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1. Operational experiences of municipal heating plants with biomass-fired ORC cogeneration units

Author:
Kalina, Jacek; Świerzewski, Mateusz; Strzałka, Rafał
Source:
Energy conversion and management 2019 v.181 pp. 544-561
ISSN:
0196-8904
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; equipment; risk analysis;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper reports on operational experiences and performance of two municipal heating plants that were converted into cogeneration plants by the installation of biomass-fired modules based on the Organic Rankine Cycle technology (ORC). Two different plants of this type are presented. The text provides a review and discussion of critical issues related to implementation of the technology. Similari ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enconman.2018.12.045

2. Low carbon strategy analysis under revenue-sharing and cost-sharing contracts

Author:
Li, Tao; Zhang, Rong; Zhao, Senlin; Liu, Bin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.212 pp. 1462-1477
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; carbon; models; supply chain;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper investigates the impact of revenue-sharing and cost-sharing contracts offered by a retailer on emission reduction efforts and firms' profitability. To encourage the manufacturer (he) to participate in the low-carbon supply chain, the retailer (she) offers some incentive schemes, such as cost-sharing contract (CS), revenue-sharing contract (RS), both two contracts (RC) or neither of them ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.282

3. Safety, Economic, and Environmental Optimization Applied to Three Processes for the Production of Solar-Grade Silicon

Author:
Ramírez-Márquez, César; Contreras-Zarazúa, Gabriel; Martín, Mariano; Segovia-Hernández, Juan Gabriel
Source:
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2019 v.7 no.5 pp. 5355-5366
ISSN:
2168-0485
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; environmental impact; risk; silicon;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this work, we present the multiobjective optimization of the Siemens Process, the Intensified FBR Union Carbide Process, and the Hybrid Process (the three processes to obtain solar-grade silicon), including considerations of safety, economic, and environmental impact at the design stage of the process. Safety is considered through the individual risk index, the economy through the return on inv ...
DOI:
10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06375

4. Monopolistic competition for the market with heterogeneous firms

Author:
Etro, Federico
Source:
Economics letters 2019 v.179 pp. 9-12
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; markets; monopoly; probability; research and development;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... I study monopolistic competition in patent races where firms are heterogeneous in R&D costs. Only the most efficient firms invest, and they invest more when the value of innovation is higher, while the endogenous set of active firms depends on the profitability of innovation. In particular, selection effects (increasing R&D productivity) emerge after a reduction of the entry cost or after an incre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2019.03.003

5. Zombie firms, external support and corporate environmental responsibility: Evidence from China

Author:
Han, Shaozhen; You, Wanhai; Nan, Shijing
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.212 pp. 1499-1517
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; business enterprises; industry; public ownership; China;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper investigates the relationship among zombie firms, external support and corporate environmental responsibility. Zombie firms refer to firms that should go bankrupt because of low efficiency and profitability but survive with external support from government or bank. Using a sample of Chinese listed companies over the period 2010–2016, we find that zombie firms have lower corporate enviro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.136

6. Within-genus differences in catchability of elasmobranchs during trawling

Author:
Young, H.J.; Raoult, V.; Platell, M.E.; Williamson, J.E.; Gaston, T.F.
Source:
Fisheries research 2019 v.211 pp. 141-147
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; Elasmobranchii; avoidance behavior; bycatch; mortality; sharks;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Elasmobranchs make a large contribution to bycatch in commercial trawl fisheries, which reduces the efficiency (and thus profitability of those fisheries), results in injury and mortality of those elasmobranchs, and can lead to unsustainable rates of catches. The development of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) for elasmobranchs has been hindered, among other things, by a lack of knowledge of their ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2018.11.015

7. Correction to: Yield gap analysis extended to marketable grain reveals the profitability of organic lentil-spring wheat intercrops

Author:
Viguier, Loïc; Bedoussac, Laurent; Journet, Etienne-Pascal; Justes, Eric
Source:
Agronomy for sustainable development 2018 v.38 no.5 pp. 46
ISSN:
1774-0746
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; intercropping; wheat;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to an unfortunate turn of events, the names of the authors appeared incorrectly in the original publication as given names and family names have been reversed. The correct representation of the authors’ names is listed above and below and should be treated as definitive. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13593-018-0531-5

