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Navigating the winds of change: presentation of wind power development by regional newspapers in Northern Sweden and Finland 驾驭变革之风：瑞典北部和芬兰地区报纸对风力发电发展的介绍

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00526-y

Therese Bjärstig, Hanna Lempinen

Background

Dramatic reductions in anthropogenic CO₂ emissions are needed to mitigate the impacts of rapidly accelerating climate change. In Sweden and Finland efforts to realize the political ambitions to meet international climate objectives, and promote the growth of ‘green’ industries, have focused on rapid expansion of wind farms, but in both countries wind power developments have been controversial. These controversies are especially prominent in the northern regions of the countries which have become hotspots of wind power development. In this article, we focus on these regional wind power debates with the aim to extend scholarly understanding of the spatial justice dimensions of how ‘just’ and ‘green’ transitions unfold. We do this by examining representations of the ways in which the effects of regional wind power development, their management and the ‘right’ places for wind power are debated in 372 articles in Swedish and Finnish regional news media published during 2020–2023.

Results

In regional media representations, wind power is discussed in terms of a wide range of experienced and potential impacts. Negative impacts including harm to the environment, biodiversity and human health are discussed. Yet, the positive effects are emphasized, including contributions to national policy goals and the regional socioeconomic benefits of the emergence of a green, low-carbon economy in both the Swedish and Finnish articles. However, envisioned means for managing wind power development in a fair manner differ: compensations and the right to municipal veto are strongly highlighted in the Swedish articles, while Finnish articles focus on the integrity of democratic processes and planning. As the green transition continues to unfold, northern regions are increasingly being represented as the ‘right’ places for wind power, both from outside and within those regions.

Conclusions

Our findings highlight the perceived importance of local and regional socioeconomic benefits and local self-determination for positive perceptions of large-scale wind power developments in our focal administrative and legal contexts. Local and regional histories and encounters with earlier resource development continue to shape reactions to and interpretations of resource development projects in contemporary Euro-Arctic North.

背景：为了减轻迅速加速的气候变化的影响，需要大幅度减少人为的二氧化碳排放。在瑞典和芬兰，为了实现实现国际气候目标的政治雄心，并促进“绿色”产业的发展，他们的努力都集中在风力发电场的快速扩张上，但在这两个国家，风力发电的发展一直存在争议。这些争议在已成为风电发展热点的国家北部地区尤为突出。在本文中，我们将重点关注这些区域风电辩论，旨在扩展对“公正”和“绿色”转型如何展开的空间正义维度的学术理解。为此，我们研究了瑞典和芬兰地区新闻媒体在2020-2023年期间发表的372篇文章中对区域风力发电发展的影响、管理和“正确”风力发电地点的讨论方式。结果在区域媒体报道中，风力发电被广泛地从经验和潜在影响的角度来讨论。讨论了对环境、生物多样性和人类健康的危害等负面影响。然而，瑞典和芬兰的文章都强调了积极的影响，包括对国家政策目标的贡献以及绿色低碳经济的出现所带来的区域社会经济效益。然而，以公平的方式管理风力发电开发的设想手段有所不同：瑞典的条款强烈强调了补偿和市政否决权，而芬兰的条款则侧重于民主进程和规划的完整性。随着绿色转型的继续展开，北方地区越来越多地被认为是风力发电的“正确”地点，无论是外部还是内部。我们的研究结果强调了地方和区域社会经济效益和地方自决对我们重点行政和法律背景下大规模风电开发的积极看法的重要性。当地和地区的历史以及与早期资源开发的接触继续塑造对当代欧洲-北极北部资源开发项目的反应和解释。

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Drivers and constraints in an emerging rural biogas system: actors’ perceptions from Northern Savonia

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00524-0

Kalle Aro, Matti Kojo, Pasi Rikkonen, Saija Rasi

Background

The biogas niche is usually approached from a top-down perspective, and its actors are considered a unanimous advocacy group in the national policy discourse. This setting downplays the diversity of actors and their opinions at a subnational level. In this study, ten biogas actors from the farm-level, industry, regional administration, and potential end-users in the Finnish region of Northern Savonia were interviewed. The actors’ perceptions of the national and regional biogas sectors were explored.

