Academic Articles & Research Papers

Treatment and Disposal Methods of Concentrate Stream of Seawater Reverse Osmosis- A Review

The exponentially multiplying population of the world demands increasing freshwater resources. Thelimited resources comprising less than 3% of the earth’s water resources are getting polluted at an alarming rate. To deal with this situation...

Coordination of Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging in a Stochastic Framework: A Decentralized Tax/Incentive-Based Mechanism to Reach Global Optimality

We address the problem of charging plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in a decentralized way and under stochastic dynamics affecting the real-time electricity tariff. The model is formulated as a Nash equilibrium seeking problem, where player...

Analysis of amplitude domain characteristics in complex dynamic power signals and their impact on the error of electricity meter

Aiming at the influence of the fast, large range and random change of dynamic load current on the electricity metering, this paper firstly establishes a non-stationary random process modulation model and bimodal modulation model for complex...

Mathematical Methods for Physicists

This text is designed for an intermediate-level, two-semester undergraduate course in mathematical physics. It provides an accessible account of most of the current, important mathematical tools required in physics these days. It is assumed...

Memory and Synaptic Devices Based on Emerging 2D Ferroelectricity

Abstract Memory devices are an essential part of modern electronics. Efforts to move beyond the traditional “read” and “write” of digital information in volatile and non‐volatile memory devices are leading to the rapid growth of neuromorphi...

Migrant Workers in the Middle East: Not an In Shah Allah Situation

The Middle East is seen by many developing nations as a region of opportunity and prosperity. With the cost of living spiralling, coupled with mass unemployment, most Indian families are left economically strangulated. Education, healthcare...

THE MULTI-VECTOR NATURE OF HUNGARY’S EASTERN POLICY

The author attempts to trace the development of the eastern direction of Hungary’s foreign policy, which received the name «Opening to the East» with the return in 2010 to the Hungarian policy of Viktor Orban’s cabinet. The reason for the s...

The energy policy in Spain: the case of the sector of the electricity

In this article the recent electricity policy in Spain is analysed. Firstly, the paper study how the goals were established, afterword it explains the design of the economic policy and finally their results are hi-ghlighted. The article conc...

Accesses to water, electricity, and sustainable development: evidence from the Amazonian State of Parà

According to the UN's Sustainable Development Agenda, to effectively achieve sustainable development, strategies for building economic growth should also address social needs, including access to essential services. Sustainable integrated m...

A review of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) incorporation in the hydrogen production process

Integrating the photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system in green hydrogen production is an improvement in sustainable energy technologies. In PV/T systems, solar energy is converted into electricity and thermal energy simultaneously using hot wa...

Techno-economic feasibility analyses of grid- connected solar photovoltaic power plants for small scale industries of Punjab, Pakistan

The globally soaring energy prices and electricity shortfall are major hurdles in the economic development of Pakistan. To cope with periodic power outages, small and medium enterprise (SME) business owners have to fall back on alternate po...

State of the Art and Environmental Aspects of Plant Microbial Fuel Cells’ Application

Environmental pollution is becoming ubiquitous; it has a negative impact on ecosystem diversity and worsens the quality of human life. This review discusses the possibility of applying the plant microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) technology for c...

An Optimization Model for Reliability Improvement and Cost Reduction Through EV Smart Charging

There is a general concern that the increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) will result in higher aging failure probability of equipment and reduced network reliability. The electricity costs may also increase, due to the exacerba...

Cybersecurity in the Electricity Sector

Cybersecurity and the Smarter Grid

Reliability remains a fundamental principle of grid modernization efforts, but in today's world, reliability requires cybersecurity. This article discusses energy sector partnerships that are designing cybersecurity into the smart grid with...

Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic and Exergoenvironmental Impact Analyses and Optimization of Various Geothermal Power Cycle Configurations

Energy, exergy, and exergoeconomic evaluations of various geothermal configurations are reported. The main operational and economic parameters of the cycles are evaluated and compared. Multi-objective optimization of the cycles is conducted...

Consumo de energia, emissões de co2 e a geração de renda e emprego no agronegócio brasileiro: uma análise insumo–produto

The article evaluates the structure of Brazilian agribusiness in their components such as income, employment, sectorial energy consumption, and CO2 emissions. An energy matrix with 56 consumer sectors compatible with the 56 sectors of Brazi...

A Pythagorean Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach for Iran’s Electricity Sustainability as a Case Study for Developing Economies

Transition to renewable electricity faces diverse challenges, the systemic interdependencies of which are still underexplored. This study applies a Pythagorean Fuzzy Cognitive Map (PFCM) to analyze and prioritize challenges of transitioning...

Oxidation‐etching induced morphology regulation of Cu catalysts for high‐performance electrochemical N2 reduction

Abstract Renewable‐electricity‐driven N2 reduction is an attractive approach for ambient NH3 synthesis, but active electrocatalysts are needed to enable the N2 reduction reaction. Monolithic electrodes with active components anchored on con...

A multi-year analysis of Canadian Arctic historical weather data in support of solar and wind renewable energy deployment

This work explores the importance of renewable resource temporal distribution for solar and wind energy deployment in Arctic communities to meet building and ancillary loads. An analysis of ten years of historic weather data was performed f...