GX & Decarbonization Research

Feng Wang, Yang Sun, Pengyue Wang +5

This paper predicts the carbon reduction capacity of coal-fired power plants when used as discharging units for medium-/low-temperature Carnot batteries, using an exergy-based approach. It quantitatively evaluates the decarbonization potent…

Yutong Yan, Xiaoran Niu, Zijun Wang +2

This study investigates the microstructure of coal-derived carbon from different coal ranks, evaluating their potential as low-cost anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. By clarifying how coal type affects carbon structure and electroch…

Shaik Kabeer Ahmed, Manisha R. Chikane, Suguna B Rao +4

This study evaluates alkali-activated metakaolin (MK) as a low-carbon binder alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in compressed earth blocks (CEBs). The 10% MK mix achieved optimal strength (3.83 MPa), excellent fire resistance, an…

Wei Pei, Chao Zhang, Tong Wang +4

China's petrochemical industry emits 470 Mt CO2 (about 4% of national total), yet lacks explicit policy targets for the 2030 carbon peak. This study systematically analyzes three technical routes—source reduction, process optimization, and …

Fang Wang, Meini Lin, Jiping Jiang +6

This paper revisits rule-based external carbon dosing in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to enable low-cost digital transformation for decarbonization. It targets full-scale implementation, improving energy efficiency and reducing carbo…

M.Y. Fattah, A. A. Al-Dossary, A. M. Awed +3

This paper examines low-carbon stabilization of granular pavement bases, combining mechanical performance and life cycle assessment (LCA). It suggests that alternative low-carbon materials can reduce environmental impact compared to convent…

Hongguan Wang, Wenke Jia, Jiahui Niu +3

This paper proposes a strategy for low-temperature, carbon-negative recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries using oxygen vacancy-mediated CO reduction. It aims to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions in recycling, contributing to ci…

Tianyu Wang, Junhong Yang, Yansong Li +5

This review comprehensively examines biomass pellet fuels from laboratory mechanisms to semi-industrial production and industrial applications, assessing their role in low-carbon energy transition. It highlights factors affecting pellet qua…

Fuchun Yang, Chen Luo, Jinbo Du

Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (2011-2021), this study examines the impact of the digital economy (DE) on agricultural carbon emissions (ACE) via fixed-effects, SYS-GMM, and Spatial Durbin models. DE significantly reduces local …

Abdul Majid Awan, Sarda Fawad Saleem

This replication package contains derived datasets, Stata 17 code, robustness-audit data, documentation, and checksums to reproduce the results of a study on spatial inequality in the environmental and economic effects of U.S. coal-plant re…

Wenqiang Guo, Yusheng Shi, Yongliang Yang +3

This paper analyzes the spatiotemporal evolution and drivers of China's energy-related methane emissions, highlighting reduction potentials and challenges for achieving carbon neutrality. It contributes to policy recommendations by consider…

Duan Lu, Xiaoming Liu, Feixiang Zan +5

This study analyzes spatiotemporal patterns of greenhouse gas emissions from China's waste management sector and proposes pathways to carbon neutrality. It identifies regional and temporal emission characteristics, offering insights for pri…

Bartlomiej Arendarczyk, Ankita Saxena, Almut Arneth +2

Climate mitigation scenarios often rely on bioenergy, but agrivoltaics can generate electricity with higher land use efficiency. Modeling shows replacing bioenergy with agrivoltaics requires 30 times less land, preserving 106 Mha of natural…

Nugroho Agung Pambudi, Budi Harjanto, Indra Mamad Gandidi +1

This study evaluates the energy, exergy, and environmental implications of retrofitting an existing single-flash geothermal power plant with a triple-flash brine recovery system, considering silica scaling effects. It provides a quantitativ…

Maria Kola-Bezka, Krzysztof Leki

This paper examines household energy sufficiency—reducing energy use to essential levels—during the energy crisis, analyzing the negotiation between comfort and conservation. It explores how household demand reduction contributes to the ene…

Fikayo Akeredolu

This article compares Nigeria's Mission 300 National Energy Compact and NDC 3.0, arguing that both articulate justice without institutionalizing it. It finds few mechanisms for affordability, participation, or protection of vulnerable group…

Carlos Mantilla, Chiara Bustreo, Francesco Gracceva +11

Fusion could provide firm carbon-free power, but commercialization is uncertain. Using the EUROfusion TIMES model, this study finds that a 21% share of global electricity by 2100 requires commercialization by 2040, fast capacity doubling, s…

Ashraf Sadat Pasandideh, Ghazaleh Ezaan

This study analyzes Iran's electricity and energy policies using the energy triangle framework (economic development, energy security/access, sustainability). Through thematic analysis of policy documents and energy balance sheets, it revea…

Jose Barrales-Ruiz, Pablo Neudörfer

This study analyzes how the economic value of green patents affects relative equity valuations of fossil-fuel (brown) and renewable (green) energy companies in the US from 2005 to 2020. Using local projections, it finds that increases in hi…

Fitsum S. Weldegiorgis, Kathleen Araujo, Cassie Koerner +1

Coal region transitions diverge due to structural and institutional factors. Using Q-methodology and 60 stakeholder interviews, the study identifies two transition rationales (environmental orientation and coal utilization) and three archet…