Results

The national biogas policy framework appears discontinuous, and statements regarding biogas targets are perceived as ambiguous, thus lacking creditability at a local level. The economic feasibility of rural biogas production places a strong boundary condition for the local biogas system. When moving from the national to a local level, individual actor’s perception of the optimal value chain becomes highlighted. Extending the actor network beyond the regional context was deemed vital for the long-term stability of the locally emergent biogas ecosystem. As municipalities can influence both production and consumption domains, they were called to play a more active role in constructing local biogas systems.

Conclusions

The results of this study provided three insights: (1) social, political, and environmental drivers influence the biogas sector in addition to techno-economic drivers; (2) drivers and constraints are perceived differently by actors in agricultural biogas production than by actors in distribution and end-use; and (3) the local biogas niche contains partly divergent perceptions of how the biogas system should be organised. Connecting actors early through joint planning and formulating case-by-case business models may help mediate any conflicts of interest.

沼气生态位通常是从自上而下的角度来看待的，它的参与者被认为是国家政策话语中一致的倡导团体。这种情况淡化了国家以下一级行为者及其意见的多样性。在这项研究中，来自芬兰北部萨沃尼亚地区农场、工业、地区管理和潜在最终用户的10位沼气参与者接受了采访。探讨了参与者对国家和区域沼气部门的看法。结果国家沼气政策框架似乎不连续，关于沼气目标的陈述被认为是模糊的，因此在地方层面缺乏可信度。农村沼气生产的经济可行性为当地沼气系统提供了强有力的边界条件。当从国家层面转移到地方层面时，个体行动者对最优价值链的感知变得突出。将行动者网络扩展到区域范围之外，对于当地新兴的沼气生态系统的长期稳定至关重要。由于市政当局可以影响生产和消费领域，因此要求它们在建设地方沼气系统方面发挥更积极的作用。结论：(1)除技术经济驱动因素外，社会、政治和环境驱动因素也对沼气行业产生影响；(2)农业沼气生产参与者对驱动因素和制约因素的认知不同于分销和最终利用参与者；(3)当地的沼气生态位包含了对沼气系统应该如何组织的部分不同看法。通过联合规划和制定个案业务模型，尽早将参与者联系起来，可能有助于调解任何利益冲突。

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Examining spatial variations in the relationship between domestic energy consumption and its driving factors using multiscale geographically weighted regression: a case study in Nottingham, England 基于多尺度地理加权回归的家庭能源消费及其驱动因素空间差异研究——以英国诺丁汉为例

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-05-11 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00523-1

Yuan Feng, Ying Miao, Ed Turner

Background

Domestic energy consumption contributes to over a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions, understanding how it is driven can be helpful for delivering a fair energy transition to net zero. Energy usage is noted as a spatial phenomenon, however, the spatial variability of how it is driven is rarely considered in existing UK studies. To contribute to this research gap, this study examines the spatial variations in the relationship between domestic energy consumption and its driving factors using the local spatial statistical modelling technique multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR). With explanatory variables on dwelling and household characteristics, this study analyses data at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) level on the study area, Nottingham, a somewhat socio-economically deprived city that also has the UK’s largest district heating (DH) system supplying low-carbon residential heating.

Results

The study reveals domestic energy consumption is driven by factors at different spatial scales with spatially varied or even spatially heterogeneous patterns. Specifically, higher domestic energy consumption is affected differently across local areas by larger percentages of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms, unemployment, terraced dwellings, whilst by smaller percentages of social-rented housing tenures and central heating type of district heating. The impacts of dwelling energy efficiency, median household income, percentage of households with 3 or more people, fuel poverty, and central heating with renewable energy, vary across different local areas. Therefore, while there are identifiable relationships between these factors and domestic energy consumption, they differ by locality, and aggregated level analysis may fail to accurately to capture these patterns.

Conclusions

Nuanced local patterns of how domestic energy consumption is driven suggest placed-based approaches and more local deliberation to devise policies may be more suitable than “one-size-fit-all” policy plans to achieve the envisioned outcomes of rapid and fair domestic energy decarbonisation and just energy transition to net zero.

