Digitization and advanced technologies have a key role to play in addressing a range of sustainability challenges, including sustainable e-waste management. E-WasteExchange.com is a digital platform that allows businesses and individuals to transfer their e-waste to government authorized e-waste recyclers.
The cheap power purchase agreements (PPAs) for two recent concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in Australia (Aurora) and Dubai (DEWA IV) raise questions of how such low costs can be achieved and whether this could mark the commercial breakthrough of this technology. This paper investigates these projects with the information available and seeks reasons for the low PPAs.
The decreasing cost of energy storage and increasing demand for local flexibility are opening up new possibilities for energy storage deployment at the local level. Community energy storage (CES) is expected to contribute positively towards energy transition while accommodating the needs and expectations of citizens and local communities. Yet, the technological and societal challenges of integrating CES in the largely centralized present energy system demand for socio-technical innovation. In this article, we develop and discuss several configurations of CES.
This brief aims to enhance awareness and highlight the importance of integrating weather and climate-related risks into the planning stages of energy infrastructure development. As countries are developing long-term low-carbon development strategies and pursue mitigation measures as part of their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), it is essential to increase understanding about the need to identify and assess climate-related risks when appraising new energy projects or managing infrastructure portfolios.
This case study Mobike China: Synchronizing social and technological innovations towards sustainable urban transportation shows how technology can be a solution to social, environmental and economic issues.
This White Paper assesses the opportunities that Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies could bring to Andhra Pradesh, India and its resident companies to enhance competitiveness in the automotive and electronics industries while creating positive social and environmental impact, resulting in a $5 billion annual opportunity by 2022.