[HTML][HTML] Beyond the EVent horizon: Battery waste, recycling, and sustainability in the United Kingdom electric vehicle transition

JP Skeete, P Wells, X Dong, O Heidrich… - Energy Research & Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Industrial advances and academic enquiry into the transition towards electrified mobility has
been arguably preoccupied with the earlier phases of technological development, while less …

[HTML][HTML] Energy return on investment of major energy carriers: Review and harmonization

DJ Murphy, M Raugei, M Carbajales-Dale… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Review Energy Return on Investment of Major
Energy Carriers: Review and Harmonization by David J. Murphy 1,*, Marco Raugei 2, 3 …

On the history and future of 100% renewable energy systems research

C Breyer, S Khalili, D Bogdanov, M Ram… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research on 100% renewable energy systems is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was
initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has …

[HTML][HTML] Energy requirements and carbon emissions for a low-carbon energy transition

A Slameršak, G Kallis, DW O'Neill - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Achieving the Paris Agreement will require massive deployment of low-carbon
energy. However, constructing, operating, and maintaining a low-carbon energy system will …

Estimation of global final-stage energy-return-on-investment for fossil fuels with comparison to renewable energy sources

PE Brockway, A Owen, LI Brand-Correa, L Hardt - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Under many scenarios, fossil fuels are projected to remain the dominant energy source until
at least 2050. However, harder-to-reach fossil fuels require more energy to extract and …

Peak oil and the low-carbon energy transition: A net-energy perspective

L Delannoy, PY Longaretti, DJ Murphy, E Prados - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the Pennsylvania oil rush of 1859, petroleum has quickly become the dominant fuel of
industrial society. The “Peak Oil” debate focused on whether or not there was an impending …

Global available solar energy under physical and energy return on investment constraints

E Dupont, R Koppelaar, H Jeanmart - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The amount of energy striking the earth's surface in one hour is higher than global annual
societies energy use, yet the fraction of incoming solar radiation that can be harvested is …

Comparative net energy analysis of renewable electricity and carbon capture and storage

S Sgouridis, M Carbajales-Dale, D Csala, M Chiesa… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil-fuel power plants is perceived as a critical
technology for climate mitigation. Nevertheless, limited installed capacity to date raises …

[HTML][HTML] Systemwide energy return on investment in a sustainable transition towards net zero power systems

H Sahin, AA Solomon, A Aghahosseini… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Glasgow Climate Pact articulated the vital importance of renewables in
reducing emissions on the way to net-zero pledges. During the power sector transition …

Assessing the feasibility of carbon dioxide mitigation options in terms of energy usage

O Babacan, S De Causmaecker, A Gambhir, M Fajardy… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Measures to mitigate the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) can vary substantially in terms
of the energy required. Some proposed CO2 mitigation options involve energy-intensive …