Pub Date : 2024-07-15DOI: 10.2174/0124054631315198240702104315
Brent S. Steel, E. Wolters, Tamara Krawchenko, Sadaf Farooq
This study aimed to investigate the determinants of renewable energy policy adoption by small and rural local governments in Cascadia. Small and rural local governments currently face many ongoing and numerous new challenges that complicate their task of sustaining current public services and programs. How government officials adapt to these changes can affect the long-term viability of local governments in both the U.S. and Canadian contexts. This study has examined the presence or absence of renewable energy programs in small and rural local governments in the “Cascadia” region of Canada and the U.S. (British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington). Using surveys and interviews of Cascadia local government leaders during the summer and fall of 2023, correlates of renewable energy policy adoption have been examined, including cultural, demographic, economic, and political factors. Key findings have indicated cities, experiencing population growth, and those with a progressive political orientation to be more inclined to adopt renewable energy policies. Conversely, remote communities have demonstrated a lower propensity for such adoption. Financial constraints, evidenced by the impact of inflation and the necessity for service cutbacks, have been found to negatively correlate with the consideration of renewable energy policies. This study has indicated renewable energy projects to be more often found or contemplated in areas being politically liberal, densely populated, and not predominantly rural. It could be beneficial in shifting the perception of renewable energy from being predominantly an environmental concern to being recognized for its economic benefits.
{"title":"Determinants of Small and Rural Local Governments’ Renewable Energy\u0000Program Adoption in Cascadia","authors":"Brent S. Steel, E. Wolters, Tamara Krawchenko, Sadaf Farooq","doi":"10.2174/0124054631315198240702104315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0124054631315198240702104315","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000This study aimed to investigate the determinants of renewable energy policy\u0000adoption by small and rural local governments in Cascadia.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Small and rural local governments currently face many ongoing and numerous new\u0000challenges that complicate their task of sustaining current public services and programs. How\u0000government officials adapt to these changes can affect the long-term viability of local governments in both the U.S. and Canadian contexts.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This study has examined the presence or absence of renewable energy programs in\u0000small and rural local governments in the “Cascadia” region of Canada and the U.S. (British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Using surveys and interviews of Cascadia local government leaders during the summer\u0000and fall of 2023, correlates of renewable energy policy adoption have been examined, including\u0000cultural, demographic, economic, and political factors.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Key findings have indicated cities, experiencing population growth, and those with a\u0000progressive political orientation to be more inclined to adopt renewable energy policies. Conversely, remote communities have demonstrated a lower propensity for such adoption. Financial\u0000constraints, evidenced by the impact of inflation and the necessity for service cutbacks, have\u0000been found to negatively correlate with the consideration of renewable energy policies.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This study has indicated renewable energy projects to be more often found or contemplated in areas being politically liberal, densely populated, and not predominantly rural. It\u0000could be beneficial in shifting the perception of renewable energy from being predominantly an\u0000environmental concern to being recognized for its economic benefits.\u0000","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-22DOI: 10.2174/0124054631291796240308065141
Guo-Ming Weng
In this study, the author proposes an alternative concept of using electrostatic force of cation-exchange resin to attract metal ions and nanoscale conductors onto the polymer matrix to conduct the electrons for the plating/stripping of the metal species. Due to the even distribution of the positively-charged functional groups inside the cation-exchange resin, metal formation can also be well distributed and safety issue caused by metal dendrite can be eliminated. By applying this transformative concept, various hybrid flow batteries could be “upgraded” to dendrite-free full-flow batteries. Interestingly, this new concept could also be generalized for all metal-based aqueous and nonaqueous hybrid systems to upgrade them into next-generation full-flow battery systems. This work offers an alternative concept to deliver unprecedented battery systems and the proof-of-concept would be more easily implemented than anticipated.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-29DOI: 10.2174/2405463105666220629115030
Katherine Lochhead, Guenevere O’ Hara, Dongfang Yang
