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{"title":"The relationships among housing, energy poverty, and health: A scoping review","authors":"Xinao Mei,&nbsp;Bo Kyong Seo","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the demand for household energy has rapidly grown in the past few decades, there has been an increasing number of global populations that cannot afford adequate energy use, falling into energy poverty. Attaining clean, equitable and affordable energy is not only conducive to promoting residents' health and well-being but also to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. While housing is a critical factor affecting household energy consumption and an important social determinant of health, our knowledge of the linkage between energy poverty, housing and health has been fragmented. We conducted a comprehensive scoping review of the forty-eight articles, following Arksey and O'Malley's Framework, to explore how the relationship between energy poverty, housing and health has been understood and identify potential future research directions. Our analysis shows that energy poverty degrades the functionality of housing, making the health effects of energy poverty multifaceted, and poor housing quality and housing unaffordability facilitate the adverse effects of energy poverty on health. Low-income families, tenants, people with physical difficulties, older people, and children have tended to be investigated as the populations vulnerable to the challenges induced by energy poverty and housing hardships and the target groups for relevant policy interventions. Our review calls for an integrated theoretical framework to understand the relationship among energy poverty, housing and health and more empirical studies that can inform policy interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101568"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forecasting optimum energy consumption and scenario analysis: A case study on detached houses in the United Arab Emirates","authors":"Makbulenur Onur ,&nbsp;Yasemin Nielsen","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101561","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study aims to optimize energy consumption for cooling and lighting in the residential sector by examining the interaction of glass types, shading systems, and interior surface reflectance values in a standard house plan. Structured in four stages, the research began with developing a detailed building model to calculate energy consumption, focusing on glazing type, surface reflectance, and shading options. In the second stage, 120 scenarios were created to assess their impact on lighting and cooling energy requirements in residential buildings. The third stage used DALEC Software to analyze these variables under different conditions, integrating local climatic data to find meaningful correlations. Finally, the fourth stage compared these scenarios using cross-validation to identify the optimal combination for energy efficiency in the residential sector.</div><div>The findings, based on 120 scenarios analyzed using DALEC Software, show that different design decisions significantly affect energy consumption in hot, arid climates. The study found that increasing interior reflectance values reduces energy consumption for lighting and cooling in residential buildings. The most effective combination was Low EC Glass type and External Venetian Blind 450 shading system. Conversely, scenarios with no shading, very dark reflective surfaces, and SC-R Glass had high-energy consumption and are not recommended for residential buildings in hot climates.</div><div>This research stands out by addressing the complex interplay between architectural and landscape components to enhance energy efficiency in the residential sector, especially relevant in the context of rising global temperatures. Conducted in the UAE, the study aims to inform sustainable architectural practices in similar environments and provide a blueprint for global efforts to mitigate global warming through intelligent design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101561"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hydraulic design of a very low head axial turbine for clean energy option at Tana-Beles sugar irrigation canal in Ethiopia","authors":"Desta Lemma Gebrewold ,&nbsp;Stefan Riedelbauch ,&nbsp;Edessa Dribssa","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101556","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101556","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This paper envisages the hydraulic design of a Very Low Head Turbine (VLHT) based on an existing dual-purpose project, which consists of an upstream hydropower plant that feeds water to the downstream irrigation system. The design aims to develop a VLHT that can generate 500 kW of electricity using discharge and head in a primary canal near a rural community.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Crucial flow parameters and overall dimensions of the VLHT were determined through one-dimensional (1-D) analysis and free-vortex flow assumption. The VLHT design consists of nonmoving guide vanes and a fixed blade runner, both oriented in an axial direction. Thirty-two meters of downstream energy dissipator and seventeen meters of upstream canal coupled with a complete three-dimensional VLHT were the domain of interest. Subsequently, the finite volume method was applied to mesh all the domains of interest. Numerical flow simulations were performed using the Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) equation and the shear stress turbulence (SST) model, simultaneously capturing the interaction between the VLHT and canals. Two Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation approaches were employed to assess their design performance prediction capabilities: steady and unsteady single-phase simulations.