国内能源消费占英国碳排放量的四分之一以上，了解它是如何驱动的，有助于实现向净零的公平能源转型。能源使用被认为是一种空间现象，然而，在现有的英国研究中，很少考虑能源使用方式的空间变异性。为了弥补这一研究空白，本研究利用多尺度地理加权回归（MGWR）局部空间统计建模技术，分析了国内能源消费及其驱动因素之间的空间差异。通过住宅和家庭特征的解释变量，本研究分析了研究区域下层超级输出区（LSOA）水平的数据，诺丁汉是一个社会经济程度较低的城市，也拥有英国最大的区域供热（DH）系统，提供低碳住宅供暖。结果国内能源消费受不同空间尺度因素驱动，存在空间差异甚至异质性格局。具体而言，在不同地区，较高的家庭能源消耗受到较大比例的4间或更多卧室住宅、失业、排屋的影响，而受到较小比例的社会租赁住房和集中供热类型的区域供热的影响。住宅能源效率、家庭收入中位数、3人以上家庭比例、燃料贫困和可再生能源集中供暖的影响因地区而异。因此，虽然这些因素与家庭能源消费之间存在可确定的关系，但它们因地区而异，综合水平分析可能无法准确地捕捉到这些模式。结论：国内能源消费驱动的本地模式表明，基于地方的方法和更多的地方审议来制定政策可能比“一刀切”的政策计划更适合实现快速和公平的国内能源脱碳和公正的能源净零转型的预期结果。

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Reshaping roles and value logics among distributed system operators for future electricity systems 重塑未来电力系统中分布式系统运营商的角色和价值逻辑

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00522-2

Martin Warneryd, Kersti Karltorp

Background

This paper seeks to explore the roles of distribution system operators (DSOs) in future energy systems. Measures to combat climate change have led to a transition in the energy sector, where old system fundamentals are becoming obsolete, which results in changing rules for incumbent actors, such as DSOs. These actors must uphold heavily regulated operations within their distribution networks, while landscape trends are changing with a growing number of prosumers and distributed energy resources. To understand these future roles and increase the preparedness for future scenarios and facilitate thinking beyond current lock-ins, action-oriented workshops were held with two Swedish DSOs, departing from pre-developed future imaginaries, structured through transition theory. Researchers were actively involved in the workshops, to guide the participants in the discussions and to provide additional knowledge from transition processes. This was structured through transition theory, mainly in terms of linking transition management fundamentals to the topics in the workshops and basing the workshop discussions on an imagined future socio-technical system-wide approach using four focus areas.

Results

Results included descriptions of roles within future energy systems and their connection to specified value logics from different target groups which would, from the DSO perspective, create value in a future energy system. Roles included sustainable developer, facilitator for increased collaboration, balancing actor, and communicator. In addition, competence requirements were outlined concerning the described roles. The future logic was also described in a conceptual value model for an active DSO in a prosumer-oriented energy system, creating value in all different value logics. Moreover, it provided the steps necessary to develop a pathway aimed at the transformation of DSOs.

Conclusions

The study provided a constructive approach for DSOs to prepare for a future, more prosumer-oriented and flexible energy system, avoiding being locked in current system thinking and focusing on necessary roles and competencies suitable for a DSO. In addition, the utilization of the value logics approach helped place the prosumers in a differentiated manner, which can have implications for strategies among DSOs to create the necessary relations and collaborations for an efficient and value-creating future energy system.

