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{"title":"Performance improvement of absorption chillers: A review on nanoparticle addition","authors":"M. Venegas ,&nbsp;M. de Vega ,&nbsp;N. García-Hernando","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A review on the use of nanoparticles to improve the performance of absorption chillers is presented. The review includes a compilation and discussion of research data on the subject using as base fluids NH₃-H₂O, H₂O-LiBr and other solutions. Topics analysed include: theoretical and experimental studies about mass transfer enhancement in absorbers and desorbers; research to improve performance of complete absorption chillers; evaluation of thermophysical properties and stability of nanofluids, including viscosity, surface tension, thermal conductivity and other properties; and other studies with results useful for implementation in absorption chillers. Trends about the use of nanofluids in absorption systems, type and concentration of nanoparticles that provide the best performances and specific topics that require more research are identified from the review. Strategies are proposed for future research or for decision makers related to absorption chillers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Waste-to-Ammonia: A sustainable pathway for energy transition","authors":"Mohammad Moosazadeh ,&nbsp;Asal Mansourimarand ,&nbsp;Shahram Ajori ,&nbsp;Vahid Taghikhani ,&nbsp;ChangKyoo Yoo","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ammonia, with its exceptional storage and transportation characteristics, emerges as a promising hydrogen carrier that can play a crucial role in this transition. This study investigates the techno-economic and environmental feasibility of utilizing produced water (PW), a waste product in oil and gas production, for ammonia production (AP). Accordingly, three distinct scenarios of utilizing the PW to produce ammonia are analyzed: i) fossil fuel-based (FF) AP without CO₂ capture (gray), ii) FF-based AP with CO₂ capture module (blue), and iii) a solar-thermal based AP (green). Results suggest that the blue system offers a compromise between environmental impact and economic feasibility, achieving a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions of 0.605 kg CO₂/kg NH₃ compared with the 1.87 kg CO₂/kg NH₃, where gray, blue, and green AP are associated with the values of $435.63/tNH₃, $480.41/tNH₃, and $955.05/tNH₃, respectively. Moreover, this study highlights the influence of carbon tax policy on the cost of the FF-based gray systems, while becoming unprofitable above $104.75/tCO₂. Analysis of AP costs across shale formations reveals variations in product cost with salt concentrations, with the Bakken and Haynesville formations exhibiting the highest cost per ton of ammonia of $433 and $426/tNH₃ for blue and gray systems, respectively. Notably, it is observed that the formations with high solar radiation and low salinity including Permian and Niobrara show potential for green ammonia with payback periods of 13 and 15 years, respectively. This can be used as reliable benchmark to propose a model for achieving sustainable society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Peer-to-peer multi-energy trading in a decentralized network: A review","authors":"Abdul Haseeb Tariq ,&nbsp;Uzma Amin","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114969","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114969","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading has received a lot of attention in the last decade and recently there has been growing interest in the evaluation of market design, classical methods, and novel approaches for multi-energy trading. The existing literature only focused on electricity/electric-gas/electric-heat networks. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of P2P multi-energy trading (P2P-MET) in a decentralized network is required for the multi-energy like electricity, hydrogen gas, and heat all in one framework for a sustainable future. This review study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of P2P-MET in a decentralized network including layers-defined multi-source network configurations, trading platforms, classical methods, novel approaches, and mechanisms. Considering MET, the rising number of prosumers take advantage of the opportunity and make this complicated decentralized network more complex. To handle the network complexities, smart contracts using distributed ledger-based blockchain, novel algorithm-based game theory, and some other approaches are reviewed. Furthermore, this review study covers the limitations, challenges, opportunities, and benefits of P2P-MET as well as current trends and future directions for a better understanding of the readers. It concludes that P2P-MET using blockchain/game theory in decentralized networks is alternatively better and more secure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reducing district heating carbon dioxide emissions with data center waste heat – Region perspective","authors":"Seela Tervo,&nbsp;Sanna Syri,&nbsp;Pauli Hiltunen","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114992","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114992","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate targets require district heating companies to decarbonize heat production as well as data centers to improve their energy efficiency and waste heat utilization. This study includes an energyPRO software modeling of a district heating network with a planned 21 MW data center in the Ostrobothnia region in Finland to investigate the effect of data center waste heat in a district heating network. Five future scenarios with assumptions on electricity, fuel and carbon dioxide prices were modeled to analyze the reduction of district heating carbon dioxide emissions with data center waste heat and related cost savings. The results indicate that carbon dioxide emissions decrease cost-effectively as waste heat replaces the use of high-emission peat. In scenarios with higher biomass prices, the emissions and costs decrease the most with waste heat utilization. Interviews conducted with stakeholders highlight that district heating companies should not be dependent only on one data center due to the volatile nature of the industry and the heat production costs. They also underlined