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Sustainable Development and Energy Policies

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We live in a period characterized by accentuated transition efforts from a fossil fuel–based economy toward a projected economy based on sustainable energy. The development of a global society passed through the fossil fuel era when most primary energy had been obtained by combustion of coal, petroleum, and natural gas. In the present period, there is larger panoply of primary energy sources that include nuclear power and hydroelectricity; in addition, other forms of renewable energy have gained terrain such as wind, solar, biomass combustion, and biofuels for transportation. Therefore, the development of a hydrogen-fuel infrastructure for transportation is projected. Most likely in the future the combustion of fossil fuels will be performed cleanly so that zero emission power generation will be achieved at an attractive cost.

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Abbreviations

a :

Variable parameter (Table 5.1)

C :

Financial support any currency

D p :

Depletion factor

Ex:

Exergy (kJ)

f :

Percent of green energy budget

ffc :

Total fossil fuel consumption

pec :

Total primary energy consumption

R :

Ratio

SI:

Sustainability index

ψ :

Exergy efficiency

D:

Destroyed

ffu:

Fossil fuel utilization

geb:

Green energy financial budget

gei:

Green energy impact

ges:

Green energy–based sustainability

in:

Input

p:

Provided

pai:

Practical implementation impact

si:

Sectorial impact

ti:

Technological impact

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  1. Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Oshawa, ON, L1H 7K4, Canada

    İbrahim Dinçer & Calin Zamfirescu

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Study Questions/Problems

Study Questions/Problems

  1. 5.1

    What one can understand through energy policy and what is its role in sustainable development?

  2. 5.2

    Comment on the key expectations from the implementation of green energy strategies and policies.

  3. 5.3

    Identify and explain the interdependence of the factors affecting sustainable development.

  4. 5.4

    What considerations are involved in the development of green energy technologies?

  5. 5.5

    Identify and explain the main factors affecting sustainable energy strategies and policies.

  6. 5.6

    What are the applications of green energy technologies?

  7. 5.7

    Explain the method of environmental impact assessment.

  8. 5.8

    What is ecological footprints analysis?

  9. 5.9

    Define and give examples of a sustainable process index.

  10. 5.10

    Explain the material flux analysis method.

  11. 5.11

    What can one understand through risk assessment?

  12. 5.12

    List and define some key parameters quantifying sustainablility and sectorial impact of green technologies.

  13. 5.13

    Based on a literature study determine the sustainability of concentrated solar power systems.

  14. 5.14

    Determine the sustainability of applying carbon capture and sequestration at coal combustion for power generation.

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Dinçer, İ., Zamfirescu, C. (2011). Sustainable Development and Energy Policies. In: Sustainable Energy Systems and Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95861-3_5

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