Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (314 pages)
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Disciplina |
333.79
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Collana |
Industrial ecology (Springer (Firm))
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Soggetto topico |
Energy security
Energy transition
Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects
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ISBN |
981-19-3540-8
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Technological Revolution in Industrial Ecology -- 1 Industrial Ecology -- 1.1 Main Attributes -- 2 Technological Revolution -- 3 Industrial Revolution -- 4 Artificial Intelligence -- 4.1 Importance of AI -- 4.2 Usage of AI -- 5 Block Chain Technology -- 5.1 Blockchain Technology and Industrial Ecology -- 5.2 Blockchain Potential for Environmental Sustainability -- 5.3 Companies Practices for the Usage of Blockchain Technology -- 6 Big Data Analytics -- 6.1 The Lifecycle of Big Data Analytics -- 6.2 Different Types of Big Data Analytics (Russom 2011) -- 6.3 Big Data Analytics Tool -- 6.4 Uses of Big Data Analytics and Examples -- 7 Big Data Analytics and Industrial Ecology -- 8 Conclusion -- 9 Future Research Directions -- References -- The Transition to Renewable Energy-A Sustainability Issue? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Energy Transition-Challenges and Opportunities -- 3 The Evolution of Methods for Obtaining Energy from Renewable Sources -- 4 European Union and Energy Transition -- 5 Conclusions -- Annex -- References -- Renewable Energy as a Promising Venue for China-Russia Collaboration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Renewable Energy in China and Russia: Comparative Analysis -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Hydropower -- 2.3 Wind Energy -- 2.4 Solar Energy -- 2.5 Other Renewables -- 3 Regulatory Framework -- 3.1 Sustainable Development Approach -- 3.2 China -- 3.3 Russia -- 4 Gaps and Challenges -- 5 Prospects for China-Russia Collaboration -- 5.1 Future-Oriented Outlook -- 5.2 Cross-Border Collaboration in the Far East and Russia's North -- 5.3 Mechanisms -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Sustainability Evaluation of Power Systems Using MCDM Techniques -- 1 Introduction and Objectives -- 2 Materials and Methods: Multi-criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Techniques -- 2.1 Direct Scoring Method: SAW -- 2.2 Pairwise Comparison Method: AHP.
2.3 Distance-Based Method: TOPSIS -- 2.4 Distance-Based Method: VIKOR -- 2.5 Outranking Method: PROMETHEE -- 2.6 Utility Method: MIVES -- 3 Case Study: Non-renewable and Renewable Power Plants -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions and Future Developments -- References -- The New Wind Energy Boom in Spain: Are Large Companies Once Again Dominating the Market? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Wind Power Market: Generation, Distribution and Players -- 2.1 Energy Value Chain -- 2.2 Spanish Electricity Market -- 2.3 The Role of the Power Grid in the Market -- 3 Evolution of the Spanish Institutional Framework Applied to Wind Power Technology -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Assessment of Electricity Market Liberalization in CEE Economies: A Multicriteria Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Developments in the CEE Electricity Markets During 2007-2019 -- 4 Data and Methodology -- 4.1 The Data -- 4.2 Methodology -- 5 Ranking Results -- 6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-2019): Implications for the Energy Sector -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Data, Methodology and Testable Hypotheses -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Methodology -- 3.3 Testable Hypotheses -- 4 Presentation and Analysis of Results -- 5 Summary and Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- References -- Impact of Biofuels Production on Food Security on Selected African Countries -- 1 Biofuels. An Introduction -- 2 Using Biofuels in the New Energy Era. Advantages and Disadvantages -- 3 Fuel Versus Food: Are Biofuels Jeopardizing Food Security? -- 4 Food and Fuel: Solutions for Reconciliation -- 5 Analysis of the Biofuels Production and Food Security for the Selected Countries -- 5.1 Analysis of the Evolution of Renewables Energies.
5.2 Analysis of the Evolution of Food Security -- 5.3 Analysis of the Biofuels Production and Food Security -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Exploring the Relationship Among Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, Carbon Emission and Trade: A Panel Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) Analyses -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology and Results -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Panel Unit Root Test -- 3.3 Panel Cointegration Test -- 3.4 Panel Causality Test -- 4 Discussion and Policy -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Energy Sector: Towards Sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Corporate Social Responsibility of Energy Companies to Support Sustainable Activities -- 3 Corporate Social Responsibility of Georgian Energy Companies -- 4 Corporate Social Responsibility of Energy Companies: The Experience of Bulgaria -- 5 Achieving Sustainability through Sustainable Resources. Renewable Energy Sources in Georgia and Bulgaria -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Energy Transition in European Union-Challenges and Opportunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy Transition-General Perspectives -- 3 Energy Transition in Europe-Politically Driven Process -- 4 Energy Efficiency -- 5 The Current Energy Market -- 6 Energy Spot Market -- 7 Energy and Energy System in Romania -- 8 Energy Security in Europe and in Romania -- 9 Conclusions -- References.
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