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Review

Energy Harvesting Opportunities in Geoenvironmental Engineering

by
Leonardo Marchiori
1,2,3,
Maria Vitoria Morais
1,2,3,
André Studart
1,2,3,
António Albuquerque
1,2,3,
Luis Andrade Pais
1,3,
Luis Ferreira Gomes
1,3 and
Victor Cavaleiro
1,3,*
1
Civil Engineering and Architecture Department, University of Beira Interior, Fonte Calçada do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
2
FibEnTech, Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
3
GeoBioTec, Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2024, 17(1), 215; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010215
Submission received: 10 November 2023 / Revised: 16 December 2023 / Accepted: 26 December 2023 / Published: 30 December 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable/Renewable Energy Systems Analysis and Optimization)
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Abstract

Geoenvironmental engineering involves defining solutions for complex problems, such as containment systems management, contaminant transport control, wastewater management, remediation of contaminated sites and valorization of geomaterials and wastes. In the last years, energy harvesting (EH)—or energy scavenging—methods and technologies have been developed to reduce the dependence on traditional energy sources, namely fossil fuels, and nuclear power, also responding to the increase in energy demands for human activities and to fulfill sustainable development goals. EH in geoenvironmental works and the surrounding soil and water environment includes a set of processes for capturing and accumulating energy from several sources considered wasted or unusable associated with soil dynamics; the stress and strain of geomaterials, hydraulic, vibrations, biochemical, light, heating and wind sources can be potential EH systems. Therefore, this work presents a review of the literature and critical analysis on the main opportunities for EH capturing, accumulating and use in geoenvironmental works, among basic electric concepts and mechanisms, analyzing these works in complex conditions involving biological-, chemical-, mechanical-, hydraulic- and thermal-coupled actions, concluding with the main investigation and challenges within geoenvironmental aspects for EH purposes.
Keywords: environmental engineering; geotechnics and geoenvironmental energy; geoenergy; energy harvesting; environmental impact environmental engineering; geotechnics and geoenvironmental energy; geoenergy; energy harvesting; environmental impact

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Marchiori, L.; Morais, M.V.; Studart, A.; Albuquerque, A.; Andrade Pais, L.; Ferreira Gomes, L.; Cavaleiro, V. Energy Harvesting Opportunities in Geoenvironmental Engineering. Energies 2024, 17, 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010215

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Marchiori L, Morais MV, Studart A, Albuquerque A, Andrade Pais L, Ferreira Gomes L, Cavaleiro V. Energy Harvesting Opportunities in Geoenvironmental Engineering. Energies. 2024; 17(1):215. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010215

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Marchiori, Leonardo, Maria Vitoria Morais, André Studart, António Albuquerque, Luis Andrade Pais, Luis Ferreira Gomes, and Victor Cavaleiro. 2024. "Energy Harvesting Opportunities in Geoenvironmental Engineering" Energies 17, no. 1: 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010215

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Marchiori, L., Morais, M. V., Studart, A., Albuquerque, A., Andrade Pais, L., Ferreira Gomes, L., & Cavaleiro, V. (2024). Energy Harvesting Opportunities in Geoenvironmental Engineering. Energies, 17(1), 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010215

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