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1. Exploring wastewater system performance under future threats: Does enhancing resilience increase sustainability?

Author:
Sweetapple, Chris; Fu, Guangtao; Farmani, Raziyeh; Butler, David
Source:
Water research 2019 v.149 pp. 448-459
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; rain; wastewater; watersheds;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustainability and resilience are both key considerations in the design and operation of wastewater systems. However, there is currently a lack of understanding of the relationship between these two goals and of the effects of increasing resilience on sustainability. This paper, therefore, presents a framework for analysis of the effects of resilience-enhancing interventions on sustainability, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.025

2. Optimization of renewable hybrid energy systems – A multi-objective approach

Author:
Eriksson, E.L.V.; Gray, E.MacA.
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.133 pp. 971-999
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; algorithms; renewable energy sources;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... For a successful transition to a renewable energy economy, optimisation of renewable energy systems must evolve to take into account not only technical and/or economic objectives, but also environmental and socio-political objectives. A Normalised Weighted Constrained Multi-Objective (NWCMO) meta-heuristic optimisation algorithm has been proposed for achieving a compromise between mutually conflic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.10.053

3. The four-interval, two-alternative forced-choice (4I2AFC): A powerful sensory discrimination method to detect small, directional changes particularly suitable for visual or manual evaluations

Author:
Bi, Jian; Kuesten, Carla
Source:
Food quality and preference 2019 v.73 pp. 202-209
ISSN:
0950-3293
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; discriminant analysis; sensory evaluation;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The four-interval, two-alternative forced-choice (4I2AFC) is a paired version of the 2-AFC with AB and BA pairs as two alternatives, where A is a signal or a stronger stimulus and B is a noise or a weaker stimulus. The task of the subject in 4I2AFC is to select the pair (AB) with decreasing stimuli change. The 4I2AFC is a powerful sensory discrimination forced-choice method to detect small, direct ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.11.008

4. Enhancing photovoltaic hosting capacity—A stochastic approach to optimal planning of static var compensator devices in distribution networks

Author:
Xu, Xu; Li, Jiayong; Xu, Zhao; Zhao, Jian; Lai, Chun Sing
Source:
Applied energy 2019 v.238 pp. 952-962
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; electric potential; models; planning;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... To improve photovoltaic hosting capacity of distribution networks, this paper proposes a novel optimal static var compensator planning model which is formulated as a two-stage stochastic programming problem. Specifically, the first stage of our model determines the static var compensator planning decisions and the corresponding photovoltaic hosting capacity. In the second stage, the feasibility of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.135

5. Water-saving strategies in the mining industry – The potential of mineral processing simulators as a tool for their implementation

Author:
Michaux, B.; Hannula, J.; Rudolph, M.; Reuter, M.A.; van den Boogaart, K.G.; Möckel, R.; Kobylin, P.; Hultgren, M.; Peltomäki, M.; Roine, A.; Remes, A.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.234 pp. 546-553
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; freshwater; hydrochemistry; mining; water conservation;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the mining industry is facing an increasing number of issues related to its fresh water consumption, water-saving strategies are progressively being implemented in the mineral processing plants, often leading to variations in the process water chemistry. However, the impact of water chemistry variations on the process performance is rarely known beforehand, thus creating an obstacle to the impl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.139

6. Influence of the Organization of Actors in the Ecological Outcomes of Investment in Restoration of Biodiversity

Author:
Scemama, Pierre; Levrel, Harold
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.157 pp. 71-79
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; biodiversity; economics; ecosystem engineering;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper investigates the consequences of the organization of actors on the performances of biodiversity restoration projects. It leans on an interdisciplinary framework that uses ecological engineering information to answer an economic issue following the transaction cost economics framework. Applied to four case studies, this analysis allows us to establish a direct link between the organizati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.003

7. Scaling out access to land for urban agriculture. Governance hybridities in the Brussels-Capital Region

Author:
Manganelli, Alessandra; Moulaert, Frank
Source:
Land use policy 2019 v.82 pp. 391-400
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; governance; learning; urban agriculture;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper unravels the key governance tensions stemming from the scaling out and up of the access to land for urban agriculture. A hybrid governance approach - showcasing interrelated organizational, resource and institutional governance tensions - is used to shed light on: (a) the ways actors mobilize and build networks to address the land-resource governance; (b) the ways these actors experienc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.12.015