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A full-fledged design was realized for VLHT inclined 15.27° from the horizontal, characterized by optimal energy conversion, acceptable operating ranges, and minimal energy losses with no cavitation. The flow fields in the rotor-stator assembly, upstream canal, and energy dissipator were favorable toward the intended hydraulic design and justified with facts from the general fluid dynamics principle. At the best efficiency point, the mechanical power outputs for the steady and unsteady approaches were 562.31 kW and 582.73 kW, respectively, with the associated losses within the rotor-stator of 11.35 % and 10.32 %. Furthermore, at the same operating point, the corresponding VLHT discharge rates stand at 22.87 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;/s and 22.82 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;/s, and the recorded slit overflows are 5.13 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;/s and 5.18 m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;/s for the steady and unsteady approaches, respectively. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the results provided excellent insight into the flow behavior within the VLHT and the region of flow interaction between the canal and the turbine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The hydraulic efficiency and mechanical power output for the unsteady simulation surpassed that of the steady simulation. The observed difference was approximately 20 kW and 1 %. The rotor-stator interface loss was 2.51 % for steady simulation and 0.162 % for unsteady simulation, expressed as percentages of the average net heads between the two simulations. In terms of significance, this tailored-based research outcome can give hydraulic practitioners a design clue on the adaptability of similar sites for low-cost, low-impact propeller turbine concepts and provide great insight for Ethiopia's r","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101556"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Do off-grid solar energy based productive activities increase income of beneficiaries: An impact evaluation using PSM and DID techniques","authors":"Chandrakant Kashiram Ingole","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101567","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Renewable energy has emerged as one of the climate-friendly development alternatives to provide clean and sustainable energy access. Productive use of renewable energy for livelihood and income generation is an emerging area of development, however, it remains under-explored for its socio-economic impact on beneficiaries, although such interventions have potential to contribute towards climate change targets and sustainable development goals. In this context, this research, using control-treatment group design, estimated the economic impact of solar energy-based productive interventions (solar energy for cotton yarn production) located in Amravati district of Maharashtra (India). For improving the robustness of the impact evaluation, the study used retrospective observational study design combining the use of propensity score matching and difference-in-differences techniques. The results obtained from the field-based data of 411 respondents indicated that there was a strong demand and interest for productive activities using renewable energy among the weaker section of the society for livelihood with a need to increase awareness about associated policy frameworks and to provide concessional capital. The findings further depicted a significant change in beneficiaries' income vis-à-vis non-beneficiaries with associated multiplier effects on food access, health, education, women upliftment, and work environment. Though, the rise in the income was impressive, however, there was a need to upscale the solar charkha operations to contribute additional income to the beneficiaries' family, to complement the intervention using RE based, locally processed commodities with beneficiaries managing the supply chains, and to provide concessional capital structure. These findings are critical as India has promulgated several policy measures including productive use of renewable energy to address development issues and climate change goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101567"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Riding the future: Environmental, primary energy and economic analysis of an electric motorcycle - A Kenyan case study","authors":"Lina La Fleur ,&nbsp;Emma Lindkvist ,&nbsp;Rebecka Trångteg ,&nbsp;Sally Winter ,&nbsp;Patrik Thollander","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The transport sector is heavily dominated by fossil fuels, which have significant health and environmental implications. Electrification or e-mobility is a key strategy to mitigate the negative environmental and health impacts of the transport sector. In developing countries, a high share of transport energy use arises from motorcycles, and research regarding potential electrification is scarce. This study analyzes, ex-ante, the environmental impact, primary energy demand and total cost of ownership during the life cycle of an electric motorcycle designed for the African market. A case study is performed in Kenya, which has a high share of renewable energy in the electricity mix. A series of sensitivity analyses are performed to also include an electricity mix with a low share of renewable energy and daily driving distance. The user phase contributes to the highest primary energy demand. The electricity used for charging the motorcycle is, however, shown to be an important factor influencing the environmental impact and the primary energy demand. Despite higher initial costs, electric motorcycles prove cost-effective over the user phase due to lower operating and maintenance costs. One key finding from this study is that electric motorcycles hold a vast decarbonization potential. In conclusion, this study provides insights into the environmental, energy, and economic aspects of electric motorcycles in Kenya, where results easily can be generalizable to any country where high shares of motorcycles are found.