that the data center is expected to improve local economic activity and the international network of the region. The interviews also indicate that broad local support for the data center can be achieved due to the emission reductions and positive impacts on local employment and the economy. The use of local peat fuel was widely understood to be phased out due to climate policy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimization of construction program for economic and environmental sustainability","authors":"Shu Su ,&nbsp;Ao Sun ,&nbsp;Hongtu Yan ,&nbsp;Qian Wang ,&nbsp;Lei li ,&nbsp;Jiachen Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The construction industry plays a significant role in promoting economic development; however, it causes several environmental problems. Balancing economic and environmental sustainability (EES) is a key challenge for contractors. Obtaining a sustainable construction program necessitates a significant amount of time, manpower, and expertise in practice. This study develops a method to optimize the construction program with the goal of EES, which deploys the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm III to rapidly solve this multi-objective optimization problem through Pareto front approximation. Variables and search spaces are defined, and two databases are established for global search. A fast and automated tool is developed based on the proposed optimization method, featuring a convenient workflow and user-friendly graphic user interfaces to lower the entry barrier. The effectiveness, applicability, and robustness of the developed method were validated through four diverse case studies, demonstrating its capacity to achieve carbon reductions of up to 49.02 % and cost savings of 34.54 %. This research helps contractors make informed decisions about the design of optimal construction programs and the sustainability challenges in construction. In addition, it contributes to the intelligent development of the construction industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The development of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems next to transport routes","authors":"Nora Mittelstädt,&nbsp;David Manske,&nbsp;Daniela Thrän","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114978","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114978","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Since 2009, Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act has promoted the erection of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plants next to transport routes (railways, federal roads and federal highways) as these areas are considered to be socially, economically and ecologically less valuable. Recent amendments to the act have gradually expanded this strip next to transport routes from 110 m in 2009, to 200 m in 2021 and 500 m in 2023.</div><div>Our study investigated the effect of these amendments by analysing the development of ground-mounted PV systems next to transport routes between 2000 and 2023 using geo-information data on plant sites, transport networks and site properties.</div><div>The area data for ground-mounted PV plants indicate that more and more PV plants are being built on land next to transport routes. Currently, 39 % of all ground-mounted PV plants (area) are located within 500 m of a transport route (6919.5 MW). Our analysis shows that the introduction of subsidies has stimulated the expansion of such installations along transport routes, however there has also been a general expansion of ground-mounted PV systems. Our research also reveals that this expansion did not start from zero, as it was already common practice that PV plants were being built on the 500-m strip many years before the subsidy was introduced. In terms of land use patterns and soil quality, the areas covered by PV plants next to transport routes are mostly agricultural areas with all levels of yield potential.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cooling lithium-ion batteries with silicon dioxide -water nanofluid: CFD analysis","authors":"Husam Abdulrasool Hasan ,&nbsp;Hussein Togun ,&nbsp;Azher M. Abed ,&nbsp;Hayder I. Mohammed ,&nbsp;T. Armaghani","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.115007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Temperature is recognized to have a major impact on the safety, performance, and cycle life of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). Since LiB cells are sensitive to temperature variations, even little variations can result in a reduction in performance or even cell failure. This work introduces a novel cooling system utilizing SiO2-Water Nanofluid and CFD analysis to enhance the thermal management of lithium-ion battery packs with varying silicon dioxide nanoparticle diameters. The results showed that SiO₂ nanofluids with smaller nanoparticle diameters had higher average Nusselt numbers at all Reynolds numbers. This is because smaller nanoparticles have a larger surface area, which increases the collision rate of the nanoparticles with the fluid and thus enhances heat transfer. The increase in Nusselt number was found to be 2.8 %, 5.5 %, 11.6 %, and 22.6 % for nanoparticle sizes of 50, 40, 30, and 20 nm, respectively. The results also showed that for all particle sizes, the temperature of cell 4 equalled the inlet temperature at Re = 30,000. This is because cell 4 is located at the first column of the system and is oriented towards the entrance section, which results in a large temperature difference between the cell and the coolant. Cell 4, therefore, experiences a higher heat discharge to the coolant than the other cells. Overall, this study has shown that smaller nanoparticles and higher Reynolds numbers significantly improve the heat exchange capacity of LiB cells. This can lead to improved electrical properties and extended battery cell lifespan.