8. UVCB substances II: Development of an endpoint‐nonspecific procedure for selection of computationally generated representative constituents

Author:
Kutsarova, Stela S.; Yordanova, Darina G.; Karakolev, Yordan H.; Stoeva, Stoyanka; Comber, Mike; Hughes, Christopher B.; Vaiopoulou, Eleni; Dimitrov, Sabcho D.; Mekenyan, Ovanes G.
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2019 v.38 no.3 pp. 682-694
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; constitutional isomers; consultants; industry;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, and biological materials (UVCBs) comprise approximately 40% of all registered substances submitted to the European Chemicals Agency. One of the main characteristics of UVCBs is that they have no unique representation. Industry scientists who are part of the scientific community have been working with academics and consultant ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.4358

9. Mapping between transmission constraint penalty factor and OPF solution in electricity markets: analysis and fast calculation

Author:
Yang, Zhifang; Zhong, Haiwang; Lin, Wei; Lin, Jeremy; Chen, Yonghong; Xia, Qing; Liu, Wentao; Zhang, Xuan
Source:
Energy 2019 v.168 pp. 1181-1191
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; electricity; markets; models; prices;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... -- In electricity markets, transmission constraint relaxation is frequently used to ensure the feasibility of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem and avoid the expensive yet ineffective congestion adjustment. However, transmission constraint penalty factors have a considerable impact on the market scheduling and prices. There is still no consensus on how to properly set the penalty factors. In th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2018.11.048

10. A novel algorithm for calculating transition potential in cellular automata models of land-use/cover change

Author:
Roodposhti, Majid Shadman; Aryal, Jagannath; Bryan, Brett A.
Source:
Environmental modelling & software 2019 v.112 pp. 70-81
ISSN:
1364-8152
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; algorithms; entropy; models; uncertainty; Iran;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite recent advances in quantifying land-use/cover change (LUCC) transition potential, transition rules are often not transparent and uncertainty is rarely made explicit. Here, we introduce DoTRules—a dictionary of trusted rules—as a transparent alternative to calculate transition potential in cellular automata models. Rules relate LUCC variables to the observed historical changes. Shannon entr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.10.006

11. Environmental behavior research in resources conservation and management: A case study of Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Author:
Wang, Fang; Peng, Xiao; Wei, Ran; Qin, Yuelei; Zhu, Xiaohua
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.141 pp. 431-440
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; bibliometric analysis; ecosystems; recycling;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Considered as an approach to protect the environment and foster sustainability in severe environmental and ecosystem deterioration conditions, environmental behavior has received extensive, multidisciplinary research in recent decades. The general trend of environmental behavior research is profiled based on bibliometric analysis, which is set as the background of behavior research in the resource ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.10.024

12. Thermodynamic selection criteria of zeotropic mixtures for subcritical organic Rankine cycle

Author:
Miao, Zheng; Zhang, Kai; Wang, Mengxiao; Xu, Jinliang
Source:
Energy 2019 v.167 pp. 484-497
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; exergy; heat; selection criteria; temperature;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although using zeotropic mixtures in the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system can improve its performance, the selection of the mixture working fluid is still a great challenge due to the lack of selection criteria. In the present work, the thermodynamic selection criteria of zeotropic mixtures is proposed based on the exergy analysis of the subcritical ORC. The mixture composition can be directly d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2018.11.002

13. Business Model Innovation for Resource-efficiency, Circularity and Cleaner Production: What 143 Cases Tell Us

Author:
Diaz Lopez, Fernando J.; Bastein, Ton; Tukker, Arnold
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.155 pp. 20-35
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; econometric models; markets; supply chain;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper analyses 143 cases about the implementation of various and often interlinked, integrative, Resource Efficiency Measures (REMs). These REMs have been brought in a framework distinguishing on the one hand a cluster of supply side measures, demand side measures and life cycle measures with a synergistic mode of operation. They further have been related to clear classes or Business Model Ch ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.03.009

