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Progress Report 2016: Meeting Carbon Budgets
Jun 2016
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This is the CCC’s eighth annual report on the UK’s progress in meeting carbon budgets.The report shows that greenhouse gas emissions have fallen rapidly in the UK power sector but that progress has stalled in other sectors such as:heating in buildingstransportindustryagricultureThe report also outlines the Committee’s view of key criteria for the government’s ’emissions reduction plan’ published later in 2017
Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of DME in a Large Scale CFB Reactor. Part I: Computational Model and Predictions
Oct 2015
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This study presents a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study of Dimethyl Ether steam reforming (DME-SR) in a large scale Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) reactor. The CFD model is based on Eulerian–Eulerian dispersed flow and solved using commercial software (ANSYS FLUENT). The DME-SR reactions scheme and kinetics in the presence of a bifunctional catalyst of CuO/ZnO/Al2O3+ZSM-5 were incorporated in the model using in-house developed user-de Read More
Hydrogen: A Reviewable Energy Perspective
Sep 2019
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Hydrogen has emerged as an important part of the clean energy mix needed to ensure a sustainable future. Falling costs for hydrogen produced with renewable energy combined with the urgency of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions has given clean hydrogen unprecedented political and business momentum.This paper from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) examines the potential of hydrogen fuel for hard-to-decarbonise Read More
The Renewable Energy Transition in Africa: Powering Access, Resilience and Prosperity
Mar 2021
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A renewables-based energy transition promises to deliver vast socio-economic benefits to countries across Africa improving energy access creating jobs and boosting energy security. To realise these benefits African countries have an opportunity to leapfrog fossil fuel technologies to a more sustainable climate-friendly power strategy aligned with the Paris Agreement and low-carbon growth.The Renewable Energy Transition in Africa jointly prepared by Ge Read More
Environmental Sustainability of Renewable Hydrogen in Comparison with Conventional Cooking Fuels
Jun 2018
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Hydrogen could be used as a ‘cleaner’ cooking fuel particularly in communities that rely on biomass and fossil fuels to reduce local pollution and related health effects. However hydrogen must be produced using sustainable feedstocks and energy sources to ensure that local impacts are not reduced at the expense of other impacts generated elsewhere in the life cycle. To this end this paper evaluates life cycle environmental impacts of renewable hy Read More
Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction
Dec 2020
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Scaling up renewables to meet the 1.5ºC climate goalAs global economies aim to become carbon neutral competitive hydrogen produced with renewables has emerged as a key component of the energy mix. Falling renewable power costs and improving electrolyser technologies could make ""green"" hydrogen cost competitive by 2030 this report finds.Green hydrogen can help to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in energy-intensive hard-t Read More
Editorial—Special Issue “Catalysis for Energy Production”
Jun 2021
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The rapid increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations in the last several decades means that the effects of climate change are fast becoming the familiar horsemen of a planetary apocalypse. Catalysis one of the pillars of the chemical and petrochemical industries will play a critical role in the effort to reduce the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This Special Issue is timely as it provides a collection of high-quality manuscripts in a Read More
Progress and Challenges on the Thermal Management of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies: Fuel Cells, Electrolysers, and Supercapacitors
Oct 2021
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It is now well established that electrochemical systems can optimally perform only within a narrow range of temperature. Exposure to temperatures outside this range adversely affects the performance and lifetime of these systems. As a result thermal management is an essential consideration during the design and operation of electrochemical equipment and can heavily influence the success of electrochemical energy technologies. Recently significant at Read More
Green Hydrogen: A Guide to Policy Making
Nov 2020
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Hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources – or “green” hydrogen – has emerged as a key element to achieve net-zero emissions from heavy industry and transport. Along with net-zero commitments by growing numbers of governments green hydrogen has started gaining momentum based on low-cost renewable electricity ongoing technological improvements and the benefits of greater power-system flexibility.Hydrogen-based fuels prev Read More
Renewables Readiness Assessment: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Feb 2021
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Jordan's energy diversification strategy is centred around renewables which are expected will provide the low-cost reliable secure and environmentally sustainable energy required to power its new engines of economic growth – manufacturing transport construction and agriculture.The National Energy Strategy 2020–2030 presents the evolution of the energy sector under its vision for stimulating demand achieving efficiency and improving electri Read More
World Energy Transitions Outlook: 1.5°C Pathway
Mar 2021
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Dolf Gielen,
Ricardo Gorini,
Rodrigo Leme,
Gayathri Prakash,
Nicholas Wagner,
Luis Janeiro,
Sean Collins,
Maisarah Kadir,
Elisa Asmelash,
Rabia Ferroukhi,
Ulrike Lehr,
Xavier Garcia Casals,
Diala Hawila,
Bishal Parajuli,
Elizabeth Press,
Paul Durrant,
Seungwoo Kang,
Martina Lyons,
Carlos Ruiz,
Trish Mkutchwa,