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tackling clean energy transition challenge in developing rural areas: Does college-educated village official matter?","authors":"Andi Cao,&nbsp;Lili Guo,&nbsp;Houjian Li","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114990","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114990","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many developing countries are prioritizing the transition to clean energy in rural areas but research on the causal relationship between college-educated village officials and rural clean energy accessibility is still in its infancy. This research uses administrative village samples from the national agriculture census in China to estimate the effect of college-educated village officials on clean energy accessibility. Results show that college-educated officials significantly increase the opportunity for villages to access natural gas and raise the natural gas access rate within villages. Heterogeneity analysis suggests that college-educated village officials greatly improve clean energy accessibility in villages in the developed eastern region as well as in the plains. The positive effect of college-educated village officials on clean energy accessibility is strengthened as the level of village organization rises, while the positive effect is weakened as the village area increases. Additionally, the greatest positive influence of college-educated officials on clean energy accessibility is the greatest when the percentage of college-educated officials among village cadres is 4 %. Furthermore, college-educated officials play a more significant role in enhancing clean energy accessibility in villages that are less inclined to have college-educated officials. Finally, this research confirms that college-educated officials increase accessibility to clean energy in three paths: developing the catering industry, promoting rural commercialization, and improving the village collective economy. These findings provide policy-making with some meaningful enlightenment about alleviating energy poverty in rural areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Life cycle assessment comparison of electric and internal combustion vehicles: A review on the main challenges and opportunities","authors":"Vinicius Braga Ferreira da Costa ,&nbsp;Leonardo Bitencourt ,&nbsp;Bruno Henriques Dias ,&nbsp;Tiago Soares ,&nbsp;Jorge Vleberton Bessa de Andrade ,&nbsp;Benedito Donizeti Bonatto","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114988","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114988","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A notable shift from an internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) fleet to an electric vehicles (EVs) fleet is expected in the medium term due to increasing environmental concerns and technological breakthroughs. In this context, this paper conducts a systematic literature review on life cycle assessment (LCA) research of EVs compared to ICEVs based on highly impactful articles. Several essential aspects and characteristics were identified and discussed, such as the assumed EV types, scales, models, storage technologies, boundaries, lifetime, electricity consumption, driving cycles, combustion fuels, locations, impact assessment methods, and functional units. Furthermore, LCA results in seven environmental impact categories were gathered and evaluated in detail. The research indicates that, on average, battery electric vehicles are superior to ICEVs in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (182.9 g CO_2-eq/km versus 258.5 g CO_2-eq/km), cumulative energy demand (3.2 MJ/km versus 4.1 MJ/km), fossil depletion (49.7 g oil_-eq/km versus 84.4 g oil_-eq/km), and photochemical oxidant formation (0.47 g NMVOC_-eq/km versus 0.61 g NMVOC_-eq/km) but are worse than ICEVs in terms of human toxicity (198.1 g 1,4-DCB_-eq/km versus 64.8 g 1,4-DCB_-eq/km), particulate matter formation (0.32 g PM_10-eq/km versus 0.26 g PM_10-eq/km), and metal depletion (69.3 g Fe_-eq/km versus 19.0 g Fe_-eq/km). Emerging technological developments are expected to tip the balance in favor of EVs further. Based on the conducted research, we propose to organize the factors that influence the vehicle life cycle into four groups: user specifications, vehicle specifications, local specifications, and multigroup specifications. Then, a set of improvement opportunities is provided for each of these groups. Therefore, the present paper can contribute to future research and be valuable for decision-makers, such as policymakers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immersion liquid cooling for electronics: Materials, systems, applications and prospects","authors":"Chengbin Zhang ,&nbsp;Huijuan Wang ,&nbsp;Yongping Huang ,&nbsp;Liangliang Zhang ,&nbsp;Yongping Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114989","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2024.114989","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The significant increase in the energy consumption of electronic devices has made its efficient thermal management a key breakthrough direction for energy conservation and emission reduction. Immersion cooling technology has the merits of efficient heat transport, low noise, and even thermal control, making it highly promising for the thermal management of high heat flux electronic devices. The current work systematically reviews the research progress on immersion cooling technology in electronic device thermal management, including the properties of immersion coolants, liquid-cooled structures, immersion cooling enhancement, and current engineering applications. This literature review reveals that immersion cooling technology can effectively improve the temperature control level, energy efficiency, stability, and lifespan of electronic devices. However, the high cost, safety hazards, and inherent defects of current immersion coolants restrict their large-scale application. Future research should focus on developing efficient, environmentally friendly, and low-cost alternatives and establishing a unified screening mechanism for immersion coolants. Additionally, the current immersion cooling system design focuses mainly on single/two-phase immersion cooling with relatively simple configurations, and further development is needed in the structural design optimization and inherent heat transfer enhancement mechanism of jet impingement immersion cooling. Moreover, adequate attention should be given to control strategies, safety and reliability evaluation, and long-term maintenance methods for immersion cooling systems, to further promote the commercial application of immersion cooling in electronic device thermal management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142444900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}