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101573"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Recognizing social forestry's role in bioenergy optimization through geospatial fuzzy-multicriteria analysis","authors":"Harkunti Pertiwi Rahayu ,&nbsp;Al Hilal Firdaus S. Alim ,&nbsp;Kornelis Blok ,&nbsp;Seigo Nasu ,&nbsp;Ganesha Mangkoesoebroto","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101566","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101566","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Current bioenergy development has emphasized on degraded land, since the sustainability of bioenergy in the forest sector remains a subject of debate related with emissions and deforestation risk. Thus, this study aims to open new perspectives of how degraded land and social forestry can be potentially combined to significantly impact the energy transition and environmental-societal enhancement. Considering sustainability of Bali as a small island with its unique customary governance structure, a model of biomass energy optimization using geospatial fuzzy-multicriteria analysis was developed to select potential green energy source sites. Firstly, potential degraded land and social forestry were mapped to identify potential feedstock, then normalized using Euclidian Distance and Fuzzy Logic based on identified five sustainability criteria. They are availability of raw material, road, port, transmission, and demand proximities. Meanwhile, using identified three restriction criteria, i.e. protected area, slope and land-use restrictions, a restriction map was developed. The two maps were then integrated using Geospatial-based multicriteria analysis, fuzzy logic and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) weighting method, to further identify potential green energy source map. The integration shown a significant increase of 60 % in land availability for bioenergy development. Results of study recognized potential 36,527 ha of degraded land; 21,671 ha of social forestry; and 40 optimal locations for bioenergy facilities, considering various spatial and temporal criteria. To conclude, the identified 120 social forestry sites in Bali involving 78,385 household provide opportunity to a community based socio-economic coupled with revitalizing environment efforts, which lead to massive net zero emissions community participation. Further, the integration of social forestry and degraded land should be highly recommended to policy maker in bioenergy development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101566"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Energy subsidies: conceptual framework and measurement for distributional impacts in Argentina","authors":"Octavio Bertín ,&nbsp;Thomas García ,&nbsp;Francisco Pizzi ,&nbsp;Alberto Porto ,&nbsp;Julian Puig ,&nbsp;Jorge Puig","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Argentina has massively subsidized energy in recent decades, and the distributional impacts of those subsidies has been widely studied. However, regional disparities and public financing are two dimensions often omitted by previous research. We extend the analysis in these directions, focusing on the electricity sector. First, we develop a conceptual framework to formalize the deviation of prices from production costs. Second, by applying the “<em>benefit incidence analysis</em>” to household survey microdata, we measure subsidies at the household level and perform a distributional analysis. Our results indicate that regional disparities in electricity distribution costs and in the pricing schedules set by distribution companies are key drivers of the distributional impacts. Subsidies, as a percentage of the final price, vary between regions in the range of 50 to 80 percent. Additionally, omitting public financing leads to a bias in the perception of their redistributive effect: when subsidies are financed by a general consumption tax, the net benefits are less than half of the benefits from the subsidy alone. A series of globally relevant policy recommendations can be derived from the paper.