14. Interpreting slip transmission through mechanically induced interface energies: a Fe–3%Si case study

Author:
Aifantis, K. E.; Deng, H.; Shibata, H.; Tsurekawa, S.; Lejček, P.; Hackney, S. A.
Source:
Journal of materials science 2019 v.54 no.2 pp. 1831-1843
ISSN:
0022-2461
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; energy; microstructure; plasticity; prediction; thermodynamics;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Nanoindentation experiments are performed at the vicinity of grain boundaries, in Fe–Si tricrystals, to illustrate the existence of a critical stress at which slip transmission occurs across grain boundaries. Such a critical stress can be considered as a grain boundary yield stress and can be quantified within the framework of conventional gradient plasticity theory, enhanced by introducing a new ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10853-018-2929-5

15. Correction to: A comparison of five methods in landslide susceptibility assessment: a case study from the 330-kV transmission line in Gansu Region, China

Author:
Ge, Yunfeng; Chen, Hongzhi; Zhao, Binbin; Tang, Huiming; Lin, Zishan; Xie, Zhiguo; Lv, Le; Zhong, Peng
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2018 v.77 no.20 pp. 716
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; landslides; China;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the original publication, the author name Bingbing Zhao was published incorrectly. The correct name should be Binbin Zhao. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-018-7900-x

16. Grid-level “battery” operation of chemical processes and demand-side participation in short-term electricity markets

Author:
Otashu, Joannah I.; Baldea, Michael
Source:
Applied energy 2018 v.220 pp. 562-575
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; electricity; markets;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The participation of power-intensive industrial chemical processes in short-term electricity markets (STMs) in addition to long-term markets (LTMs) is considered. STMs are highly volatile with dynamics of the order of seconds to minutes. It is thus imperative that production scheduling for chemical process participation in such markets (1) be carried out repeatedly to reflect ongoing changes in ma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.034

17. Blum versus Romagnesi: testing possible synonymies of some European russulas (Russulaceae, Basidiomycota)

Author:
Caboň, Miroslav; Jančovičová, Soňa; Trendel, JeanM.; Moreau, Pierre-Arthur; Hampe, Felix; Kolařík, Miroslav; Verbeken, Annemieke; Adamčík, Slavomír
Source:
Plant systematics and evolution 2018 v.304 no.6 pp. 747-756
ISSN:
0378-2697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; Russula; herbaria;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Among 45 Russula species and infraspecific taxa described by J. Blum, only few are currently accepted. Here we present a case study on R. formosa nom. illeg. (homotypic synonym of R. blumiana), R. decipiens var. ochrospora nom. inval. and R. roseobrunnea. The study is based on sequences and morphological observations of authentic herbarium material determined by J. Blum. The sequence data demonstr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00606-018-1506-3

18. Comparison Between Robust and Stochastic Optimisation for Long-term Reservoir Management Under Uncertainty

Author:
Cuvelier, Thibaut; Archambeau, Pierre; Dewals, Benjamin; Louveaux, Quentin
Source:
Water resources management 2018 v.32 no.5 pp. 1599-1614
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; drainage; uncertainty;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Long-term reservoir management often uses bounds on the reservoir level, between which the operator can work. However, these bounds are not always kept up-to-date with the latest knowledge about the reservoir drainage area, and thus become obsolete. The main difficulty with bounds computation is to correctly take into account the high uncertainty about the inflows to the reservoir. In this article ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-017-1893-1

19. Quantifying the effect of wind turbines on lightning location and characteristics

Author:
Soula, Serge; Georgis, Jean-François; Salaün, David
Source:
Atmospheric research 2019 v.221 pp. 98-110
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; farms; lightning; storms; wind turbines; winter; France;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study shows and quantifies the effect of the presence of wind turbines on lightning stroke location, density, polarity, peak current and annual distribution in areas where they are installed. We analyze the CG lightning activity recorded by Météorage during 21 years (1995–2015) over a 0.5° × 0.5° area in southwestern France (2.5°E-3°E; 44°N-44.5°N). The study area includes 8 farms with 2 to 2 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.01.010

20. Energy problem representation: The historical and contemporary framing of Australian electricity policy

Author:
Chester, Lynne; Elliot, Amanda
Source:
Energy policy 2019 v.128 pp. 102-113
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; electricity; energy; energy policy; policy analysis;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article contributes to the discussion of frameworks for conducting energy policy analysis. The article considers the influence of epistemic frames on energy policy decisions, and particularly the representation of energy problems, using a social constructionist approach and a case study of Australian electricity policy, the cornerstone of the nation's energy policy. Rather than contributing t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.052