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Evaluating, benchmarking, and reducing embodied carbon of deep retrofit homes with significant extension: Irish case studies 评估、标杆和减少深度改造住宅的隐含碳与显著扩展：爱尔兰案例研究

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100317

Youssef Elkhayat , Paul Moran , Helena McElmeel

{"title":"Evaluating, benchmarking, and reducing embodied carbon of deep retrofit homes with significant extension: Irish case studies","authors":"Youssef Elkhayat , Paul Moran , Helena McElmeel","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100317","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100317","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Existing buildings contribute nearly 40 % of Europe's overall energy usage and represent about 36 % of the related greenhouse gas emissions from energy. Thus, the governments set retrofit targets for residential and non-residential buildings. The European Union has recently projected to transition from net-zero energy buildings to zero-carbon buildings by 2030, expanding the current building environmental performance standards to include embodied and operational carbon emissions. The study highlights the embodied carbon (EC) emissions linked to materials used in the deep retrofit measures for homes in Ireland. The research developed a novel methodology for evaluating the EC in deep retrofitted homes with defined benchmarks based on the results of the case studies. The findings show that the upfront and the whole-life EC averages of the deep retrofitted homes in Ireland are 347 and 662 kgCO<sub>2</sub>e/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively. These averages represent a benchmark for the current market practice and a starting point for developing EC reduction targets for upcoming projects. The study developed a methodology for reducing the EC of the retrofitted homes during the design stage through a group of material substitution scenarios for the most impactful materials in the case studies. Eleven materials were replaced with low-carbon alternatives available in the Irish market, resulting in an average of 23 % and 20 % reductions in the upfront and the whole-life EC emissions, respectively. Ultimately, the study is a guide for the retrofitting specialists to evaluate and compare the EC of their designs with the developed benchmarks, with solutions to achieve the reduction targets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100317"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144931831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Spatial life cycle assessment and technoeconomic analysis of industrial heat pumps in the United States 美国工业热泵空间生命周期评价与技术经济分析

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100315

Maria Kanwal , Muhammad Ali Qamar , Kurt Kornbluth , John Kelly Kissock

{"title":"Spatial life cycle assessment and technoeconomic analysis of industrial heat pumps in the United States","authors":"Maria Kanwal , Muhammad Ali Qamar , Kurt Kornbluth , John Kelly Kissock","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Industrial heat pumps are a promising decarbonization solution for low-temperature manufacturing processes. However, their environmental and economic performance varies significantly across regions, requiring a thorough assessment. This study compares the environmental performance of an industrial hot water heat pump with a natural gas boiler using a consequential life cycle assessment. Impacts are compared across 25 electricity market module regions in the U.S. over a 20-year period. Additionally, a techno-economic analysis compares the levelized cost of avoided carbon for industrial heat pumps across the US. The levelized cost of heat for heat pumps is also compared against natural gas boilers for the modeled thermal load. In some subregions, switching from natural gas boilers to heat pumps can reduce global warming potential by up to 95 % (from 86 kg CO<sub>2</sub>-eq) and ozone depletion potential up to 89 % (from 9.82 × 10<sup>−6</sup> kg CFC-11-eq) per GJ of heat delivered. Using ammonia as a refrigerant also results in 9 times lower global warming potential at the end-of-life phase when compared to an R134a using heat pump. The techno-economic analysis shows Maryland, Delaware and Washington offer lowest levelized costs due to low electricity to natural gas cost ratios. Sensitivity analysis shows that the results for the techno-economic analysis are the most sensitive to coefficient of performance followed by the costs of natural gas and electricity. The findings support the strategic deployment of industrial heat pumps in regions where there is an overlap in environmental and economic benefits, such as Washington, New Mexico and New York.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100315"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Probabilistic life cycle approach for novel systems addressing user-behavior uncertainty: application to toilets 解决用户行为不确定性的新系统的概率生命周期方法：在厕所中的应用

