GX & Decarbonization Research

Di Salvatore, F, Mauro, A W, Trinchieri, R +1

This paper presents dynamic heating-mode tests of a dual-source (air/sun) CO2 heat pump, demonstrating an average 8.06% improvement in electrical efficiency due to panel cooling. Thermal imaging revealed a surface temperature drop from 50°C…

Bhattarai, Bibek, Bhattarai, Bikram Singh, Chamlagain, Bikram Sen +2

Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) is pivotal for the global energy transition, providing 182 GW of utility-scale storage by 2023. This review highlights PSH's role in grid resilience, climate adaptation, and decarbonization, and discusses inn…

Raugei M.

This study evaluates life-cycle carbon emissions and energy return on investment (EROI) for an 80% renewable electricity system with battery storage in California. It quantifies environmental benefits and energy efficiency of renewable plus…

Seckinger N.

This paper proposes a scenario-based method to dynamically estimate future average and marginal GHG emission factors for the German power system until 2050. It quantifies changes over time under different renewable deployment and policy sce…

Siddhartha Subramanian, Matheus T. de Groot

This study evaluates chlor-alkali electrolysis as an alternative to conventional chemical refining for lithium hydroxide (LiOH) production, a key precursor for nickel-rich battery cathodes. It compares energy use, CO2 footprint, and waste g…

Denny Gunawan, Wibawa Hendra Saputera, Haolin Yu +8

This review critically examines recent advances in photocatalytic decarboxylation of fatty acids to produce low-carbon liquid fuels. It focuses on reaction mechanisms, catalyst design, and reactor engineering for selective production of gas…

Hunter Hughes

This report analyzes fiscal and investment dimensions of global decarbonization, quantifying clean-energy investment growth, stranded fossil-fuel assets, and emerging-market financing gaps under accelerated scenarios. It highlights sovereig…

Boodsayapan Thitanon, Jihong Kim, Thi Thuy Linh Pham +1

This review analyzes the evolution of green port indicators across two periods (2010-2020 and 2022-2026). Pre-2021 indicators focused on localized compliance issues like air pollution and energy efficiency, while post-2021 indicators emphas…

Eliseo Curcio

This paper evaluates nine on-site power technologies for AI data centers against a grid with endogenous pricing, using complete-site costs and measured GPU loads. Gas combined cycle costs 114 USD/MWh vs 92 USD grid; four-hour storage is cap…

Mauro, Filippo, Cartolano, Fabio, Astegiano, Paola +6

This paper presents a methodology from the EU-funded IKIGAI project to accelerate decarbonization of freight transport and logistics. It develops a decision-support framework based on Physical Internet principles, guiding logistics innovati…

Praun V, Reichl J, Rusch K

This paper develops a framework to derive economically justified incentive levels for demand-side flexibility based on avoided grid expansion costs, accounting for load uncertainty. Applied to an Austrian low-voltage grid, it finds incentiv…

Gregorio, Rose

This position paper consolidates lessons from four Horizon Europe projects on circular battery value chains, addressing reverse logistics, repurposing, and recycling. It identifies regulatory, standardization, and operational gaps in implem…

Seibold, Toni, Neumann, Fabian, Ueckerdt, Falko +1

This repository provides the solved PyPSA networks used in the analysis of trade-offs between cost efficiency and import dependence in the green industrial transition. It enables quantitative evaluation of renewable deployment and industria…

Rodríguez Gómez, Alberto, Garcia - Quismondo, Enrique, LOBATO, JUSTO +2

This study experimentally analyzes a six-cell vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) stack under real renewable profiles (solar and wind). Optimal current density of 60-80 mA cm-2 achieves 75% energy efficiency, improving to 80% under variable …

Saleh, Ahmed, Mehta, Kedar

This review analyzes why heat pumps in European urban buildings underperform, focusing on control and integration. Reviewing 34 peer-reviewed papers and 7 technical sources, it identifies four deployment barriers: model identification cost,…

Tianwu, 杨广场

This dataset provides comprehensive data on the synthesis, structural characterization, electrochemical performance, kinetic mechanisms, and interfacial stability of core-shell hard carbon fabricated via waste-battery catalysis. It supports…

Ullah Z.

This case study examines the role of virtual power plants (VPPs) in the UK's net zero targets. It analyzes how VPPs contribute to renewable integration and grid balancing, and considers policy and regulatory frameworks. The paper clarifies …

Liqiang Duan, Shangyou Huang, Qiushi Wang +3

This paper proposes an active control strategy for a combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system integrated with a solar-assisted adsorption enhanced hydrogen production process. By combining renewable energy with hydrogen production,…

Rayan Basheer M.Ameen, Dilveen Waheed Mohammed

This study presents a reproducible stochastic multi-objective framework for optimizing metallic charge blends in low-carbon EAF steelmaking. It integrates cost, carbon emissions, circularity, metallic yield, residual-element limits, multi-c…

Ilyes Tegani, Hamza Afghoul, Salah S. Alharbi +2

This study analyzes price-signal degeneracy in a grid-connected PV-wind-battery system under time-of-use tariffs, showing that identical export and off-peak import prices make cost-minimizing dispatch indifferent between policies differing …