8. Linking stakeholder engagement to profitability through sustainability-oriented innovation: A quantitative study of the minerals industry

Author:
Ghassim, Babak; Bogers, Marcel
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.224 pp. 905-919
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; data collection; finance; minerals; models; stakeholders; Norway;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Firms' capability to develop sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) can be enhanced by stakeholder engagement (SE) in order to acquire a wide range of external knowledge to support innovation efforts and outcomes. While we understand some of the transactional and relational attributes at stake for firms to leverage engagement with external stakeholders, we do not yet fully understand all the und ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.226

9. Lot size optimisation in two-stage manufacturer-supplier production under carbon management constraints

Author:
Qiao, A.; Choi, S.H.; Wang, X.J.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.224 pp. 523-535
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; carbon; issues and policy; models; planning; supply chain;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Carbon management of production planning involves multiple supply chain parties in different processes. This paper studies synergistic cooperation among supply chain parties for more effective emission reduction. Since a supply chain generally includes multiple parties, this paper focuses for simplicity on supplier, manufacturer and retailing. It studies a centralised make-to-order (MTO) productio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.232

10. Transshipment contract for coordination of a green dual-channel supply chain under channel disruption

Author:
Aslani, Amin; Heydari, Jafar
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.223 pp. 596-609
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; consumers (people); prices; profits and margins; supply chain;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper addresses the issue of pricing, product greenness, and coordination in a dual channel supply chain under channel disruption. It is assumed that one type of green product is being sold through a dual supply system. Also the movement of customers between channels in cases that only one of the channels is disrupted is surveyed. The decisions and profits of the supply chain and the members ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.186

11. Assessment of cost-competitiveness and profitability of fixed and tracking photovoltaic systems: The case of five specific sites

Author:
Talavera, D.L.; Muñoz-Cerón, Emilio; Ferrer-Rodríguez, J.P.; Pérez-Higueras, Pedro J.
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.134 pp. 902-913
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; cost effectiveness; electricity; energy; solar collectors; solar energy; tariffs;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Solutions that maximize the profitability and cost-competitiveness of photovoltaic projects are still necessary. Adding solar tracking mechanisms increase the energy production although it represent a cost reduction barrier. Therefore, the challenge is to balance the additional costs of trackers with yield increases. Due to the lack of studies that analyse when a tracker installation is more profi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.11.091

12. A dynamic analysis of cost‐share agri‐environmental programs

Author:
Vercammen, James
Source:
Canadian journal of agricultural economics 2019 v.67 no.1 pp. 15-30
ISSN:
0008-3976
Subject:
farm profitability,   etc   ; agri-environmental policy; capital; environmental impact; farmers; farms;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The purpose of this paper is to theoretically examine the efficiency of a cost‐share agri‐environmental program through a farm life cycle lens. Faced with a growing environmental impact from agricultural production, the farmer must decide when and how aggressively to invest in environmental capital. The steady state of the optimal control problem reveals the trade‐off between allocating farm profi ...
DOI:
10.1111/cjag.12193

13. Numerical calculations of environmental impacts for deep sea mining activities

Author:
Ma, Wenbin; Schott, Dingena; van Rhee, Cees
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.652 pp. 996-1012
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; environmental impact; industrialization; mine tailings; mineral resources; mining; sediments;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... With the expected dramatic increase of mineral resources consumption, deep sea mining (DSM) was proposed as a method supplying the running of world economy by cooperating with or compensating for the terrestrial mining industry. However, its industrialization process is hindered by various reasons including the technological feasibility, economic profitability, and the DSM environmental impacts. T ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.267

14. Preventive crude oil scheduling under demand uncertainty using structure adapted genetic algorithm

Author:
Panda, Debashish; Ramteke, Manojkumar
Source:
Applied energy 2019 v.235 pp. 68-82
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; algorithms; distillation; energy; models; petroleum; profit maximization; uncertainty;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Crude oil supply about 33% of the total energy consumption worldwide and is predominantly (>50%) processed in marine access refineries. Therefore, crude oil scheduling which enables the efficient processing of the crude to increase the profitability is an important problem. It often becomes challenging due to the presence of combinatorial constraints, discrete variables and uncertainties. This stu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.10.121

