Listar por tema "Gas emissions"
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Analysing the energy efficiency of EU member states: The potential of energy recovery from waste in the circular economy
(2019)This paper examines energy efficiency across 28 selected European Union (EU) Member States and reviews the potential for energy recovery from waste according to the efficiency scores obtained. The efficiencies are assessed ... -
Assess and prognosticate green house gas emissions from agricultural production of EU countries, by implementing, DEA Window analysis and artificial neural networks
(2017)One of the most important policy reforms for the European Union (EU) agriculture was the implementation of the Agenda 2000, which establishes a new framework for subsidies management, decoupled from both crop and animal ... -
Balancing buildings and occupants-a holistic approach to thermal comfort and greenhouse gas emissions in mixed mode offices
(2010)This paper describes a holistic approach to comfort and greenhouse gas emissions in mixed mode offices. It is based on parametric studies for a typical cellular office in the Mediterranean climate of Athens, Greece, using ... -
Chronopotentiometric approach of CO2 reduction in molten carbonates
(2017)Carbon capture and valorization is a new route increasingly discussed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One of the paths foreseen for CO2 valorization is its transformation into fuels by electrochemical reduction of ... -
Circular bio-economy via energy transition supported by Fuzzy Cognitive Map modeling towards sustainable low-carbon environment
(2020)Several energy transition plans attempt to establish low-carbon practices towards a circular bio-economy in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, most actions only try to assuage the impacts of climate change ... -
Collecting and using vessel's live data from on board equipment using 'Internet of Vessels (IoV) platform' (May 2017)
(2017)The purpose of this paper is a presentation of a recursive project (a platform), that started three years ago, in which shore management companies can collect, transmit, store, analyze and finally use and present vessels ... -
Connected & autonomous vehicles – Environmental impacts – A review
(2020)Over the last decades the vehicle industry has shown interest in integrating new technologies on vehicles’ design. Such technologies are used in autonomous, connected and electrical vehicles with the primary hope of improving ... -
Critical overview of emission calculation models in order to evaluate their potential use in estimation of Greenhouse Gas emissions from in port truck operations
(2018)Transport is the fastest growing emission sector with road transport subsector to consist the largest contributor to global warming. Heavy Duty Vehicles used for freight transportation in particular, are responsible about ... -
Decision-making process for photovoltaic solar energy sector development using fuzzy cognitive map technique
(2020)Photovoltaic Solar Energy (PSE) sector has sparked great interest from governments over the last decade towards diminution of world’s dependency to fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and global warming ... -
Economic growth, efficiency and environmental elasticity for the G7 countries
(2019)In this study the non-parametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to determine the technical efficiency (TE) index of the G7 countries, when variable returns to scale (VRS) hold for the entire period ... -
Evaluating the cost of emissions in a pool-based electricity market
(2021)This paper proposes a methodology that quantifies the impact of emissions cost on the electricity price, the generation scheduling outcome, and the overall emissions in a pool-based electricity market. It employs a mid-term ... -
Exploring brazilian photovoltaic solar energy development scenarios using the fuzzy cognitive map wizard tool
(2020)Photovoltaic Solar Energy (PSE) sector has gained great attention during the last decades due to its significant role in the transition to sustainable energy systems. As a viable energy option, PSE has the potential to ... -
Impact of climate change on thermal comfort and energy performance in offices - A parametric study
(2012)This paper investigates the impact of climate change on comfort and energy performance in offices in relation to the influence of building design and occupants. It focuses on a typical cellular office room in the context ... -
Live Vessels' Monitoring using Geographic Information and Internet of Things
(2022)The purpose of this paper is to present the GIS Vessels Monitoring Platform, an integration platform, which collects information from various, heterogeneous internal and external sources and represents the collected ... -
Numerical and experimental assessment of the airflow field and ventilation rates in a naturally ventilated free cubical cattle house with large openings
(2013)An efficient natural ventilation system in dairy cattle buildings is essential both for animal welfare and for environmental issues since the naturally ventilated livestock buildings are a major source of greenhouse gas ... -
Predicting operational and environmental efficiency of primary sectors of EU countries, by implementing Artificial Neural Networks
(2017)One of the most important policy reforms for the European Union (EU) agriculture was the implementation of the Agenda 2000, which establishes a new framework for subsidies management, decoupled from both crop and animal ... -
Ranking eu agricultural sectors under the prism of alternative widths on window dea
(2021)Providing food security while preserving natural resources and reducing the use of production factors (land, labor, and capital), is a critical challenge for EU agricultural sectors in the 21st century. Sustainable Development ... -
State-of-the-Art Review of the Key Factors Affecting Electric Vehicle Adoption by Consumers
(2022)The dependence of road transport on fossil fuels and its contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) and pollutant emissions are main concerns leading to the need for shifting toward alternative energy sources and, namely, ... -
Systems thinking on the resource nexus: Modeling and visualisation tools to identify critical interlinkages for resilient and sustainable societies and institutions
(2020)Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals depends on using resources efficiently, avoiding fragmentation in decision-making, recognising the trade-offs and synergies across sectors and adopting an integrated Nexus ... -
Testing for environmental Kuznets curve in the EU agricultural sector through an Eco-(in)efficiency index
(2017)Studies on agricultural production practices advance within international literature and new methods are proposed in order to assess the agricultural sustainability, either at farm or macro level. The present paper builds ...