The authors point out that the goal of economic reform in China is to transform the socialist planned economy into a socialist market economy. According to the Chinese perspective, socialism is characterized by public ownership while a market economy is characterized by resource disposition with...

Algae is a very promising source for renewable energy production since it can fix the greenhouse gas (CO2) by photosynthesis and does not compete with the production of food. Compared to microalgae, researches on biofuel production from macroalgae in both academia and industry are at infancy for...

In this paper, based on renewable energy resources and load data research, a techno-economic feasibility study of an autonomous hybrid wind/photovoltaics (PV)/battery power system for a household in Urumqi, China, has been form carried out using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables...

Carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) are major components of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that dramatically influence the energy budget of Earth. However, accurate assessment of the climatic impacts of CAs is still challenging due to the large uncertainties remaining in the measurement of their...

Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) are a group of low molecular weight compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms in the C 2 -C 12 range, not only acts as a major precursor for the formation of O 3 through oxidation, but also cause several health problems. Cooking oil fume (COF) is one of...