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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,388 Views
22 Pages

26 August 2015

Promoting the development of renewable resources industry is an effective way to solve the problems of resources shortage and environmental pollution in China. In this paper, studies have found that “market structure” and “ownership structure”, namel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
8,730 Views
23 Pages

31 March 2017

Among the regulatory policies, feed-in tariffs (FIT) and renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are the most popular to promote the development of renewable energy power industry. They can significantly contribute to the expansion of domestic industrial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,319 Views
19 Pages

24 October 2023

Based on the industry life cycle theory, this study investigates the influence mechanism of renewable energy industry subsidies on industry development. Using data from 78 public Chinese electric power enterprises in the A-share market from 2011 thro...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,928 Views
7 Pages

Renewable Heating and Cooling Solutions for Buildings and Industry

  • Andrea Frazzica,
  • Régis Decorme,
  • Marco Calderoni,
  • Alessandra Cuneo,
  • Zuzana Taťáková,
  • Rossano Scoccia,
  • Uli Jakob,
  • Daniel Carbonell,
  • Sotirios Karellas and
  • Claudia Fabiani
  • + 9 authors

This workshop brought together a selection of H2020 EU-funded projects involving experts from the biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, and heat pump sectors to discuss a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,065 Views
19 Pages

19 October 2022

The ongoing move toward carbon neutrality in Europe and, more recently, towards reducing Russian natural gas as an energy source poses a significant challenge to energy-intensive processes such as the German chemical industry. While many current rese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
7,634 Views
13 Pages

16 January 2018

In recent years, environmental issues are attracting widespread attention by various countries around the world. In this context, the renewable energy industry has become a stimulus point for economic development and has great potential for developme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
9,768 Views
16 Pages

Impacts of FDI Renewable Energy Technology Spillover on China’s Energy Industry Performance

  • Weiwei Liu,
  • Xiandong Xu,
  • Zhile Yang,
  • Jianyu Zhao and
  • Jing Xing

29 August 2016

Environmental friendly renewable energy plays an indispensable role in energy industry development. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in advanced renewable energy technology spillover is promising to improve technological capability and promote China’s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,550 Views
14 Pages

2 January 2020

The trade-off between economic growth and ecological improvement has always become an important and difficult issue for many countries, especially for developing countries. Due to a long-term extensive economic growth pattern, the regional resource a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,102 Views
23 Pages

6 April 2021

Venture capital (VC) is a critical source of finance for renewable energy ventures. Importantly, VC investments are made in rounds. In higher rounds: (1) the availability of capital drops—we find that less than 50% of renewable energy ventures receiv...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,331 Views
18 Pages

100% Renewable Energy for Austria’s Industry: Scenarios, Energy Carriers and Infrastructure Requirements

  • Roman Geyer,
  • Sophie Knöttner,
  • Christian Diendorfer,
  • Gerwin Drexler-Schmid and
  • Verena Alton

18 February 2021

The need for decarbonization raises several questions. How can renewable energy supply for the industrial sector be realized in the long term? Furthermore, how must the existing energy system be transformed to achieve the ambitious climate targets in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,743 Views
38 Pages

Renewable Energy Share in European Industry: Analysis and Extrapolation of Trends in EU Countries

  • Bożena Gajdzik,
  • Rafał Nagaj,
  • Radosław Wolniak,
  • Dominik Bałaga,
  • Brigita Žuromskaitė and
  • Wiesław Wes Grebski

22 May 2024

The strategic objective of world climate policy is the decarbonization of industries, aiming to achieve “net-zero” emissions by 2050, as outlined in the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement. This transition entails increasing the u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,473 Views
19 Pages

21 September 2023

In line with the fourth industrial revolution, most countries have imposed a variety of regulations or policies for the goals of energy conservation, sustainable development, and industrial transition. Renewable energy production and its production p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
221 Citations
20,327 Views
21 Pages

Power-to-Steel: Reducing CO2 through the Integration of Renewable Energy and Hydrogen into the German Steel Industry

  • Alexander Otto,
  • Martin Robinius,
  • Thomas Grube,
  • Sebastian Schiebahn,
  • Aaron Praktiknjo and
  • Detlef Stolten

