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Towards achieving net zero by 2050 in the UK – Stakeholder perspectives in integrated urban planning (2023)
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Mazumdar, S., Thakker, D., Hayes, J., Matos, N., & Bate, P. (2023). Towards achieving net zero by 2050 in the UK – Stakeholder perspectives in integrated urban planning. Futures: for the interdisciplinary study of futures, visioning, anticipation and foresight, 152, Article 103197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103197

In light of severe risks of extreme conditions arising out of global warming, the push towards sustainable development and management of our resources has been a topic of immense interest globally. The UK's recent promise of reducing all greenhouse g... Read More about Towards achieving net zero by 2050 in the UK – Stakeholder perspectives in integrated urban planning.

Hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems: A review of technologies and challenges (2023)
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Yu, S., Fan, Y., Shi, Z., Li, J., Zhao, X., Zhang, T., & Chang, Z. (2023). Hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems: A review of technologies and challenges. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.187

This article comprehensively reviews hydrogen-based Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems as an ideal energy system for reducing environmental pollution and carbon emissions. Hydrogen has a heating value three times that of gasoline, and its lifecycl... Read More about Hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems: A review of technologies and challenges.

China's green data center development:Policies and carbon reduction technology path (2023)
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Li, G., Sun, Z., Wang, Q., Wang, S., Huang, K., Zhao, N., Di, Y., Zhao, X., & Zhu, Z. (2023). China's green data center development:Policies and carbon reduction technology path. Environmental Research, 231, Article 116248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116248

Data center is a very important infrastructure to support the development of information technology, and its development and increment are very remarkable. However, with the rapid and large-scale development of data centers, the problem of energy con... Read More about China's green data center development:Policies and carbon reduction technology path.

Oxidative Dissolution of Lithium and Manganese from Lithium Manganospinel (LiMn 2 O 4 ): Towards Climate-Smart Processes for Critical Metal Recycling (2023)
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Ward, R. A., Kocsis, D., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2023). Oxidative Dissolution of Lithium and Manganese from Lithium Manganospinel (LiMn 2 O 4 ): Towards Climate-Smart Processes for Critical Metal Recycling. Energy advances, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ya00196a

This work reports the oxidative breakdown of the LiMn2O4 structure using alkaline hypochlorite, as a method for recovering both lithium and manganese species. The heterogeneous dissolution rate for this process is monitored through the formation of t... Read More about Oxidative Dissolution of Lithium and Manganese from Lithium Manganospinel (LiMn 2 O 4 ): Towards Climate-Smart Processes for Critical Metal Recycling.

Middle Jurassic terrestrial environmental and floral changes linked to volcanism: Evidence from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (2023)
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Zhang, P., Yang, M., Lu, J., Jiang, Z., Zhou, K., Liu, H., He, Z., Wang, Y., Bian, X., Shao, L., Hilton, J., & Bond, D. P. (2023). Middle Jurassic terrestrial environmental and floral changes linked to volcanism: Evidence from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Global and planetary change, 223, Article 104094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104094

The breakup of Pangaea and the rapid opening of the Ligurian and Central Atlantic oceans during the Middle Jurassic resulted in widespread volcanism accompanied by significant shifts in global environments, climates, and floras. Although major volcan... Read More about Middle Jurassic terrestrial environmental and floral changes linked to volcanism: Evidence from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.

Carbon trading amidst global uncertainty: The role of policy and geopolitical uncertainty (2023)
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Adediran, I. A., & Swaray, R. (2023). Carbon trading amidst global uncertainty: The role of policy and geopolitical uncertainty. Economic modelling, 123, Article 106279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106279

Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and geopolitical uncertainty (GPU) can fuel speculation, flood the carbon trading market with excess allowances, and undermine the scheme's efficacy in tackling climate change. While the existing literature documents... Read More about Carbon trading amidst global uncertainty: The role of policy and geopolitical uncertainty.