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100320

Carla Rodrigues , Fausto Freire

{"title":"Probabilistic life cycle approach for novel systems addressing user-behavior uncertainty: application to toilets","authors":"Carla Rodrigues , Fausto Freire","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100320","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100320","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>For product systems that heavily rely on user profiles, such as buildings, vehicles, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, or toilet systems, estimating environmental impacts during the use phase can be challenging, which can be a major contributor to life cycle impacts. User-behavior uncertainty has not been sufficiently addressed in life cycle assessment studies. The goal of this article is twofold: i) to propose a probabilistic life cycle approach that combines user-behavior scenario analysis, pairwise comparative analysis, and global sensitivity analysis, and ii) to apply this approach to a novel toilet system (WashOne) for comparison with a conventional system (toilet and bidet). A combination of deterministic usage patterns and stochastic scenarios (as a result of combining uncertain parameters) was employed. A pairwise comparison indicator presents uncertain results, indicating that the WashOne has significantly lower environmental impacts than the conventional system in all categories. Results from the global sensitivity analysis (using Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient) show that toilet paper (in the conventional system) and washlet use (in the novel system) have the most significant effect on the impacts. This article concludes that (i) novel systems that greatly depend on user preferences can reduce impacts compared to conventional systems, and (ii) it highlights that user behavior becomes less influential as product systems are designed to be more efficient.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100320"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Life cycle assessment of passive radiative cooling materials 被动辐射冷却材料的生命周期评价

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100319

Anastasia Athanasopoulou , Dimitra Papadaki , Chrysanthi Efthymiou , Lorenzo Pattelli , Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos

{"title":"Life cycle assessment of passive radiative cooling materials","authors":"Anastasia Athanasopoulou , Dimitra Papadaki , Chrysanthi Efthymiou , Lorenzo Pattelli , Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100319","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Passive cooling has been a subject of research interest for decades, due to its ability to provide low-cost heat rejection. Recently, the science of passive radiative cooling materials has shown rapid progress, with the synthesis of raw materials that exhibit lower-than-ambient temperature even under direct sunlight, which however requires the use of pigments at very high-volume fractions. As the development of these materials is still in the research stage, it is important to have a deeper understanding of their environmental impact. For this purpose, in this study, a life cycle assessment is performed on different compositions of materials that have shown the potential for passive cooling under full sunshine with high emissivity and reflectance The compositions studied are based on calcium carbonate, barium sulphate, P(VDF-HPF) and P(FA) polymers, with a life cycle assessment focused on the production of these materials. The results indicate that polymer-based material shows the highest environmental impact due to the use of PFA. In the meantime, the lower footprint is found for the calcium carbonate used as the base and water and ethanol as solvents. Overall, for the future fabrication of passive radiative cooling materials, it is suggested to use materials that do not require extensive processing and are abundant. Finally, organic solvents should be replaced by more environmentally friendly substances.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100319"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144914098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Review of resource efficiency assessments in manufacturing: An integration model for production information systems 制造业资源效率评估综述：生产信息系统的集成模型

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100318

Qi Fang, Mélanie Despeisse, Björn Johansson

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Water footprint and sustainable development goals: A bibliometric, semantic, and thematic analysis in economic-administrative sciences 水足迹和可持续发展目标：经济管理科学的文献计量学、语义和专题分析

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100316

Alejandra Guzmán Dimas, Yolanda Sánchez Torres, Ricardo Vega, Mario Cruz Cruz

{"title":"Water footprint and sustainable development goals: A bibliometric, semantic, and thematic analysis in economic-administrative sciences","authors":"Alejandra Guzmán Dimas, Yolanda Sánchez Torres, Ricardo Vega, Mario Cruz Cruz","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A common misconception persists that water conservation primarily involves efficient use in domestic activities. While such practices are undeniably important, they account for only 4 % of daily water consumption. The remaining 96 % is embedded—directly or indirectly—in the products and services that are used, known as virtual water. This hidden water use is quantified through the water footprint indicator, a member of the environmental footprint family, which reveals how production and consumption choices impact water resources. This study conducts an objective, exhaustive, and meticulous examination of existing water footprint research through a systematic literature review, complemented by bibliometric, semantic, and thematic analyses. Framed within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and viewed through the lens of economic-administrative sciences, this approach contextualizes the topic, identifies understudied areas, uncovers subtle relationships between variables, and maps patterns and trends in scientific production.</div><div>The results highlight the necessity of a comprehensive approach to studying the water footprint, given its inherent complexity and the interdependencies among multiple influencing factors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100316"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Waste management and greenhouse gas emission reduction in Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality through a circular economy municipal solid waste management model 通过循环经济城市固体废物管理模式在那空西塔玛拉市进行废物管理和温室气体减排