1 April 2017

This paper analyses some possible means by which renewable power could be integrated into the steel manufacturing process, with techniques such as blast furnace gas recirculation (BF-GR), furnaces that utilize carbon capture, a higher share of electr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,220 Views
15 Pages

Decarbonizing Hard-to-Abate Sectors with Renewable Hydrogen: A Real Case Application to the Ceramics Industry

  • Jorge Sousa,
  • Inês Azevedo,
  • Cristina Camus,
  • Luís Mendes,
  • Carla Viveiros and
  • Filipe Barata

25 July 2024

Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources is a valuable energy carrier for linking growing renewable electricity generation with the hard-to-abate sectors, such as cement, steel, glass, chemical, and ceramics industries. In this context, this p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,572 Views
25 Pages

7 October 2023

This paper is aimed at systematically reviewing the literature on the interface of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM), Industry 4.0 and renewable energy. The aims of this review are to ascertain current state of the art in GSCM practices, to critic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,125 Views
31 Pages

17 March 2025

The marine industry’s low-carbon transition is critical to enhancing industrial competitiveness. This study empirically investigates how green finance, renewable energy development, and their synergistic effects influence the marine industry&rs...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,706 Views
41 Pages

8 November 2024

The cement industry is a significant contributor (around 8%) to CO2 global emissions. About 60% of the industry’s emissions come from limestone calcination, which is essential for clinker production, while 40% are the result of fuel combustion....

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,194 Views
20 Pages

29 March 2023

On the one hand, the twin perspectives of the construction industry and urban agglomeration proliferate economic prosperity. However, on the other hand, construction activities and increased population density give rise to environmental challenges. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
3,697 Views
21 Pages

Investment and Innovation Activity of Renewable Energy Sources in the Electric Power Industry in the South-Eastern Region of Ukraine

  • Dariusz Sala,
  • Iryna Bashynska,
  • Olena Pavlova,
  • Kostiantyn Pavlov,
  • Nelia Chorna and
  • Roman Chornyi

1 March 2023

Nowadays, the Ukrainian electricity industry is experiencing difficult conditions, as it is operating in a mode of depletion of its production potential. At the same time, the transition to sustainable and renewable energy is the necessary basis for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,581 Views
18 Pages

9 October 2023

The study presents a comparative analysis of the financial standing of renewable- and conventional-energy-generating companies domiciled in the European Union, and explores factors contributing to their operating performance and financing needs. The...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,555 Views
18 Pages

Renewable Power and Heat for the Decarbonisation of Energy-Intensive Industries

  • Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez,
  • Alejandro Fresneda-Cruz,
  • Asier Rueda,
  • Olgu Birgi,
  • Cosette Khawaja,
  • Rainer Janssen,
  • Bas Davidis,
  • Patrick Reumerman,
  • Martijn Vis and
  • Clara Jarauta-Córdoba
  • + 2 authors

22 December 2022

The present review provides a catalogue of relevant renewable energy (RE) technologies currently available (regarding the 2030 scope) and to be available in the transition towards 2050 for the decarbonisation of Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs). RE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
11,458 Views
22 Pages

Transformation of Industrial Land in Urban Renewal in Shenzhen, China

  • Yani Lai,
  • Ke Chen,
  • Jinming Zhang and
  • Feihu Liu

4 October 2020

The redevelopment and transformation of industrial land has become an important part of urban renewal in China. This study adopts a spatial perspective to investigate the transformation of industrial land in Shenzhen based on a set of reliable data o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
105 Citations
6,545 Views
12 Pages

Industrialization and CO2 Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Mitigating Role of Renewable Electricity

  • Urszula Mentel,
  • Elżbieta Wolanin,
  • Mansur Eshov and
  • Raufhon Salahodjaev

27 January 2022

This study aims to explore the relationship between industry value added, renewable energy, and CO2 emissions in a sample of 44 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000–2015. This study makes several important contributions to extant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,928 Views
32 Pages

7 July 2023

A more scientific, objective, and reasonable renewal orientation is gradually becoming a research hotspot in the field of industrial heritage conservation and renewal. This study selected five samples to carry out field investigation and face-to-face...

