Energy and Resources

Car energy efficiency and emissions in the built environment

Chris Djie ten Dam, Francisco J. Bahamonde-Birke, Dick Ettema, Gert Jan Kramer et autres

To mitigate climate change and safeguard energy security, it is necessary to limit car dependence, reduce car weights, and shift to alternative car powertrains. This study therefore looked into the real-world specific energy consumption and CO2 emissions of cars in the Netherlands. …

Uncertainties around net-zero climate targets have major impact on greenhouse gas emissions projections

Michel G.J. den Elzen, Ioannis Dafnomilis, Leonardo Nascimento, Arthur Beusen et autres

Globally, more than 100 countries have adopted net-zero targets. Most studies agree on how this increases the chance of keeping end-of-century global warming below 2°C. However, they typically make assumptions about net-zero targets that do not capture uncertainties related to gas coverage, …

Interannual variations in the "( 17O) signature of atmospheric CO 2 at two mid-latitude sites suggest a close link to stratosphere-troposphere exchange

Pharahilda M. Steur, Hubertus A. Scheeren, Gerbrand Koren, Getachew Agmuas Adnew et autres

▵ (17O) measurements of atmospheric CO2 have the potential to be a tracer for gross primary production and stratosphere-troposphere mixing. A positive ▵ (17O) originates from intrusions of stratospheric CO2, whereas values close to -0.21 result from the equilibration of CO2 and …

Chapter 31 - Plastic recycling

Li Shen, Ernst Worrell, Resources & Technological Change Energy, Energy and Resources et autres

Plastics are synthetic organic polymers, mainly made from petrochemical feedstocks. Since the invention of the first plastic in the early 1900s, the number of plastics has increased dramatically, and so have its uses. Plastics are now omnipresent. Thus plastic waste management has …

Integral analysis of environmental and economic performance of combined agricultural intensification & bioenergy production in the Orinoquia region

N.E. Ramirez-Contreras, C.A. Fontanilla-Díaz, L.E. Pardo, T. Delgado et autres

Agricultural intensification is a key strategy to help meet increasing demand for food and bioenergy. It has the potential to reduce direct and indirect land use change (LUC) and associated environmental impacts while contributing to a favorable economic performance of the agriculture …

Unhiding the role of CHP in power & heat sector decomposition analyses

Robert HARMSEN, Wina Crijns - Graus, Resources & Technological Change Energy, Energy and Resources

In many countries the role of combined heat & power (CHP) generation in the power & heat sector is significant. However, in decomposition analyses of the power & heat sector the contribution of CHP to observed changes in primary energy use or …

Ecological impacts of ground-mounted solar parks on local vegetation: vegetation, soil, and microclimate in thirteen solar parks in the Netherlands

Charlotte G.M. Knegt, Klaske van Wijngaarden, P.A. Verweij, Merel B. Soons et autres

Ground-mounted solar parks are rapidly expanding in the Netherlands. It is critical to monitor their effects on vegetation, soil, and microclimate. We quantified the short-term impact of solar panels in thirteen solar parks across the Netherlands. Under solar panel arrays, vegetation cover, …

Bioenergy Potential and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Intensifying European Temporary Grasslands

Birka Wicke, Ingeborg Kluts, J.P. Lesschen, Biobased Economy et autres

Agricultural intensification is considered essential for meeting growing demand for food and biomass for energy purposes. Intensifying grasslands is under-represented, although it is a promising option given their large land area and relatively low management levels. This study quantifies the bioenergy potential …

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Chapter 12 - Concentrating solar power

Wilfried van Sark, Blanca Corona, Integration of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Biobased Economy et autres

Learning effects in concentrating solar power (CSP) technology have been limited in the past decade due to a low deployment of CSP plants. The technology development suffered mainly from the consequences of a financial and regulatory stagnation in locations with reasonable direct …

Man to the moon

W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, Integration of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Energy and Resources

Chapter 5 - Photovoltaic solar energy

Atse Louwen, Wilfried van Sark, Integration of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Energy and Resources et autres

Solar photovoltaics are currently the fastest growing energy generation technology in terms of capacity additions. Over 500 gigawatt (GW) of capacity was installed at the end of 2018, and by the end of 2019, there will most likely be a total global …

Novel Adsorption Process for Co-Production of Hydrogen and CO2 from a Multicomponent Stream

Anne Streb, Max Hefti, Matteo Gazzani, Marco Mazzotti et autres

The production of carbon-neutral H2 is pivotal for reaching net-zero CO2 in 2050. Undoubtedly, the time and scale of this transition call for the decarbonization of H2 production from natural gas, where the separation processes account for a large share of the …