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100313

Siriuma Jawjit , Narisara Kaewchutima , Apirak Bumyut

{"title":"Waste management and greenhouse gas emission reduction in Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality through a circular economy municipal solid waste management model","authors":"Siriuma Jawjit , Narisara Kaewchutima , Apirak Bumyut","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is driven by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by human activities, of which, improper waste management is a significant source. Thailand aims to reduce its emissions by 30 %–40 % by 2030, identifying the waste sector as crucial for these reductions. Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) is pivotal in Thailand's waste management efforts due to its major contribution to municipal solid waste (MSW) and its status as the region with the highest amount of improper waste management in the south. This research employed a method for sorting waste composition to analyze waste composition and utilized a community-based participatory research approach, involving community members, researchers, and stakeholders to develop and implement a circular economy MSW management model in five communities within the NST municipality, which is located in the NST province. The results revealed that the majority of waste in the study area consisted of organic and plastic materials. After implementing the model, organic and plastic waste composition were reduced by 6.09 %–11.29 % and 4.18 %–11.11 %, respectively, which also mitigated GHG emissions by 4,234 kgCO<sub>2</sub>eq/year. In addition, the model could generate an income of 19,537 Baht per year. Despite the model's flexibility and effectiveness, improvements in infrastructure and collaboration with various organizations are needed to support its operation. In conclusion, the study emphasizes that policy support and comprehensive waste management initiatives involving all relevant stakeholders such as government, local authorities, the private sector, and the public are essential for sustainable MSW management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100313"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144867447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of the life cycle sustainability of a wastewater treatment plant using the eco-efficiency index for optimizing the energy-economy-environment nexus 利用优化能源-经济-环境关系的生态效率指数评价污水处理厂的生命周期可持续性

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100309

Sadegh Alizadeh , Michael Carbajales-Dale

{"title":"Evaluation of the life cycle sustainability of a wastewater treatment plant using the eco-efficiency index for optimizing the energy-economy-environment nexus","authors":"Sadegh Alizadeh , Michael Carbajales-Dale","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100309","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100309","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite significant progress in the sustainability of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), key challenges remain. This paper assesses the sustainability of a WWTP under various scenarios in Iran, considering different electricity-generating technologies powering the WWTP and sludge management systems. The eco-efficiency (EE) index, combining life cycle assessment (LCA) and economic assessment, is used to assess the energy-economy-environment nexus. The scenarios are based on the electricity sources and sludge management systems of the WWTP. Furthermore, an optimization model is proposed to determine optimal energy tariffs and assess the feasibility of transitioning towards energy self-sufficiency. The results indicate that scenarios utilizing the landfill for sludge management and energy generation have the highest environmental impacts, while the scenario employing wind power and anaerobic digestion (AD) system has the least impact. From an economic perspective, scenarios utilizing AD and selling biogas yield lower profits than the alternatives. Also, the scenario utilizing wind power and compost production from the sludge has the highest sustainability, with an EE index equal to 60.68 $/Pt. Furthermore, the results show that when the tariffs for electricity and heat are 0.86 $/kWh and 0.052 $/MJ, energy production will be economically and environmentally justified. The feasibility assessment suggests that when only the grid electricity option is available, it is preferable for the WWTP to utilize combined heat and power (CHP) systems, enabling it to meet its needs independently and create a benefit. This study provides critical insights for WWTP sustainability, guiding efficient wastewater management practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100309"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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LCA of precious metals recovery: Modelling the secondary supply of gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium from an integrated refining plant 贵金属回收的生命周期分析：模拟一个综合精炼厂的金、银、铂、钯和铑的二次供应

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100310

D. Cespi , L. Ciacci , A. Chiarini , E. Trova , C. Acciai , I. Ciabatti , M. Tirinnanzi , F. Passarini

{"title":"LCA of precious metals recovery: Modelling the secondary supply of gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium from an integrated refining plant","authors":"D. Cespi , L. Ciacci , A. Chiarini , E. Trova , C. Acciai , I. Ciabatti , M. Tirinnanzi , F. Passarini","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100310","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100310","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Precious metals are essential elements in modern technology and the green transition, with limited alternatives on the market. Primary production is the main supply source to meet their current demand, with secondary sourcing remaining still quite limited. Indeed, although precious metals could last virtually forever in the anthroposphere, and thus be potentially available for recycling, their value chain is characterized by inefficiencies and material losses that prevent the closure of material flows. In addition to the challenge of improving recovery and recycling processes, there is also the need to quantify the environmental impact associated with secondary sources to support informed choices.</div><div>In this work, we apply life cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate the potential environmental impacts associated with an integrated refining process for precious metals (i.e., gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium), recovered from heterogeneous waste inflows including production scrap, spent catalysts, liquid waste, and incineration ash. The LCA model was created by mainly using primary data collected from the integrated refining plant, located in northern Italy, complemented with secondary data from the relevant literature. The ReCiPe 2016, IPCC 2021 GWP100, and CED methods were used for life cycle impact assessment. The resulting carbon footprint amounted to 0.43 t CO<sub>2</sub> eq/kg Au, 0.01 t CO<sub>2</sub> eq/kg Ag, 0.47 t CO<sub>2</sub> eq/kg Pd, 0.18 t CO<sub>2</sub> eq/kg Pt, 1.55 t CO<sub>2</sub> eq/kg Rh, respectively. The insights complement the existing datasets for LCA and are expected to inform stakeholders engaged with the sustainability challenge in the life cycle of precious metals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100310"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145118940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Overcoming barriers to renewable energy adoption: A decision-making framework for strategy evaluation and implementation prioritization 克服可再生能源采用的障碍：战略评估和实施优先级的决策框架

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Cleaner Environmental Systems Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100314

Mohammad Ali Beheshtinia , Seyedeh Nadia Yaghobian , Masood Fathi , Morteza Ghobakhloo , Behzad Foroughi

{"title":"Overcoming barriers to renewable energy adoption: A decision-making framework for strategy evaluation and implementation prioritization","authors":"Mohammad Ali Beheshtinia , Seyedeh Nadia Yaghobian , Masood Fathi , Morteza Ghobakhloo , Behzad Foroughi","doi":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy is essential for sustainable development. However, a wide range of economic, technical, regulatory, and social barriers hinder this transition. This study aims to identify these barriers and propose prioritized strategies to overcome them. A novel decision-making framework is developed, combining an adapted Quality Function Deployment (QFD) model with a new hybrid fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) method, named the Fuzzy ARASKOR (F-ARASKOR) method. Data collection involved one in-depth expert interview and four structured questionnaires, completed by a panel of domain experts. First, a comprehensive list of barriers to renewable energy development was identified from the literature. Their importance weights were assessed using the first questionnaire. Then, strategies to overcome the barriers were derived through expert interviews and analyzed via the second questionnaire using a QFD approach. Next, these strategies were evaluated against seven criteria: impact on barriers, implementation cost, duration, capability, risk, complexity, and acceptability. Criterion weights were obtained through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) using the third questionnaire, and strategy performance was assessed through the fourth. Final prioritization was conducted using the F-ARASKOR method. The results identified 75 barriers and 38 strategies. Among them, “Policy Stability and Long-Term Commitment,” “Promote Renewable Energy as a Climate Solution,” and “Develop Training and Certification Programs” emerged as top-priority strategies. This study offers practical guidance for governments and industries to formulate stable, targeted policies, make effective investments, and address the key barriers hindering renewable energy development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34616,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner Environmental Systems","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100314"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144896175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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