  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
6,344 Views
30 Pages

Multi-Criteria Method for the Selection of Renewable Energy Sources in the Polish Industrial Sector

  • Robert Ulewicz,
  • Dominika Siwiec,
  • Andrzej Pacana,
  • Magdalena Tutak and
  • Jarosław Brodny

22 April 2021

Rational decision-making requires assessing the advantages and disadvantages of options, including nonmarket effects (such as environmental effects). This also applies to strategic decision-making in the industrial sector to select alternative renewa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
11,659 Views
42 Pages

Progress in Active Infrared Imaging for Defect Detection in the Renewable and Electronic Industries

  • Xinfeng Zhao,
  • Yangjing Zhao,
  • Shunchang Hu,
  • Hongyan Wang,
  • Yuyan Zhang and
  • Wuyi Ming

27 October 2023

In recent years, infrared thermographic (IRT) technology has experienced notable advancements and found widespread applications in various fields, such as renewable industry, electronic industry, construction, aviation, and healthcare. IRT technology...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
12,617 Views
24 Pages

11 January 2021

Industrial heritage reflects the development track of human production activities and witnessed the rise and fall of industrial civilization. As one of the earliest countries in the world to start the Industrial Revolution, Belgium has a rich industr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,394 Views
18 Pages

12 May 2019

It is believed that renewable energy may become a dominant energy in the future. However, whether renewable energy can promote industry development like the use of fossil energy is still unknown. This paper uses social accounting matrix (SAM) multipl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,379 Views
12 Pages

Does Renewable Energy Sector Affect Industrialization-CO2 Emissions Nexus in Europe and Central Asia?

  • Grzegorz Mentel,
  • Waldemar Tarczyński,
  • Marek Dylewski and
  • Raufhon Salahodjaev

13 August 2022

Current research assesses the impact of industrialization and the renewable energy sector on greenhouse gas emissions, proxied by CO2 emissions in Europe and Central Asia. We rely on a two-step system GMM estimator on a sample of 48 countries over th...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,284 Views
12 Pages

Industrial catalysts are accelerating the global transition toward renewable energy, serving as enablers for innovative technologies that enhance efficiency, lower costs, and improve environmental sustainability. This review explores the pivotal role...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,789 Views
20 Pages

This paper investigates hydrogen’s potential to accelerate the energy transition in hard-to-abate sectors, such as steel, petrochemicals, glass, cement, and paper. The goal is to assess how hydrogen, produced from renewable sources, can foster...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,228 Views
18 Pages

12 February 2025

In the context of high-quality urban renewal, we recognize that heritage renewal must align with sustainable conservation. As an important part of cultural heritage, we find that the conservation value of industrial heritage is often undermined in th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,862 Views
19 Pages

Integrating Renewable Energy Solutions in Small-Scale Industrial Facilities

  • Laila Zemite,
  • Jevgenijs Kozadajevs,
  • Leo Jansons,
  • Ilmars Bode,
  • Egils Dzelzitis and
  • Karina Palkova

6 June 2024

The purpose of this study was to analyze the economical suitability of numerous on-site renewable electricity generation technologies which were intended to be used in a recently built industrial facility designed and utilized as a warehouse. The fac...

  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
14,687 Views
19 Pages

14 February 2019

The development of renewable energy in Indonesia is still in a relatively fledgling state, yet it is forecast to increase. The Government of Indonesia has formulated and implemented several strategic programs, compiled under several binding framework...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,512 Views
16 Pages

26 November 2019

In recent decades, manufacturing industries in Europe have undergone a deep transformation due to global market competition, automation, and adaptation to globalized production patterns. The impact of deindustrialization and regional restructuring ha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,481 Views
16 Pages

23 August 2019

Currently, the majority of world economies (even those located in the sunbelt (+/− 35 degrees of latitude with good sunshine with low seasonality) uses various types of fossil fuels as the main source of energy for their economies. However, thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
601 Views
31 Pages

29 December 2025

Post-industrial waterfronts have become key arenas of urban transformation, where heritage, public space and social equity intersect. This study examined the Xuhui Waterfront in Shanghai under the ‘One River, One Creek’ initiative, which...

