ENERGY SOURCES
Judson, E., Bell, S., Bulkeley, H., Powells, G., and Lyon, S., 2015. The Co-Construction of
Energy Provision and Everyday Practice: Integrating Heat Pumps in Social Housing in England. Science and Technology Studies, 28 (3), pp. 26-53.
The article focuses on identifying how the daily practices and fuel provision services nature the harnessing of air-source- to-water heat pumps, which are installed in the Northern part of England. The research also investigates the mediation done by the technologies and redesigns the relationships between the consumers, service providers, and machines and equipment networks.
The article argues that, in regard to air-source-to-water pumps, chances inventions of alternative technologies are limited. An attempt to install and maintain alternative technologies most of the time tends to create a dependency between the beneficiaries of the technology, providers, and other related stakeholders. Also, the tendencies surrounding the water heating and other hot water-related activities mainly interferes with the reshuffle of these activities
Maheshwari, A., Lara, A., Sharma, A., Fomra, A., & Agrawal, D. (2018). Quantitative
analysis of potential energy sources.
The authors of the article argue that the energy department is one of the most crucial requirements for economic development. In addition to this, the energy sector is as well a significant contributor to the grander scale to the wholesome growth of humans. For cases of countries classified as developing like India, there is an enlarged requirement for more reliable and effective energy sources as they are significant providers to a more established nascent future. Due to the existing uncertainties in the market globally with the dependency of one country to another for fuel, it is, therefore, imperative that we raise and develop fuel sources to be more resourceful, increase productivity and be cost-effective as well as independent.
The article also highlights the various sources, including thermal, sun, wind energy as well as water, among others. However, each source of fuel is characterized by its challenges. Quantitative and qualitative analysis needs to be done for all the sources of energy to facilitate the selection of the most appropriate energy source. The energy forms can be effectively harnessed for energy production. Generally, the paper predicts future requirements for the energy of various nations and the best potential source that fulfills the countries’ transport as well as budget requirements.
Owusu, P. A., & Asumadu-Sarkodie, S. (2016). A review of renewable energy sources,
sustainability issues, and climate change mitigation. Cogent Engineering, 3(1), 1167990.
This article highlights that globalization of the world’s energy sector has been escalated due to the increase in the energy requirement, with no progressive change in the world itself. The urge to have satisfactory energy that can satisfy both economic and social development has also increased over time with improved growth in healthcare and human welfare. Renewable sources of energy have been researched to replace the ever-increasing demand for energy. Additionally, it also helps to protect the physical and environmental aspects of the world. The authors argue that there has been improved from generation to generation with a progressive improvement being made on a large scale basis.
This study reviewed the opportunities that have been realized in the renewable energy sector in places such as Energy security, access to energy, social and economic development, among others. Climate change mitigation has not been left in the renewable energy process, as more opportunities are employed daily. Despite the opportunities in the renewable energy plan, there have been challenges that hinder such operations, some of which include market failure that results in a low demand for renewable energy. The other problem is the lack of proper information, which leads to failed attempts to restore the renewable energy program, especially in developing countries. Lastly, the article also describes the problem of carbon emitted as a result of the green energy footprint. Despite these opportunities, some challenges hinder the sustainability of renewable energy sources towards climate change mitigation.
This article provided studies that recommend some processes that can be put in place to mitigate such challenges. These challenges include Market failures, lack of information, access to raw materials for future renewable resource deployment, and our daily carbon footprint. Some of the mitigations proposed in this study include the reduction of carbon emission, promoting the goal of renewable energy as well as increasing consumption. Lastly, the study offers a production process that will improve the quantity of renewable energy produced per day.
Amy, G., Ghaffour, N., Li, Z., Francis, L., Linares, R. V., Missimer, T., & Lattemann, S.
(2017). Membrane-based seawater desalination: Present and future prospects. Desalination, 401, 16-21.
The author highlights that seawater is a dependable source of water for the world’s half population provided that many people live within the vicinity of the ocean, and there is limited water supply. The exploitation of seawater is, however, limited by several factors such as disposal of brine through outfalls, environmental conditions such as emission of GHG (g CO2-eq/m3), and energy consumption requirements (kWh/m3) by a body that controls desalination technology. The journal analyses the new practices in the desalination of seawater and highlights the process of intensifying the use of techniques which are membrane related. It puts into consideration the upcoming advancement in conventional technology and other desalination technologies through the improvement of materials, improving the process of engineering and integration of systems. The traditional technique of baseline for seawater is reverse osmosis (RO). To counterbalance the requirements of energy in the process of desalination, it is wise to cooperate with the process of membrane-based energy production.
To a large extent, this article puts in the provision that the future of seawater energy production is through membrane-based energy production. This includes other aspects such as desalination characterized by renewability, upcoming procedures such as the technology of closed-circuit reverse- osmosis, a distillation of membranes, and inverse electrodialysis to bridge the gap in seawater energy production.
Mentis, D., Karalis, G., Zervos, A., Howells, M., Taliotis, C., Bazilian, M., & Rogner, H.
(2016). Desalination using renewable energy sources on the arid islands of the South Aegean Sea. Energy, 94, 262-272.
The authors of this article are keen to highlight that there is an excellent relationship between water and energy, and they both should be well managed to enhance sustainability. In Greek islands, water and energy is an issue with the most significant problem being the availability of water and quality of water as well. The problem of water is solved by supplying water through tanks while the gap in energy is bridged by using fossil fuels. To address these two interrelated problems, in this article, the author suggests the use of renewable energy and desalination technologies.
This article, in general, puts into focus the development of tools necessary for designing of purification and renewable energy equipment, putting into consideration several factors such as water and energy requirements on the island as well as data concerning technological performance, availability of resources, and the prevailing economic conditions.