Emanuele Taibi,
Herib Blanco,
Francisco Boshell,
Arina Anise,
Elena Ocenic,
Roland Roesch,
Gabriel Castellanos,
Gayathri Nair,
Barbara Jinks,
Asami Miketa,
Michael Taylor,
Costanza Strinati,
Michael Renner and
Deger Saygin
The World Energy Transitions Outlook preview outlines a pathway for the world to achieve the Paris Agreement goals and halt the pace of climate change by transforming the global energy landscape. This preview presents options to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C and bring CO2 emissions closer to net zero by mid-century offering high-level insights on technology choices investment needs and the socio-economic contexts of achieving a sustainable re Read More
Study Navigating the Way to a Renewable Future – Solutions to Decarbonise Shipping
Sep 2019
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On average the shipping sector is responsible for 3% of annual global green-house gas emissions on a CO2-equivalent basis. International shipping represents around 9% of the global emissions associated with the transport sector.This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) explores the impact of maritime shipping on CO2 emissions the structure of the shipping sector and key areas that need to be addressed to reduce the sector’s Read More
Hydrogen from Renewable Power
Sep 2018
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As the world strives to cut carbon emissions electric power from renewables has emerged as a vital energy source. Yet transport and industry will still require combustible fuels for many purposes. Such needs could be met with hydrogen which itself can be produced using renewable power.Hydrogen provides high-grade heat helping to meet a range of energy needs that would be difficult to address through direct electrification. This could make hydrogen the Read More
Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050
Apr 2019
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Dolf Gielen,
Ricardo Gorini,
Nicholas Wagner,
Rodrigo Leme,
Laura Gutierrez,
Gayathri Prakash,
Elisa Asmelash,
Luis Janeiro,
Giacomo Gallina,
Guilia Vale,
Lorenzo Sani,
Xavier Garcia Casals,
Rabia Ferroukhi,
Bishal Parajuli,
Jinlei Feng,
Eva Alexandri,
Unnada Chewpreecha,
Mary Goldman,
Sophie Heald,
Jon Stenning,
Hector Pollitt,
Celia García-Baños and
Michael Renner
Increased use of renewable energy combined with intensified electrification could prove decisive for the world to meet key climate goals by 2050. This study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights immediately deployable cost-effective options for countries to fulfil climate commitments and limit the rise of global temperatures. The envisaged energy transformation would also reduce net costs and bring significant socio-economic Read More
Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition: Heating and Cooling
Nov 2020
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Heating and cooling accounts for almost half of global energy consumption. With most of this relying fossil fuels however it contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. In parts of the world lacking modern energy access meanwhile inefficient biomass use for cooking also harms people’s health damages the environment and reduces social well-being.The transition to renewable-based energy-efficient heating and cooling could follow sever Read More
A Review of the CFD Modeling of Hydrogen Production in Catalytic Steam Reforming Reactors
Dec 2022
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Global demand for alternative renewable energy sources is increasing due to the consumption of fossil fuels and the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen (H2 ) from biomass gasification is a green energy segment among the alternative options as it is environmentally friendly renewable and sustainable. Accordingly researchers focus on conducting experiments and modeling the reforming reactions in conventional and membrane reac Read More
Fostering a Blue Economy: Offshore Renewable Energy
Dec 2020
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Offshore renewable energy – including offshore wind and solar power as well as emerging ocean energy technologies – could support sustainable long-term development and drive a vibrant blue economy. For countries and communities around the world offshore renewables can provide reliable stable electricity as well as support water desalination and aquaculture.This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) considers the status a Read More
A Review of Projected Power-to-Gas Deployment Scenarios
Jul 2018
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Technical economic and environmental assessments of projected power-to-gas (PtG) deployment scenarios at distributed- to national-scale are reviewed as well as their extensions to nuclear-assisted renewable hydrogen. Their collective research trends outcomes challenges and limitations are highlighted leading to suggested future work areas. These studies have focused on the conversion of excess wind and solar photovoltaic electricity in European-based Read More
Solar Energy: Applications, Trends Analysis, Bibliometric Analysis and Research Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Jan 2023
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Over the past decade energy demand has witnessed a drastic increase mainly due to huge development in the industry sector and growing populations. This has led to the global utilization of renewable energy resources and technologies to meet this high demand as fossil fuels are bound to end and are causing harm to the environment. Solar PV (photovoltaic) systems are a renewable energy technology that allows the utilization of solar energy directly fr Read More
Technical and Commercial Challenges of Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
Dec 2020
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This review critically evaluates the latest trends in fuel cell development for portable and stationary fuel cell applications and their integration into the automotive industry. Fast start-up high efficiency no toxic emissions into the atmosphere and good modularity are the key advantages of fuel cell applications. Despite the merits associated with fuel cells the high cost of the technology remains a key factor impeding its widespread commercialization. Ther Read More
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