15. The Role of Innovation in Farm Economic Sustainability: Generalised Propensity Score Evidence from Irish Dairy Farms

Author:
Läpple, Doris; Thorne, Fiona
Source:
Journal of agricultural economics 2019 v.70 no.1 pp. 178-197
ISSN:
0021-857X
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; dairy farming; economic sustainability; farmers; farms; market orientation; technology;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... We assess the impact of innovation on Irish dairy farm economic sustainability by focusing on profitability, productivity of land and market orientation. A generalised propensity score method is applied to a representative sample of 342 Irish dairy farms. Our empirical findings reveal that innovation increases economic sustainability, but not in a linear way. More specifically, economic gains depe ...
DOI:
10.1111/1477-9552.12282

16. From lignin to valuable products–strategies, challenges, and prospects

Author:
Wang, Hongliang; Pu, Yunqiao; Ragauskas, Arthur; Yang, Bin
Source:
Bioresource technology 2019 v.271 pp. 449-461
ISSN:
0960-8524
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; biomass; biorefining; carbon; chemical analysis; lignin; mineral resources;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The exploration of effective approaches for the valorization of lignin to valuable products attracts broad interests of a growing scientific community. By fully unlocking the potential of the world’s most abundant resource of bio-aromatics, it could improve the profitability and carbon efficiency of the entire biorefinery process, thus accelerate the replacement of fossil resources with bioresourc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.072

17. Monday effect in Fama–French’s RMW factor

Author:
Ülkü, Numan
Source:
Economics letters 2017 v.150 pp. 44-47
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; risk;     Show all 2 Subject
Abstract:
... Fama and French’s (2015) RMW (robust-minus-weak) profitability factor is likely to attract debate on whether it captures a behavioral mispricing or a rationally-priced risk. An interesting piece of empirical support for this argument comes from the strong Monday effect in the RMW factor: 94% (135%) of the reward to RMW factor accrues on Mondays (Monday–Tuesdays). That is, the RMW premium is essent ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2016.10.031

18. Defatted fiber produced from lemon Basil (Ocimum citriodorum Vis.) seed with supercritical CO2: Economic analysis

Author:
Sakdasri, Winatta; Ngamprasertsith, Somkiat; Sooksai, Sarintip; Noitang, Sajee; Sukaead, Weradaj; Sawangkeaw, Ruengwit
Source:
Industrial crops and products 2019 v.135 pp. 188-195
ISSN:
0926-6690
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; Ocimum africanum; basil; carbon dioxide; extractors; feasibility studies; market prices; milling; mucilages; oils; sieving; viability;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The feasibility study is important for ensuring the profitable of the production process. This study employs economic analysis of chemical-free processing of lemon basil seed to evaluate the viability of production. Lemon basil seed was cracked before extracted by supercritical carbon dioxide. The uniformed mucilage powder was obtained by milling and sieving. Three products, ∼75% defatted fiber, ∼ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.03.042

19. Improving the profitability of anaerobic digestion: is the public support framework compatible with participation in the day-ahead electricity market?

Author:
Willeghems, Gwen; Buysse, Jeroen
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.139 pp. 560-572
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; anaerobic digestion; electricity; electricity generation; issues and policy; markets; models; renewable energy sources; Belgium;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... There is an increasing need for an alternative energy source within the electricity market to counterbalance the intermittent supply from renewable energy sources as their share in the market continues to grow. Anaerobic digestion could play a role in fulfilling this need through participation in the day-ahead electricity market. The potential for anaerobic digestion operators in Flanders, Belgium ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.105

20. The Romer model with monopolistic competition and general technologies

Author:
Etro, Federico
Source:
Economics letters 2019 v.181 pp. 1-6
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
profitability,   etc   ; growth models; labor; monopoly; population growth; production functions; profits and margins;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... I augment the Romer model of endogenous technological progress with a general CRS production function in labor and intermediate inputs. This determines markups and profits of the innovators in function of the number of inputs. Under imperfect substitutability the economy can converge to a steady state (as under a nested CES technology), replicating the properties of neoclassical growth due to a de ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2019.04.027