本文旨在探讨配电系统运营商（dso）在未来能源系统中的作用。应对气候变化的措施导致了能源部门的转型，旧的系统基本原理正在过时，这导致了现有参与者（如dso）的规则发生了变化。这些参与者必须在其分销网络中维持严格监管的运营，而随着产消者和分布式能源数量的增加，格局趋势正在发生变化。为了了解这些未来的角色，增加对未来情景的准备，并促进超越当前锁定的思考，与两个瑞典dso一起举办了以行动为导向的研讨会，从预先开发的未来想象出发，通过过渡理论构建。研究人员积极参与讲习班，指导与会者进行讨论，并从过渡过程中提供额外的知识。这是通过过渡理论来组织的，主要是将过渡管理基本原理与讲习班的主题联系起来，并将讲习班讨论建立在设想的未来社会技术全系统方法的基础上，使用四个重点领域。结果包括对未来能源系统中角色的描述，以及它们与来自不同目标群体的特定价值逻辑的联系，从DSO的角度来看，这些目标群体将在未来能源系统中创造价值。角色包括可持续开发人员、促进协作的推动者、平衡参与者和沟通者。此外，还概述了关于所述角色的能力要求。在面向产消能源系统中主动DSO的概念价值模型中也描述了未来逻辑，在所有不同的价值逻辑中创造价值。此外，它还提供了必要的步骤，以发展一条旨在改变发展中国家社会组织的途径。结论该研究为DSO为未来更加以产消费者为导向和灵活的能源系统做准备提供了建设性的方法，避免被当前的系统思维所锁定，并关注适合DSO的必要角色和能力。此外，价值逻辑方法的使用有助于将产消者以差异化的方式放置，这可能对dso之间的战略产生影响，从而为高效和创造价值的未来能源系统创建必要的关系和合作。

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Harnessing energy abundance: sustainable expansion of solar parks in Lower Saxony through harmonized spatial planning 利用丰富的能源：通过协调空间规划下萨克森州太阳能公园的可持续扩张

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00519-x

Ole Badelt, Julia Wiehe, Christina von Haaren

Background

The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources brings substantial changes in land use. Germany, with limited land availability, needs a spatial framework to allocate renewable energy while safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services. This process should include public participation at the local level. Respective models have been developed for decision support on wind turbine allocation but methods are still lacking for solar parks. This paper aims to identify the safe operating space for solar energy supply that is inclusive and compatible with humans and nature. We propose criteria for Germany with different classes of legal legitimization to define the local decision space. The method is applied in the exemplary case of the federal state of Lower Saxony and the two municipalities—Springe and Wedemark.

Results

The results show that this decision space is sufficiently large to involve both the local public and decision-makers in determining the energy mix and siting of renewable plants. In Lower Saxony, 13% of the state's area (611.932 ha) has low spatial resistance to solar parks. With a reference plant's power density of 1.01 MW/ha, this land could generate up to 667 TWh/a, far exceeding the share needed for Lower Saxony’s contribution to Germany’s projected energy demand in 2050. This provides flexibility for regional and local stakeholders to shape their energy landscape within the bounds of downscaled national climate targets and human- and nature-compatible development. In addition, co-benefits with other extensive land-use objects, such as groundwater protection, can be provided on these sites.

Conclusions

Our findings offer valuable guidance for regional planning boards and encourage public participation in the decision-making process by providing transparent information about the spatial options and limits of solar development. The model can improve planning, since different planning levels could access and utilize the scalable data. Equal criteria at all levels increase the intersubjectivity and comprehensibility of approval decisions and thus also the legal certainty of land designations for solar parks.

从化石燃料到可再生能源的转变带来了土地利用的重大变化。德国土地资源有限，需要一个空间框架来分配可再生能源，同时保护生物多样性和生态系统服务。这一进程应包括公众在地方一级的参与。在风力发电机组配置决策支持方面，已经建立了相应的模型，但在太阳能发电园区的决策支持方面还缺乏相应的方法。本文旨在寻找包容、兼容人与自然的太阳能供电安全运行空间。我们针对德国提出了不同类别的法律合法化标准来界定地方决策空间。该方法应用于联邦下萨克森州和两个市（springe和Wedemark）的示例案例。结果该决策空间足够大，可让当地公众和决策者共同参与能源结构和可再生能源电厂选址的决策。在下萨克森州，该州13%的面积（611.932公顷）对太阳能公园的空间阻力较低。参考电厂的功率密度为1.01兆瓦/公顷，这片土地的发电量可达667太瓦时/年，远远超过下萨克森州2050年对德国预计能源需求的贡献。这为区域和地方利益相关者提供了灵活性，使其能够在缩小的国家气候目标和人类与自然兼容的发展范围内塑造其能源格局。此外，可以在这些场址上与其他广泛的土地利用对象，例如地下水保护，提供共同利益。研究结果为区域规划委员会提供了有价值的指导，并通过提供有关太阳能开发的空间选择和限制的透明信息，鼓励公众参与决策过程。该模型可以改进规划，因为不同的规划级别可以访问和利用可伸缩的数据。各级的平等标准增加了批准决定的主体间性和可理解性，从而也增加了太阳能公园土地指定的法律确定性。