  • Review
  • Open Access
535 Views
34 Pages

Life Cycle Optimization of Circular Industrial Processes: Advances in By-Product Recovery for Renewable Energy Applications

  • Kyriaki Kiskira,
  • Sofia Plakantonaki,
  • Nikitas Gerolimos,
  • Konstantinos Kalkanis,
  • Emmanouela Sfyroera,
  • Fernando Coelho and
  • Georgios Priniotakis

The global shift toward renewable energy and circular economy models requires industrial systems that minimize waste and recover value across entire life cycles. This review synthesizes recent advances in by-product recovery technologies supporting r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,327 Views
20 Pages

Resonance of Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Industrial Enterprises in the Food Industry

  • Katarzyna Liczmańska-Kopcewicz,
  • Paula Pypłacz and
  • Agnieszka Wiśniewska

19 August 2020

Investments in renewable energy sources are an important direction in the development of modern economies. Motivating organizations to include appropriate investments in their development strategies becomes an essential issue. It seems clear that org...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,141 Views
44 Pages

2 December 2025

In response to the coexistence of multi-objective conflicts and environmental complexity in the renewal of contemporary urban industrial heritage, this study develops a simulation and decision-making methodology for architectural and environmental re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,061 Views
29 Pages

Optimal Operation of an Industrial Microgrid within a Renewable Energy Community: A Case Study of a Greentech Company

  • Matteo Fresia,
  • Tommaso Robbiano,
  • Martina Caliano,
  • Federico Delfino and
  • Stefano Bracco

20 July 2024

The integration of renewable energy sources in the European power system is one of the main goals set by the European Union. In order to ease this integration, in recent years, Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) have been introduced that aim to incr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,376 Views
23 Pages

Towards the Decarbonization of Industrial Districts through Renewable Energy Communities: Techno-Economic Feasibility of an Italian Case Study

  • Francesca Ceglia,
  • Elisa Marrasso,
  • Chiara Martone,
  • Giovanna Pallotta,
  • Carlo Roselli and
  • Maurizio Sasso

14 March 2023

In Europe, the recast of Directive 2018/2001 defined Renewable Energy Communities as innovative configurations for renewable energy sharing between different end user types. In this regard, this work aims to assess the benefits following the constitu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,962 Views
25 Pages

11 September 2025

Middle-income economies contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions as they pursue economic development, creating an urgent need to understand emission drivers. This article investigates the impact of renewable energy use, financial development,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
5,896 Views
14 Pages

21 February 2020

This study analyzes the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI), economic growth, industrial structure, renewable and nuclear energy, and urbanization on Korean greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1981 to 2014. The cointegration relationship of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,905 Views
27 Pages

20 January 2025

In recent years, the in-depth implementation of China’s “shifting from secondary industries to tertiary industries” policy, coupled with the accelerating pace of urban renewal, has positioned the transformation and reuse of industri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,586 Views
25 Pages

15 April 2025

This study investigates the industrial electricity pricing (IEP) profiles of 22 OECD countries to understand the effect of renewable energy and taxes on overall prices. Clustering analysis was performed on pricing data from the year 2000 to 2018 to o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,268 Views
19 Pages

19 December 2022

This study aims to design and optimize a backup renewable energy station and possibility of the grid-connected hybrid photovoltaic (PV) power system for firms in 2nd Jeddah industrial city workshops. Wind and solar energy potentials were examined, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,455 Views
22 Pages

Exploring the Effects of Renewable Energy, Energy Consumption, and Industrial Growth on Saudi Arabia’s Environmental Footprint: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Analysis

  • Mwahib Gasmelsied Ahmed Mohammed,
  • Sufian Eltayeb Mohamed Abdel-Gadir,
  • Faizah Alsulami,
  • Sonia Mannai,
  • Lamia Arfaoui,
  • Khalid Alharbi,
  • Amal Abdulmajeed Qassim and
  • Mahmoud Mokhtar Alsafy

16 December 2024

This study explores the long-run relationship among the environmental footprint (EnF), renewable energy consumption, energy use, industrial growth, and urbanization in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 2023, employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,333 Views
41 Pages

15 January 2024

The transition from traditional fuel-dependent energy systems to renewable energy-based systems has been extensively embraced worldwide. Demand-side flexibility is essential to support the power grid with carbon-free generation (e.g., solar, wind.) i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,107 Views
29 Pages

7 February 2025

This paper presents a new approach to optimize the clustering of industrial users and to determine the appropriate size of photovoltaic (PV) systems in renewable energy communities (RECs). By combining data including each company’s energy consu...

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