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101557"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Doomed in the agrivoltaic campaign? The case of Chinese smallholder agriculture in the deployment of agrivoltaic projects","authors":"Zhanping Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101562","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101562","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The contemporary global campaign for low-carbon transition has positioned the countryside and agriculture as central sites for renewable energy production. However, the impact on smallholder agriculture and smallholders within this grand initiative remains an underexplored yet critical question. This study examines agrivoltaics—a model combining solar photovoltaic systems with agriculture—to explore its implications for smallholder agriculture and smallholders. Focusing on China and utilizing data from multiple case studies and secondary sources including information on over four hundred of agrivoltaic projects, this research reveals that the predominant large-scale, exogenous approach to agrivoltaic deployment significantly threatens smallholder agriculture and the livelihoods of smallholders. The findings indicate that over 80 % of agrivoltaic projects involve investments exceeding RMB 100 million; over 90 % of the projects occupy &gt;10 ha of land; and nearly 90 % are led by energy-related corporations. Multiple cases show that these projects often result in land appropriation from smallholders, transforming small-scale farms into large-scale, capital-intensive plantations. Smallholders face multidimensional exclusions and encounter various barriers to meaningful participation in agrivoltaic projects. The current agrivoltaic projects in China exacerbate the marginalization of smallholders and their agricultural practices and local governmental regime primarily accounts for these impacts. It advocates for an endogeneity-oriented approach in designing and implementing agrivoltaic models, ensuring that energy sustainability does not jeopardize the socio-economic sustainability of rural communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101562"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of photovoltaic installation potential in industrial complexes around metropolitan areas: Regulatory obstacles and geographical considerations","authors":"Ji Hun Park,&nbsp;Sungwoong Yang,&nbsp;Sumin Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101564","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101564","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The assessment of photovoltaic (PV) installation potential in industrial complexes is critical for advancing renewable energy objectives, particularly in urbanized settings like Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. This study examines the complex interaction of geographical, regulatory, and environmental factors affecting PV feasibility across 193 industrial complexes. Employing a GIS-based methodology, the research evaluates available rooftop and general land areas totaling 47.3 km², estimating a PV capacity potential of 3.72 GW. Despite significant rooftop spaces predominantly on concrete structures (10 km²), stringent setback regulations present substantial obstacles, particularly in areas such as Ansan. General land sites covering 16.6 km² offer promising prospects, notably in Pyeongtaek. Current regulatory challenges, including setback regulations, impede the realization of the targeted 3.8 GW PV capacity, highlighting the potential benefits of policy reforms to facilitate deployment. This study underscores PV's pivotal role in sustainable energy transitions and advocates for strategic reforms to align regulatory frameworks with renewable energy aspirations. By integrating GIS analyses with regulatory insights, the study informs spatial planning initiatives essential for scaling up solar energy contributions in industrial contexts, supporting informed decision-making toward achieving a low-carbon future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101564"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intention to use alternative cooking energy among households of Northeastern Nigeria","authors":"Musa Bappah ,&nbsp;Mustapha Yakubu Madaki ,&nbsp;Tatiana Alexiou Ivanova ,&nbsp;Lawan Garba Abubakar ,&nbsp;Jiří Bradna","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Energy is one of the global challenges attracting more concern at both local and international levels due to its impact on health and the environment. Ensuring accessibility to sustainable, affordable, reliable and modern energy is one of the SDG goals intended to be achieved before 2030. The standard of living of a family is determined by the type of energy and pattern of its utilization by the households. However, many households in developing countries are not using alternative energy sources despite their abundance and potential. This study investigates the predominant energy sources and drivers of intention to use alternative ones as cooking energy among households in Northeastern Nigeria. Three hundred and thirty-nine (339) households were selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure for the study, and data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The result revealed that firewood and charcoal were the dominant energy sources used for cooking by households (63.13 % and 52.37 %, respectively) due to their relatively low cost and ease of access. Electricity, LPG, and solar are the cooking energy sources that over 90 % of households are willing to adopt as alternatives. The ease of using the alternative cooking energy sources their availability and accessing energy information via radio, NGOs and universities/research institutions affect the household's intention to use alternative cooking energy sources in a positive way. Ensuring a constant supply of electricity, subsidizing solar PV, making LPG available and affordable to households, provision of clean and modern stoves at a subsidized price and collaboration with universities, NGOs for awareness creation will help reduce deforestation and over-dependence on firewood, thereby protecting the health and the environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"83 ","pages":"Article 101569"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}