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Not in my backyard? Prospects, problems and perceptions of lithium extraction in Austria 不是在我家后院吗？奥地利锂提取的前景、问题和看法

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00521-3

Matthias Kowasch, Simon P. J. Batterbury, Christoph Baumann, Frank Melcher, Gertrude Saxinger, Emma Wilson

Background

The European Green Deal has rekindled interest in the mining of critical raw materials within Europe’s borders. The Weinebene lithium deposit, near Wolfsberg (Austria), deemed uneconomic as late as the 2000s, has attracted interest from developers because of the widespread demand for the metal for battery technology and in the electro-mobility sector. Based on a multi-scalar analysis, the main objective of this study is to investigate local citizens’ and politicians’ perceptions of potential environmental and socio-economic impacts of the Wolfsberg project. We deploy an interdisciplinary political geology approach that assesses its geological feasibility, social acceptability and the associated power relations, in the light of European debates around so-called ‘green extractivism’.

Results

The exploitation of the lithium deposit seems to be promising from a geological point of view: the Weinebene hard rock, vein-type spodumene deposit was assessed at 12.9 Mt grading 1% Li2O, and the planned mine could provide 10,500 tpa LiOH/year for a period of 20 years, which would be around 4.5% of global production in 2021. However, the main results of the study show that conflicts are emerging around local environmental impacts, for example, the increase of traffic. Such environmental impacts resulting in greater CO₂ emissions contradict decarbonisation objectives and ecological transitions. Local youth and politicians have highlighted the possibility of local mineral production, job creation and economic development. Nevertheless, politicians have criticized the company’s communication policy.

Conclusions

The geological analysis suggests adequate lithium resources. Otherwise, the Wolfsberg project is undermined by the lack of an open public dialogue on its future. Local residents and politicians are barely involved in the planning and permitting stages. The company European Lithium is confident of starting extraction soon, but in reality this is still uncertain. More widely, our results point towards the need for a strong degrowth strategy to generally reduce mineral consumption in Europe while also stopping destructive mining projects in the Global South. Local public perceptions have to be taken more into account when it comes to the future of lithium extraction in Europe’s ‘backyard’. Mechanisms need to be developed to fully integrate local residents into decision making processes.

《欧洲绿色协议》重新燃起了人们对在欧洲境内开采关键原材料的兴趣。奥地利沃尔夫斯堡（Wolfsberg）附近的Weinebene锂矿床直到2000年代还被认为不经济，但由于电池技术和电动汽车领域对这种金属的广泛需求，该矿床吸引了开发商的兴趣。基于多标量分析，本研究的主要目的是调查当地公民和政治家对沃尔夫斯堡项目潜在环境和社会经济影响的看法。我们采用跨学科的政治地质学方法，根据欧洲围绕所谓“绿色开采主义”的辩论，评估其地质可行性、社会可接受性和相关的权力关系。结果从地质角度来看，该锂矿床的开发前景很好：Weinebene硬岩脉状锂辉石矿床被评估为1290 Mt， Li2O品位为1%，计划矿山可提供10,500 toh /年，为期20年，约占2021年全球产量的4.5%。然而，该研究的主要结果表明，冲突正在围绕当地环境影响出现，例如交通的增加。这种导致二氧化碳排放量增加的环境影响与脱碳目标和生态转型相矛盾。当地青年和政治家强调了当地矿产生产、创造就业机会和经济发展的可能性。尽管如此，政界人士还是批评了该公司的沟通政策。结论地质分析表明该区锂资源充足。否则，沃尔夫斯堡项目就会因缺乏对其未来的公开对话而受到破坏。当地居民和政治家很少参与规划和许可阶段。欧洲锂公司有信心很快开始开采，但实际上这仍不确定。更广泛地说，我们的研究结果表明，需要一个强有力的去增长战略，以普遍减少欧洲的矿物消费，同时停止全球南方的破坏性采矿项目。当谈到欧洲“后院”锂开采的未来时，必须更多地考虑当地公众的看法。需要建立机制，使当地居民充分参与决策过程。