Evaluation of Mathematical Models for CO2 Frost Formation in a Cryogenic Moving Bed (2023)
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Cann, D., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Evaluation of Mathematical Models for CO2 Frost Formation in a Cryogenic Moving Bed. Energies, 16(5), Article 2314. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052314

Moving bed heat exchangers (MBHE)s are used in industrial applications including waste heat recovery and the drying of solids. As a result, energy balance models have been developed to simulate the heat transfer between a moving bed and the gas phase... Read More about Evaluation of Mathematical Models for CO2 Frost Formation in a Cryogenic Moving Bed.

Integrating environmental DNA monitoring to inform eel (Anguilla anguilla) status in freshwaters at their easternmost range—A case study in Cyprus (2023)
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Griffiths, N. P., Wright, R. M., Hänfling, B., Bolland, J. D., Drakou, K., Sellers, G. S., Zogaris, S., Tziortzis, I., Dörflinger, G., & Vasquez, M. I. (2023). Integrating environmental DNA monitoring to inform eel (Anguilla anguilla) status in freshwaters at their easternmost range—A case study in Cyprus. Ecology and Evolution, 13(2), Article e9800. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9800

Despite significant population declines and targeted European Union regulations aimed at Anguilla anguilla conservation, little attention has been given to their status at their easternmost range. This study applies wide-scale integrated monitoring t... Read More about Integrating environmental DNA monitoring to inform eel (Anguilla anguilla) status in freshwaters at their easternmost range—A case study in Cyprus.

Multi-level participation in integrative, systemic planning: The case of climate adaptation in Ghana (2023)
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Helfgott, A., Midgley, G., Chaudhury, A., Vervoort, J., Sova, C., & Ryan, A. (2023). Multi-level participation in integrative, systemic planning: The case of climate adaptation in Ghana. European journal of operational research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.01.045

Adaptation to climate change is impacted by a range of interrelated processes operating from local to global levels. There are often significant disconnects between different people's perceptions of responsibilities, capabilities and motivations, and... Read More about Multi-level participation in integrative, systemic planning: The case of climate adaptation in Ghana.

Experimental investigation of a novel two-stage heat recovery heat pump system employing the vapor injection compressor at cold ambience and high water temperature conditions (2023)
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Li, Y., Li, Z., Fan, Y., Zeng, C., Cui, Y., Zhao, X., Li, J., Chen, Y., Chen, J., & Shen, C. (2023). Experimental investigation of a novel two-stage heat recovery heat pump system employing the vapor injection compressor at cold ambience and high water temperature conditions. Renewable energy, 205, 678-694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.01.101

Heat pumps (HPs) are energy-efficient space heating devices that are key to global carbon reduction and carbon neutrality. However, current commercial HPs have performance issues in cold climates where space heating is needed most, including low COP... Read More about Experimental investigation of a novel two-stage heat recovery heat pump system employing the vapor injection compressor at cold ambience and high water temperature conditions.

Modelling of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) process in fluidised bed reactors for low-carbon hydrogen production: A review (2023)
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Udemu, C., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Modelling of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) process in fluidised bed reactors for low-carbon hydrogen production: A review. Fuel, 340, Article 127588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127588

Sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) offers lower capital costs than conventional steam reforming with carbon capture, which arises from the compact makeup that allows reforming and CO2 capture to occur in a single reactor. However, the technolo... Read More about Modelling of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) process in fluidised bed reactors for low-carbon hydrogen production: A review.

Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes (2023)
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Sapsford, D. J., Stewart, D. I., Sinnett, D. E., Burke, I. T., Cleall, P. J., Harbottle, M. J., Mayes, W., Owen, N. E., Sardo, A. M., & Weightman, A. (2023). Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 176(2), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00008

Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining... Read More about Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes.

Putting the fish into inland fisheries – A global allocation of historic inland fish catch (2023)
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Ainsworth, R. F., Cowx, I. G., & Funge-Smith, S. J. (2023). Putting the fish into inland fisheries – A global allocation of historic inland fish catch. Fish and Fisheries, https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12725

Inland waters support the livelihoods of up to 820 million people and provide fisheries that make an essential contribution towards food security, particularly in the developing world where 90% of inland fisheries catch is consumed. Despite their imp... Read More about Putting the fish into inland fisheries – A global allocation of historic inland fish catch.

Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization (2023)
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Jiang, L., Liu, W., Liu, W., Wang, R. Q., Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Pourkashanian, M., Zhang, X. J., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95, Article 101069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2022.101069

Direct air capture (DAC) is gathering momentum since it has vast potential and high flexibility to collect CO2 from discrete sources as “synthetic tree” when compared with current CO2 capture technologies, e.g., amine based post-combustion capture. I... Read More about Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization.

Comparative techno-economic and life cycle greenhouse gas assessment of ammonia production from thermal decomposition of methane and steam methane reforming technologies (2022)
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Oni, A. O., Giwa, T., Font-Palma, C., & Fadare, D. A. (2023). Comparative techno-economic and life cycle greenhouse gas assessment of ammonia production from thermal decomposition of methane and steam methane reforming technologies. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 123, Article 103819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103819

This study assesses the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) and economic feasibility of applying thermal decomposition of methane (TDM) technology for ammonia production compared to the conventional steam methane reforming (SMR) technology. A detailed pr... Read More about Comparative techno-economic and life cycle greenhouse gas assessment of ammonia production from thermal decomposition of methane and steam methane reforming technologies.

What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (2022)
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Pouran, H. M., Karimi, S. M., Padilha Campos Lopes, M., & Sheng, Y. (2022). What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies. Energies, 15(23), Article 9037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239037

This perspective paper elaborates on how the burden of environmental issues on public health and the economy led China’s government to declare its revised environmental policies or “war on pollution”. It explains the importance of photovoltaic solar... Read More about What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies.

Managing groundwater demand through surface water and reuse strategies in an overexploited aquifer of Indian Punjab (2022)
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Kaur, N., Kaur, S., Tsolakis, N., Mishra, N., & Srai, J. S. (2023). Managing groundwater demand through surface water and reuse strategies in an overexploited aquifer of Indian Punjab. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 9, 2009–2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-022-01602-4

Groundwater sustainability is one of the most critical issues to the State of Punjab, India. In this research, a numerical groundwater flow model (MODFLOW) was employed to simulate flow and groundwater levels in the Sirhind Canal Tract of Punjab betw... Read More about Managing groundwater demand through surface water and reuse strategies in an overexploited aquifer of Indian Punjab.

Process design and life cycle assessment of furfural and glucose co-production derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches (2022)
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Ng, Z. W., Gan, H. X., Putranto, A., Akbar Rhamdhani, M., Zein, S. H., George, O. A., Giwangkara, J., & Butar, I. (2022). Process design and life cycle assessment of furfural and glucose co-production derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches. Environment, Development and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02633-8

In light of environmental issues, lignocellulosic empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass is promoted as a carbon–neutral, environmentally friendly, and renewable alternative feedstock. A comprehensive environmental assessment of EFB biorefineries is critica... Read More about Process design and life cycle assessment of furfural and glucose co-production derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches.

Understanding the long-term impact of flooding on the wellbeing of residents: A mixed methods study (2022)
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Twiddy, M., Trump, B., & Ramsden, S. (2022). Understanding the long-term impact of flooding on the wellbeing of residents: A mixed methods study. PLoS ONE, 17(9), Article e0274890. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274890

As the effects of climate change become more visible, extreme weather events are becoming more common. The effects of flooding on health are understood but the long-term impact on the well-being of those affected need to be considered. This mixed met... Read More about Understanding the long-term impact of flooding on the wellbeing of residents: A mixed methods study.

The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization (2022)
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Fan, Z., Cao, J., Jamal, T., Fogwill, C., Samende, C., Robinson, Z., Polack, F., Ormerod, M., George, S., Peacock, A., & Healey, D. (2022). The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization. Energy Reports, 8, 11858-11864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.09.046

To decarbonize the energy system by the year 2050, it is crucial that innovations are trialled in a ‘real world’ setting for the purpose of increasing public adoption and support, and for providing insights to decision-makers to ensure their decision... Read More about The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization.