Decarbonizing the building sector is crucial for mitigating climate change, reducing carbon emissions, and achieving an energy production–consumption balance. This research aims to identify key design principles and strategies to enhance energy...
At present time, China’s power systems face significant challenges in integrating large-scale renewable energy and reducing the curtailed renewable energy. In order to avoid the curtailment of renewable energy, the power systems need significan...
Namibia’s strategy to lessen reliance on electricity imports and move toward sustainable energy includes integrating its abundant renewable energy resources—particularly solar and wind—into its grid. Although there are advantages of...
As the global transition toward sustainable energy gains momentum, integrating electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage, and renewable energy sources has become a pivotal strategy. This paper analyses the interplay between EVs, energy storage, and ren...
Rapid integration of renewable energy into the electric grid has ramifications for grid management and planning. Therefore, system operators have formulated grid code requirements to ensure that the grid continues to operate in a secure, safe, and co...
In recent years, many applications have been developed for the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) into the grid in order to satisfy the demand requirement of a clean and reliable electricity generation. Increasing the number of RES creates...
Electrically isolated island power systems expose the limits of renewable expansion when installed capacity growth is not matched by sufficient flexibility and absorption capability. This study examines the transformation of Gran Canaria’s powe...
This study delves into power system flexibility, with a keen focus on the integration of variable renewable electricity generation into power grids. Two scenarios were analyzed. The base scenario revealed an aging grid, insufficient generation capaci...
Insular power systems represent an asset and an excellent starting point for the development and analysis of innovative tools and technologies. The integration of renewable energy resources that has taken place in several islands in the south of Euro...
Modern agricultural systems heavily rely on carbon-intensive energy inputs, emphasizing the urgent need to assess and optimize specific crop supply chains from thermodynamic and environmental perspectives. This study presents a comprehensive cumulati...
Buildings account for nearly 40% of global energy use and 36% of CO2 emissions, positioning Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) as vital for climate mitigation. However, large-scale adoption remains limited by technical, economic, and policy barriers....
The increasing demand for reliable and sustainable electricity has driven the development of microgrids (MGs) as a solution for decentralized energy distribution. This study reviews advancements in MG planning and optimization for renewable energy in...
With the rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy generation, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology has emerged as a promising approach for transforming EVs from passive charging loads into flexible distributed energy storage resources...
DC micro-grids are emerging as a promising solution for efficiently integrating renewable energy into power systems. These systems offer increased flexibility and enhanced energy management, making them ideal for applications such as heat pump (HP) s...
The increasing deployment of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs), particularly wind and solar power, plays a critical role in reducing carbon emissions and supporting sustainable energy transitions. However, the large-scale integration of RESs into smart...
Integration of renewable energy sources into existing residential and communal district heating systems requires technical adjustments and corrections. Measures aimed at reducing heat consumption at the points of delivery have a similar impact. This...
The integration of renewable energy sources, particularly photovoltaic (PV) solar, is increasingly challenged by the limited flexibility and storage capacity of actual energy systems. Hydrogen produced via renewable-powered electrolysis offers a prom...
High wind and photovoltaic (PV) penetration reshapes intra-annual residual energy demand and changes hydropower generation space and operating patterns. Conventional medium- to long-term scheduling methods struggle to coordinate renewable-energy inte...
This study focuses on determining the impacts and potential value of unmanaged and managed uni-directional and bi-directional charging of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) to integrate intermittent renewable resources in California in the year 2030. T...
The future European power system is projected to rely heavily on variable renewable energy sources (VRES), primarily wind and solar generation. However, the difficulties inherent to storing the primary energy of these sources is expected to pose sign...
The rapid growth of renewable energy is driving a profound transformation of electricity grids toward architectures characterized by high shares of inverter-based generation, increased decentralization, and extensive digitalization. While wind and so...
Vietnam is widely considered as an energy-intensive economy. Renewable energy integration has been set as an important goal in the country’s revised Power Development Plan 7 (PDP7). This study first conducted a generation adequacy assessment using th...
The strong demand for sustainable energy supplies had escalated the discovery, and intensive research into cleaner energy sources, as well as efficient energy management practices. In the context of the circular economy, the efforts target not only t...
The expanding integration of wind and photovoltaic (PV) energy is disrupting the power system planning processes. Their incorporation poses limitations to forecasting due to their inherent variability. This review compiles a total of ninety studies c...
Electric power systems are currently confronted with a fundamental paradigm change related to its planning and operation, mainly caused by the massive integration of renewables. To allow higher penetration of them within existing grid infrastructures...
The mining industry is among the most energy-intensive sectors and remains highly dependent on fossil fuels, particularly in remote, cold-climate regions where access to centralized electricity grids is limited. This dependence poses significant chal...
Decarbonization of transport is a key element of the energy transition and of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Integration of renewable energy into transport systems is assessed together with the potential of electric, hybrid, hydrogen, a...
This article comprehensively reviews strategies for optimal microgrid planning, focusing on integrating renewable energy sources. The study explores heuristic, mathematical, and hybrid methods for microgrid sizing and optimization-based energy manage...
This paper reviews renewable energy integration with the electrical power grid through the use of advanced solutions at the device and system level, using smart operation with better utilisation of design margins and power flow optimisation with mach...
The mining industry is a key contributor to Western Australia’s economy, with over 130 mining operations that produce critical minerals such as iron ore, gold, and lithium. Ensuring a reliable and continuous energy supply is vital for these ope...
The global power sector is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the rapid expansion of variable renewable energy sources, supported by climate commitments and increasingly competitive technologies. This shift heightens the need for operatio...
Power system security is increasingly endangered due to novel power flow situations caused by the growing integration of distributed generation. Consequently, grid operators are forced to request the curtailment of distributed generators to ensure th...
Propelled by the “dual-carbon” strategy, green and intelligent ports are rapidly advancing toward low-carbon and intelligent development. However, the large-scale incorporation of renewable energy and the extensive electrification of tran...
The thermal performance and energy efficiency of buildings are critical factors in achieving sustainable energy systems as energy needs for heating and cooling are expected to represent more than 50% of global final energy consumption. This study ana...
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...
Island communities that depend on mainland grid connections face substantial risks when natural disasters sever undersea or overhead cables, often resulting in long-lasting outages. This paper presents a comprehensive and novel two-part methodologica...
Thermal power units (TPUs) play a crucial role in accommodating the high penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs) like wind turbines (WTs) and photovoltaics (PVs). This paper proposes an evaluation framework to quantitatively analyze the flexib...
Under the global impetus toward carbon peak and carbon neutrality, large-scale renewable energy integration has become a key driver in transforming traditional power grids into new power systems. Meanwhile, the growing adoption of advanced artificial...
The large-scale integration of electric vehicles (EVs) presents both challenges and opportunities for power grid stability and renewable energy utilization. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology enables EVs to serve as mobile energy storage units, facilit...
This paper aims to evaluate the overarching relationships between International Inbound Tourism Demand (IITD), regional trade integration and Renewable Energy Transition (RET) in the context of selected South Asian economies between 1990 and 2016. Th...
Most Transmission System Operators (TSOs) rely on seasonally static line rating models based on extreme weather conditions to determine the transmission capacity of power lines. These conservative rating approaches constrain grid capacity, limiting t...
The reliance on imported fuels for electricity generation and internal transportation in insular electrical systems has historically posed a significant challenge due to their geographic isolation. The vulnerability of insular ecosystems to pollution...
Driven by China’s carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and the low-carbon transition of offshore oil and gas operations, the integration of offshore oil and gas with wind, solar, marine, and hydrogen energy is emerging as an important pat...
The integration of renewable energy sources into isolated microgrids introduces significant power fluctuations due to their intermittent nature. This study addresses the need for advanced power smoothing methods to enhance the stability of isolated n...
The global transition to renewable energy sources (RESs) is accelerating to combat the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and mitigate their devastating environmental impact. However, the increasing integration of large-scale intermittent RESs, such as...
Buildings account for 40% of global energy consumption and one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy systems (RESs), such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and geothermal heat pumps, are critical technological solutions for decarbonization. De...
To enhance access to efficient and low-carbon public transportation, the city of Alexandria, Egypt, has introduced a fleet of electric buses. Additionally, an ongoing project aims to upgrade and electrify the existing urban railway system, which is e...
The increasing penetration of renewable energy resources is central to global sustainability and decarbonisation goals, yet it introduces intermittency and voltage instability in modern distribution networks. Ensuring stable operation while maximisin...
The importance of microgrids has been acknowledged with the increasing amount of research in direct current (DC) microgrids. The main reason for this is the straightforward structure and efficient performance. In this research article, double integra...
Hybrid renewable energy integration (HREI) in rural regions has received limited scholarly attention due to heterogeneous resource endowments, complex development conditions, and multiple coordination challenges. To better understand the factors affe...
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