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Mapping the suitability of North Africa for green hydrogen production: an application of a multi-criteria spatial decision support system combining GIS and AHP for Tunisia 绘制北非绿色制氢的适宜性地图：结合 GIS 和 AHP 的多标准空间决策支持系统在突尼斯的应用

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00512-4

Maria Cristina Pinto, Maria Gaeta, Emere Arco, Piero Boccardo, Stefano Paolo Corgnati

Background

In the energy transition framework towards decarbonization, green hydrogen, obtained through water electrolysis powered by renewable energy, is gaining importance. In order to pave the way to its production and trade, it is required to assess its main advantages and challenges, which are not only energy-related but involve also techno-economic, social, environmental, and geopolitical aspects. In line with this, the current article aims to provide a Multi-criteria Spatial Decision Support System to investigate the suitability of North African countries with respect to the production of solar-based hydrogen and its potential trade, and to apply it to Tunisia, as one of the most promising countries for becoming a competitive hydrogen exporting leader. Combining the Analytic Hierarchy Process and the Geographical Information System, this study focuses on evaluating the land suitability for solar hydrogen production at a country level, serving as the foundation for a methodology applicable across the entire North African region. After defining ten different criteria, these are spatially analysed and then prioritized according to different experts’ preferences, so that a final suitability map is obtained. The added value of the study is the inclusion of social and geopolitical criteria in this kind of assessments, often focused on techno-economic parameters alone.

Results

The suitability map allows to classify the majority of the Tunisian areas as moderately or highly suitable, even if the most favourable areas in terms of availability of resources are often negatively influenced by the geopolitical or economic assessment. The sensitivity analysis has also proved the high suitability of Tunisia, with no areas assessed as very low suitable even if the different criteria are extremized.

Conclusions

Among the several influencing factors addressing the suitability for green hydrogen uptake, this article makes it possible to explore the social and geopolitical externalities, as well as the environmental and techno-economic dimensions. Even if stakeholders’ preferences affect the final results, the sensitivity analysis makes it possible to test their robustness. Supporting the adoption of new clean technologies towards the carbon-neutrality target, the methodological framework could be applied for other countries and also tailored on other specific technological pathways.

背景在能源向去碳化过渡的框架下，通过可再生能源电解水获得的绿色氢气正变得越来越重要。为了为其生产和贸易铺平道路，需要评估其主要优势和挑战，这些优势和挑战不仅与能源有关，还涉及技术经济、社会、环境和地缘政治等方面。有鉴于此，本文旨在提供一个多标准空间决策支持系统，以调查北非国家在太阳能氢气生产及其潜在贸易方面的适宜性，并将其应用于突尼斯，因为该国是最有希望成为具有竞争力的氢气出口领头羊的国家之一。结合层次分析法和地理信息系统，本研究侧重于在国家层面评估太阳能制氢的土地适宜性，为适用于整个北非地区的方法奠定基础。在确定了十项不同的标准后，对这些标准进行了空间分析，然后根据不同专家的偏好排定优先次序，从而获得最终的适宜性地图。该研究的附加值在于将社会和地缘政治标准纳入此类评估，而此类评估通常只关注技术经济参数。结果该适宜性地图可将突尼斯大部分地区划分为中度或高度适宜，即使在资源可用性方面最有利的地区往往受到地缘政治或经济评估的负面影响。敏感性分析也证明了突尼斯的高适宜性，即使将不同的标准极端化，也没有任何地区被评估为非常低的适宜性。即使利益相关者的偏好会影响最终结果，敏感性分析也能检验其稳健性。为了支持采用新的清洁技术以实现碳中性目标，该方法框架可适用于其他国家，也可根据其他特定的技术路径进行调整。

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The impact of the transition to a green economy on Romania’s economic growth 绿色经济转型对罗马尼亚经济增长的影响

