Climate change response measures in South African road transport sector: lessons from BRICS countries by Maijane M. Mashamaite

“…This article draws lessons from BRICS countries and conclude that South Africa should decrease fossil fuel use in the road transport sector for climate-friendly options.…”
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Sensitivity Studies for the Exercise I-1 of the OECD/UAM Benchmark by E. Canuti, A. Petruzzi, F. D'Auria, T. Kozlowski

“…The objective of the present paper is to study the effect of the numerical discretization error and the manufacturing tolerances on fuel pin lattice integral parameters (multiplication factor and macroscopic cross-sections) through sensitivity calculations. …”
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Decomposition of air pollution in Indonesia by Shohibul Manshur Al Ahmad Ana, Suryanto Suryanto, Sarjiyanto Sarjiyanto

“…The results show a diverse influence of urbanization, liberalization, and fossil fuel when associated with skeleton variables that impact the pattern of pollution shaping. …”
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Small Engines as Bottoming Cycle Steam Expanders for Internal Combustion Engines by Rohitha Weerasinghe, Sandra Hounsham

“…Dependable data for small steam expanders will allow us to predict their suitability as bottoming cycle engines and the fuel economy achieved by using them as bottoming cycles. …”
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Chloride Diffusivity in Blended Cement Made from Selected Industrial and Agrowastes by Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…The experiments were carried alongside neat OPC and OPC + 25% pulverised fuel ash (OPC + 25% PFA). Results showed that PCDC exhibited lower chloride ingress as the depth of cover increased. …”
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TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RUSSIAN ENERGY DIPLOMACY by S. Z. Zhiznin, V. M. Timokhov

“…Therefore the question of modernization of Russian fuel and energy complex has an international character. …”
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Adoption and Challenges of Zero-Carbon Energy among Rural Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Nigeria by Emmanuel Ejiofor Omeje

“…This study recommends that extension officers should do more to educate farmers to use the ZCE options since they have higher energy productivity than fossil fuels. …”
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Torque Split Strategy for Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicles with an Integrated Starter Generator by Zhumu Fu, Aiyun Gao, Xiaohong Wang, Xiaona Song

“…The simulation results reveal that, compared with the conventional torque control strategy which uses rule-based controller (RBC) in different driving cycles, the proposed FLC improves the fuel economy of the ISG-PHEV, increases the efficiency of the ICE, and maintains batteries SOC within its operation range more availably.…”
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Flexibility in Power Systems of Integrating Variable Renewable Energy Sources by Wojciech Lewicki, Hasan Huseyin Coban

“…This study focuses on the analysis of the short-term (operational) and long-term (investment) aspects of providing flexibility with sources of fossil fuel generation, storage, and demand response. The authors discussed the role of power system flexibility at the stage of generation and planning. …”
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Estimating energy consumption and GHG emissions in the U.S. food supply chain for net-zero by Kristina Armstrong, Wenquan Dong, Mingzhou Jin, Sachin Nimbalkar, Joe Cresko

“…Abstract This work provides a database of the U.S. food system’s energy consumption and GHG emissions at the national and state levels by food supply chain (FSC) stage, fuel type, and food commodity. We estimate that the U.S. …”
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Automotive Product Portfolio Design from the Perspective of Energy Sustainability: Multicriteria Decision-Making Based on Lotka–Volterra MCGP Model by Jing Liang, Sheng-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Lan Wu

“…Automotive manufacturers make product portfolio decisions by setting multiple criteria such as fuel consumption, sales, and volume. It is also important to take into account the symbiotic interaction effects between automotive products. …”
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Optimization tool for small hydropower plant resource planning and development: A case study by Antans Sauhats, Hasan Huseyin Coban

“…In order to decrease carbon dioxide emissions, fight climate change, not being attached to fuel resources, and increase energy security while decreasing dependence on foreign countries, governments of many countries are increasing the share of renewable energy in electricity production and have taken actions to exploit their domestic resources, which is why renewable energy is an essential and important issue in today‘s world and also in the future it may continue to play a globally essential role. …”
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Impact of SiO2 Modification on the Performance of Nafion Composite Membrane by Shuangjie Liu, Jialin Yu, Yongping Hao, Feng Gao, Mo Zhou, Lijun Zhao

“…At 110°C, the proton conductivity of the Nafion/SiO2 composite membrane reaches 0.172 S/cm, meeting the requirements for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells.…”
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A Novel Rerouting Planning Model for the Terminal Arrival Routes under the Influence of Convective Weather by Ming Zhang, Xianglu Kong, Kai Liu, Xiangyu Li

“…Traditional air traffic rerouting approaches do not combine convective weather information using radar image recognition with controller workload, additional fuel consumption, delay loss, time cost, and route length at terminal airspace in tactical ATFM phase for exact rerouting decision. …”
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Tribological and Corrosion Analysis of TiO2 and C–Based HVOF-Sprayed Hybrid Composite Coatings by Bhuwan Khare, null Yashpal, Ratnesh Kumar Sharma

“…In order to mitigate frictional loss, researchers have produced hybrid coating based on carbon through the utilization of the high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) spray technique. The results showed that the coefficients of friction (COFs) varied in the range of 0.1–0.5, and the wear rates ranged from 40 to 115 μm. …”
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Carinata Production in Florida by C. M. Bliss, Ramdeo Seepaul, David L. Wright, James J. Marois, Ramon Leon, Nicholas Dufault, Sheeja George, Stephen M. Olson

“…Its high oil content and favorable fatty acid profile make it suitable for the biofuel industry, especially as a biojet fuel. The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy, Florida, has been working to identify advanced carinata genotypes that are high yielding (seed and oil), disease resistant, early maturing, and adapted to Florida. …”
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Life Cycle Costs and Life Cycle Assessment for the Harvesting, Conversion, and the Use of Switchgrass to Produce Electricity by Nuttapol Lerkkasemsan, Luke E. K. Achenie

“…Here pyrolysis oil is converted to electric power through cocombustion in conventional fossil fuel power plants. Several scenarios are conducted to determine the effect of selected design variables on the production of pyrolysis oil and type of conventional power plants. …”
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Impact of global warming in Latin America. There is much to do! by Ghiuliana Godo Vitate, Melissa Hernandez-Acapana, Brayan Flores Arandia, José Vela Ruíz, Ricardo Lama Morales

“…Over time, global warming, due to human actions such as fuel consumption and industrial practices, has gained visibility, as it triggers important climatic alterations and has a significant impact on public health at an international level. …”
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Sailing Speed Optimization Model for Slow Steaming Considering Loss Aversion Mechanism by Yuzhe Zhao, Jingmiao Zhou, Yujun Fan, Haibo Kuang

“…This paper analyses loss aversion mechanism (LAM) of the shipping company’s decision-makers about the risk-based decision (RBD) for slow steaming and generalizes a novel optimization model for the sailing speed through the trade-off between fuel consumption, SOx emissions and delivery delay. …”
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Towards Sustainable Energy Development: Integrating Traditional and Renewable Energy in Azerbaijan’s Energy Policy by R. A. Aliev

“…The article examines the formation of Azerbaijan's energy policy and the multivector development of its fuel and energy complex. In the context of global transformations and changes in energy flow structures, the author emphasizes the balanced development of both hydrocarbon and carbon-free segments of energy. …”
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