Sustainable pathways towards universal renewable electricity access in Africa

R Peters, J Berlekamp, C Kabiri, BA Kaplin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Half of the African population currently lacks the minimum levels of electricity access defined
by the International Energy Agency. However, given the limited fossil fuel dependency and …

Floating photovoltaics: A review

L Essak, A Ghosh - Clean Technologies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The world is transitioning towards a net zero emissions future and solar energy is at the
forefront of the transition. The land use requirements to install solar farms present a barrier …

The momentum of the solar energy transition

FJMM Nijsse, JF Mercure, N Ameli, F Larosa… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Decarbonisation plans across the globe require zero-carbon energy sources to be widely
deployed by 2050 or 2060. Solar energy is the most widely available energy resource on …

Energy production and water savings from floating solar photovoltaics on global reservoirs

Y Jin, S Hu, AD Ziegler, L Gibson, JE Campbell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Growing global energy use and the adoption of sustainability goals to limit carbon emissions
from fossil fuel burning are increasing the demand for clean energy, including solar. Floating …

Sustainable irrigation and climate feedbacks

Y Yang, Z Jin, ND Mueller, AW Driscoll, RR Hernandez… - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Agricultural irrigation induces greenhouse gas emissions directly from soils or indirectly
through the use of energy or construction of dams and irrigation infrastructure, while climate …

[HTML][HTML] Towards sustainable power generation: Recent advancements in floating photovoltaic technologies

CJ Ramanan, KH Lim, JC Kurnia, S Roy… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Floating solar photovoltaic systems are rapidly gaining traction due to their potential for
higher energy yield and efficiency compared to conventional land-based solar photovoltaic …

Hydropower expansion in eco-sensitive river basins under global energy-economic change

AFMK Chowdhury, T Wild, Y Zhang, M Binsted… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Vast hydropower resources remain untapped globally, the deployment of which could
provide energy-economic benefits but negatively impact riverine ecosystems. Across eco …

Balancing renewable energy and river resources by moving from individual assessments of hydropower projects to energy system planning

JJ Opperman, JP Carvallo, R Kelman… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As governments and non-state actors strive to minimize global warming, a primary strategy
is the decarbonization of power systems which will require a massive increase in renewable …

Towards the application of renewable energy technologies in green ports: Technical and economic perspectives

M Parhamfar, I Sadeghkhani… - IET Renewable Power …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With growing concerns over environmental degradation and climate change, the shipping
industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its environmental impact. This has led to the …

Offsetting the greenhouse gas footprint of hydropower with floating solar photovoltaics

RM Almeida, AUH Chowdhury, H Rodrigo, M Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hydropower is typically considered a low-carbon energy source. Yet, because of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their reservoirs, some hydropower facilities exhibit …