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00520-4

Dorina Niță, Nadia Stoicuța, Alina Nițescu, Claudia Isac, Oana Dobre-Baron

Background

Globally and regionally, nations are going through a period of important changes determined by the climate and environmental challenges in the context of the transition towards green economy, by the energy crisis caused by the Russian–Ukrainian war started in 2022, as well as the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemics, which all affect economic growth. Providing a sustainable development capable of contributing to the increase of welfare and life longevity requires high rates of economic growth as well as a healthy living environment. At present, boosting the transition to the green economy is considered as an alternative. Based on a multivariable linear regression model, this study aims to analyze the connection and influence of five macroeconomic indicators, on Romania’s economic growth over a period of 16 years (2006–2021), where the indicators are considered to be representative for green economy.

Results

The results pinpoint both the existence of a positive and long-term relation among the total greenhouse gas emissions, the value of the production of environmental goods and services, the total environmental taxes and real GDP, and the negative impact of the total generation of renewable electricity and investments for environmental protection upon real GDP. These results provide a relevant picture of the complex interdependences between the environmental indicators and economic growth, amid the significant challenges determined by the implementation of sustainability strategies.

Conclusions

Romania’s transition towards green economy not only represents an initiative based on the obligations resulting from joining the European Union’s Green Agenda, but also results from acknowledging the consequences of climate change; in accordance, our analysis intends to empower policy makers in intensifying the current levels of the total generation of renewable energy and the investments for environmental protection, so that these might reach the thresholds required to transform them into decisive factors of economic growth.

在全球和区域范围内，各国正在经历一段重要的变化时期，这些变化是由向绿色经济转型背景下的气候和环境挑战、2022年开始的俄罗斯-乌克兰战争造成的能源危机以及2019冠状病毒病大流行的经济和社会影响决定的，这些都影响了经济增长。提供一种能够促进增加福利和延长寿命的可持续发展，需要高经济增长率和健康的生活环境。目前，推动向绿色经济转型被认为是另一种选择。基于多变量线性回归模型，本研究旨在分析罗马尼亚16年（2006-2021年）经济增长中五个宏观经济指标的联系和影响，这些指标被认为是绿色经济的代表性指标。结果表明，温室气体排放总量、环境产品和服务的生产价值、环境总税收与实际GDP之间存在正相关关系，可再生能源发电总量和环境保护投资对实际GDP存在负相关关系。这些结果为环境指标和经济增长之间复杂的相互依存关系提供了相关的图景，其中包括实施可持续性战略所确定的重大挑战。罗马尼亚向绿色经济的过渡不仅代表了一项基于加入欧盟绿色议程所产生的义务的倡议，也是承认气候变化后果的结果；因此，我们的分析旨在授权政策制定者加强可再生能源总发电量和环境保护投资的当前水平，以便这些可能达到将其转化为经济增长决定性因素所需的阈值。

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Public participation GIS scenarios for decision-making on land-use requirements for renewable energy systems 可再生能源系统土地使用需求决策的公众参与GIS情景

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00518-y

Christine Rösch, Elham Fakharizadehshirazi

Background

The transition to renewable energy is crucial for decarbonising the energy system but creates land-use competition. Whilst there is consensus on the need for local responsibility in achieving climate neutrality, debates continue over where to implement renewable energy plants. The Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) scenario approach can facilitate these debates and improve equity and procedural and distributive justice.

Results

The findings highlight the effectiveness of the PPGIS method in assessing the spatial impact of technologies on agriculture and landscapes. The approach was tested in a rural German municipality to help stakeholders and citizens recognise the potential for land-based solar energy even under strict constraints. These insights were shared to support decision-makers on land-use changes to increase renewable energy production.

Conclusions

The findings indicate that the PPGIS scenario approach is valuable for improving equity and mutual understanding in local decision-making processes. Incorporating stakeholders’ and citizens’ perspectives into renewable energy planning enhances the transparency, legitimacy, and acceptability of land-use decisions. The ability to visualise and quantitatively assess different scenarios makes PPGIS particularly useful for addressing the complexities of public debates on land-use requirements for renewable energy systems.

