPV walls was …