GX & Decarbonization Research

Risheng Gao, Xiaofen Li, Wen Wang +3

This study examines the impact of China's major grain-producing areas policy on coordinating grain supply security and low-carbon agricultural development. Using a DID approach, it finds that the policy significantly improves their coordina…

Xiaoyi Zhang, Yichen Ruan, Shaohua Wang +2

This study proposes a multi-source data-driven diagnostic framework for assessing Hangzhou's cycling system, integrating NDVI, POI, traffic data, and more. Using 12 indicators across convenience, vitality, and safety, it reveals a center-pe…

Jianfeng Zhu, Jiayu Jin, Luying Ju +4

This study develops a low-carbon composite flocculant (FCC) using calcium carbide residue (CCR) and cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) to enhance dewatering of engineering waste slurry, optimized via WSO–SVM hybrid algorithm. Experimental and m…

Mohammad Borhani, Mehdi Ashjaee, Ehsan Houshfar

This study proposes a solar-hybrid system for co-production of low-carbon hydrogen, electricity, and freshwater, using 4E (energy, exergy, economic, environmental) modeling and machine learning-assisted optimization.

Qi Zhang, Yifei Chen, Yifei Chen +5

This study proposes a combination of TaN coating on stainless steel and Ta sputtering on carbon paper to reduce internal resistance in PEMFCs. The synergistic effect significantly lowers contact resistance, potentially improving fuel cell o…

Pedro Augusto Bertucci Lima, Octaviano Rojas Luiz, Janine Fleith de Medeiros +2

This paper suggests that personal benefits, such as cost savings and convenience, are more important than environmental motives in adopting low-carbon mobility. It offers insights for designing effective behavior change policies and marketi…

Can Li, Shiwei Zhou, Yonggang Wei +2

This study proposes a low-carbon metallurgical process for recovering iron from copper slag using hydrogen reduction. By replacing carbon with hydrogen as a reductant, it reduces CO2 emissions and enables sustainable iron recovery. Likely b…

Jeng Shiun Lim, Petro Kapustenko, Olga Arsenyeva +2

This paper explores pathways to optimize thermal energy systems for a low-carbon future, focusing on energy efficiency improvements and integration of renewables to support industrial decarbonization.

James Chakwizira

This paper analyzes South Africa's low-carbon public transport transitions using the multi-level perspective (MLP) framework. It highlights challenges such as rapid urbanization, climate change, and aging infrastructure, and argues that a j…

Junyi Liu, Qiyan Sun, Jiabing Chen +7

This paper reviews advances in electrochemical-catalytic oxidation for organic pollution control within a carbon neutrality framework, discussing principles, applications, and environmental implications.

Karolina Sobieraj, Karolina Giez, Andrzej Białowiec

This study investigates carbon monoxide (CO) emissions in enclosed and open composting facilities. Results show that while enclosed systems reduce environmental emissions, they lead to hazardous CO levels for workers, exceeding EPA limits a…

Evgeniy Samarin

This paper describes a new complex target design for laser thermonuclear fusion that uses shock waves instead of radiation to compress the fuel. This approach aims to reduce inhomogeneities, instabilities, and energy losses. Experimental te…

Megan Mullin

A survey experiment on US local elected officials' support for climate-related property buyouts finds significantly greater support for low-income recipients than wealthy ones, even with identical cost recovery. The effect amplifies after c…

Gideon Ndubuisi, Christian Urom, Ramzi Benkraiem

This paper analyzes the systemic interdependence and market-specific dynamics of minerals critical for the energy transition. It examines how global risk factors affect mineral supply and the role of evolving policy landscapes.

Oleg Chevtchenko, Elena Chevtchenko, O Shevchenko

This paper presents the Circular Energy Silicon Grid (CSG), a strategic masterplan for a closed-loop national energy system using silicon as an energy carrier. Surplus renewable electricity is stored by reducing quartz sand to silicon metal…

Володимир Артюшенко

This paper theoretically substantiates pedagogical conditions for developing entrepreneurial competence in future masters installing and maintaining renewable energy systems, set against Ukraine's energy transition accelerated by war. It id…

Sakine Owjimehr, Ali AbediGhahi, Hamideh Yazdanpanah

This study analyzes the environmental effects of FDI using a network PageRank indicator and renewable energy transition as a threshold. Using a dynamic panel threshold model for 126 countries (2009-2022), it finds that at high renewable ene…

Oleg Chevtchenko, Elena Chevtchenko, O Shevchenko

This paper presents the strategic masterplan for the Circular Energy Silicon Grid (CSG), a closed-loop national energy system for the Netherlands. It stores surplus renewable electricity by reducing silicon dioxide to silicon metal, then ox…

Lin Han, Nino Kordzakhia, Stefan Trueck

This paper analyzes dispatch-weighted prices (DWPs) and earnings-at-risk (EaR) for different generation technologies in the Australian National Electricity Market. Dispatchable generators (hydro, natural gas, battery storage) achieve higher…

Vourdoubas John

This paper analyzes the feasibility of decarbonizing food processing industries (olive mills, wineries, cheese plants) in Crete, Greece, using renewable energy technologies such as solar PV, solar thermal, biomass, and heat pumps. It finds …