背景向可再生能源的过渡对于能源系统的去碳化至关重要，但同时也造成了土地使用的竞争。尽管人们一致认为地方有必要为实现气候中和承担责任，但关于在哪里建设可再生能源发电厂的争论仍在继续。公众参与地理信息系统（PPGIS）方案方法可以促进这些争论，并提高公平性、程序公正性和分配公正性。结果研究结果凸显了公众参与地理信息系统方法在评估技术对农业和景观的空间影响方面的有效性。该方法在德国一个农村城市进行了测试，帮助利益相关者和市民认识到陆基太阳能的潜力，即使是在严格的限制条件下。结论研究结果表明，PPGIS 情景方法对于提高地方决策过程中的公平性和相互理解很有价值。将利益相关者和公民的观点纳入可再生能源规划可提高土地使用决策的透明度、合法性和可接受性。可视化和定量评估不同情景的能力使 PPGIS 特别适用于解决有关可再生能源系统土地使用要求的公共辩论的复杂性。

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Advanced computing to support urban climate neutrality 先进的计算支持城市气候中立

IF 4.6 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1186/s13705-025-00517-z

Gregor Papa, Rok Hribar, Gašper Petelin, Vida Vukašinović

Background

Achieving climate neutrality in cities is a major challenge, especially in light of rapid urbanization and the urgent need to combat climate change. This paper explores the role of advanced computational methods in the transition of cities to climate neutrality, with a focus on energy supply and transportation systems. Central to this are recent advances in artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning, which offer enhanced capabilities for analyzing and processing large, heterogeneous urban data. By integrating these computational tools, cities can develop and optimize complex models that enable real-time, data-driven decisions. Such strategies offer the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency in key infrastructures and strengthen the sustainability and resilience of cities. In addition, these approaches support predictive modeling and dynamic management of urban systems, enabling cities to address the multi-faceted challenges of climate change in a scalable and proactive way.

Main text

The methods, which go beyond traditional data processing, use state-of-the-art technologies such as deep learning and ensemble models to tackle the complexity of environmental parameters and resource management in urban systems. For example, recurrent neural networks have been trained to predict gas consumption in Ljubljana, enabling efficient allocation of energy resources up to 60 h in advance. Similarly, traffic flow predictions were made based on historical and weather-related data, providing insights for improved urban mobility. In the context of logistics and public transportation, computational optimization techniques have demonstrated their potential to reduce congestion, emissions and operating costs, underlining their central role in creating more sustainable and efficient urban environments.

Conclusions

The integration of cutting-edge technologies, advanced data analytics and real-time decision-making processes represents a transformative pathway to developing sustainable, climate-resilient urban environments. These advanced computational methods enable cities to optimize resource management, improve energy efficiency and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, thus actively contributing to global climate and environmental protection.

实现城市气候中和是一项重大挑战，特别是在快速城市化和应对气候变化的迫切需要的背景下。本文探讨了先进的计算方法在城市向气候中和过渡中的作用，重点是能源供应和运输系统。其核心是人工智能的最新进展，特别是机器学习，它为分析和处理大型异构城市数据提供了增强的能力。通过整合这些计算工具，城市可以开发和优化复杂的模型，从而实现实时、数据驱动的决策。这些战略有可能大幅减少温室气体排放，提高关键基础设施的能源效率，并加强城市的可持续性和复原力。此外，这些方法支持城市系统的预测建模和动态管理，使城市能够以可扩展和主动的方式应对气候变化的多方面挑战。这些方法超越了传统的数据处理，使用最先进的技术，如深度学习和集成模型，来解决城市系统中环境参数和资源管理的复杂性。例如，循环神经网络已经被训练来预测卢布尔雅那的天然气消耗，从而能够提前60小时有效地分配能源资源。同样，交通流量预测是基于历史和天气相关数据，为改善城市交通提供见解。在物流和公共交通的背景下，计算优化技术已经证明了它们在减少拥堵、排放和运营成本方面的潜力，强调了它们在创造更可持续、更高效的城市环境方面的核心作用。前沿技术、先进数据分析和实时决策流程的整合是发展可持续、气候适应型城市环境的变革性途径。这些先进的计算方法使城市能够优化资源管理，提高能源效率，显著减少温室气体排放，从而为全球气候和环境保护做出积极贡献。

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