Process Design & Economic Analysis of Methane Pyrolysis for Production of Hydrogen from Natural gas

There is an increase in the amount of CO2 emissions in the past few decades and the process of capturing it back is at a much lower rate. The need of the hour is to reduce the emission rate or even avoid producing them in certain aspects. There is a transition towards renewable energy sources<br/>that could help us maintain the balance required....

Agroforestry as an approach to reduce the water footprint in a profitable way in the Maule Region, Chile: Study from an agroforestry case study to measure the potential for water savings in the watersheds of the Maule Region

The food system is strongly related to the pressure of our planetary boundaries, being responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, land use change, biodiversity loss, biochemical flows, and freshwater use. The dominant system in food production is monoculture, using agrochemicals and motorized equipment. However,...

The impact of recycled cement paste in the development of sustainable mortar

Nowadays environmental issues like the depletion of the natural resources and the pollution of the environment have led many researchers to make new projects about the reuse of waste from construction and demolition again in concrete industry. Among available solutions are the partial replacement of cement with recycled ultrafine particles (RUP)...

Influence of the European Electricity Market on the System Design of Airborne Wind Energy: A method to quantify the merit order effect of wind power on the revenue generation of the systems

Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a new generation of wind energy technology which uses tethered kites to reach the stronger and steadier high altitude wind resource. Research and development of AWE has been accelerated in the last two decades. Around 40 institutions around the world are working on their own concepts and architectures of the...

An environmental and economic assessment of solar photovoltaics and nuclear energy in Maharashtra, India

Maharashtra, the second largest state in India in terms of population and area, is a fast-developing economy and meeting its electricity demand is crucial for its economic growth. Currently, power production is causing severe environmental and security issues mainly because of the reliance on coal plants in the state. In order to meet SDG 7 ...

Multi-criteria analysis of the Energy wall: Feasibility study of the deployment of Solar Noise barriers around the Rotterdam Ring road

The rapid growth of the PV industry has meant that prices have been falling steeply, making them more accessible for a wider range of applications. The combined use of noise barriers as energy generating facilities, usually coined as PVNBs has been occurring since the late 80’s. It has not realised wide spread implementation, remaining mostly in...