51 research outputs found
Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking
publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking journaltitle: Global Environmental Change articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.03.004 content_type: article copyright: © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Formic acid synthesis using COâ as raw material: Techno-economic and environmental evaluation and market potential
The future of carbon dioxide utilisation (CDU) processes, depend on (i) the future demand of synthesised products with COâ, (ii) the availability of captured and anthropogenic COâ, (iii) the overall COâ not emitted because of the use of the CDU process, and (iv) the economics of the plant. The current work analyses the mentioned statements through different technological, economic and environmental key performance indicators to produce formic acid from COâ, along with their potential use and penetration in the European context. Formic acid is a well-known chemical that has potential as hydrogen carrier and as fuel for fuel cells. This work utilises process flow modelling, with simulations developed in CHEMCAD, to obtain the energy and mass balances, and the purchase equipment cost of the formic acid plant. Through a financial analysis, with the net present value as selected metric, the price of the tonne of formic acid and of COâ are varied to make the CDU project financially feasible. According to our research, the process saves COâ emissions when compared to its corresponding conventional process, under specific conditions. The success or effectiveness of the CDU process will also depend on other technologies and/or developments, like the availability of renewable electricity and steam
Policy making and energy infrastructure change: A Nigerian case study of energy governance in the electricity sector
This paper focusses on investigating the underlying mechanisms and influences of the policy decision making
process and how it affects and impacts the governance of the Nigerian energy industry, and energy
infrastructure provisions. In-depth semi-structured interviews were used; all interviewees had been involved,
directly or indirectly, in energy infrastructure policy decisions in Nigeria. Five key themes subsequently emerged
as salient intra-country induced influences that were affecting the governance and performance of the Nigerian
energy sector: (1) competencies â i.e. practical knowledge of energy policy making; (2) expectations â i.e. past,
present, and forecasted future expectations from the energy industry; (3) legislation â i.e. institutionalized (and
unwritten) rules/procedures; (4) future visions â i.e. future vision of the energy industry/energy market; (5)
recruiting experts â i.e. recruiting new energy and public policy makers. In addition, three major inter-country
induced influences were also identified: (1) the changing dynamics of international and foreign aid; (2) the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; and (3) the Paris Agreements on Climate Change. The paper
concludes by highlighting the policy implications of these influences, and the consequences for policy makers in
the governance of the energy industry in ensuring a secured energy future
[Book Review] Energy security and cooperation in Eurasia. Power, profits and politics by Ekaterina Svyatets, Oxon, UK, Routledge Studies in Energy Policy, 2016.
In Energy Security and Cooperation in Eurasia, Power, Profits and Politics Ekaterina Svyatets makes an essential contribution in international relations and energy security studies literature by unraveling often taken for granted yet deterministic factors which enable or constrain energy cooperation between and among states
Division and resources evaluation of hydrocarbon plays in the Amu Darya basin, central Asia
The Effects of Diethyl Carbonate in Light Naphtha Blending to Utilize New Energy Resource
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