In response to the increasing concentration of anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere, large research efforts have been placed on the development of a suitable carbon capture and utilization technology. The transformation of CO2 into value-added chemicals is one of the most promising routes for carbon utilization and can be accomplished by thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical methods. The advancement of this technology towards a commercial solution requires a synergistic approach, wherein members of the research community are continuously evaluating the comparative performance of each method and adapting their research directions in response. As a result, the establishment of a universal metric for reporting the performance of thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction processes is critical. This work summarizes the advantages and disadvantages associated with each CO2 reduction method and identifies their most frequently used performance metrics. Subsequently, a new performance metric, which applies to all CO2 reduction technologies is introduced and defined as the moles formed of the desired product per hour per accessible surface area of catalyst. Although limitations with ease of measurement exist, this work aims to demonstrate how the adoption of a universal performance metric could help to unite the research community towards a common goal and improve its efficiency in finding a solution to the global energy crisis.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-09DOI: 10.2174/2405463105666220309142802
Muhammad Usman Amin Siddiqi, B. Steel, E. Wolters
Recent push for ‘energy democracy’ necessitates a well-informed citizenry vis-à-vis energy policy, especially in the wake of ideologically charged and divergent views about the existence and severity of climate change among American citizens. Citizens’ involvement in energy policy processes in democratic countries makes it important to assess the depth and scope of energy policy awareness and knowledge among the public as well as to consider the factors that promote or hinder how informed people are about energy policy issues. This study aims at examining the levels of public informedness and knowledge of energy policy and analyzing their potential correlates in the western U.S. states of California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The study also analyzes the impact of public awareness and knowledge on public support for government funding for renewable energy technology research. Using survey data of 1804 randomly selected respondents from California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, the study employs ordinal logistic regression to trans-situational and situational models predicting self-assessed informedness and objective measure of knowledge about energy policy as well as public support for federal funding for renewable energy technology research. The study found that variables related to Socio-Economic Status (SES) are stronger predictor of public informedness and knowledge about energy policy than situational variables like values and efficacy, except for climate change beliefs that have positive relationship with informedness and knowledge. The study also found that informedness and knowledge of energy policy is positively associated with support for government funding for renewable energy research.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.2174/240546310501221216144308
Ahmad M. Mohammad Al-Akraa
{"title":"Meet the Editorial Board Member","authors":"Ahmad M. Mohammad Al-Akraa","doi":"10.2174/240546310501221216144308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/240546310501221216144308","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:sec>\u0000<jats:title />\u0000<jats:p />\u0000</jats:sec>","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124600569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-02-01DOI: 10.2174/2405463102666181029122926
A. Elfasakhany
{"title":"A New Patent of Beverage Cans Crusher Machine","authors":"A. Elfasakhany","doi":"10.2174/2405463102666181029122926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2405463102666181029122926","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117323888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-02-01DOI: 10.2174/1570178615666180830102336
Jones S. Silva, A. Beluco
{"title":"Characterization of a Feasibility Space for a New Technology – A Case Study of Wave Energy in Southern Brazil","authors":"Jones S. Silva, A. Beluco","doi":"10.2174/1570178615666180830102336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1570178615666180830102336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122089631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-02-01DOI: 10.2174/2405463102666181102113119
Soumya D. Das and Bibhab K. Lodh
{"title":"Potential of Product & Energy Derivation From Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Experimental, Computational & Modeling & Simulation Environment","authors":"Soumya D. Das and Bibhab K. Lodh","doi":"10.2174/2405463102666181102113119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2405463102666181102113119","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128047017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-02-01DOI: 10.2174/2405463102666180726142722
T. Kato, M. Otsuka, C. Oinuma, Y. Kurokawa, K. Tsukada
{"title":"Carrier Management by Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Fully Printable Bulk-Heterojunction Thin-Film Solar Cell","authors":"T. Kato, M. Otsuka, C. Oinuma, Y. Kurokawa, K. Tsukada","doi":"10.2174/2405463102666180726142722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2405463102666180726142722","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132215715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-02-01DOI: 10.2174/2405463102666180925141102
Erasmus Muh, F. Tabet, S. Amara
{"title":"The Future of Biogas Production in Cameroon: Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities","authors":"Erasmus Muh, F. Tabet, S. Amara","doi":"10.2174/2405463102666180925141102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2405463102666180925141102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":335045,"journal":{"name":"Current Alternative Energy","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126322000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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