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2015 journal article

Multi-Institutional Collaboration for a Shared Renewable Energy Assessment Curriculum

Natural Sciences Education, 44.

By: E. Nichols n , V. DeLuca* & R. Ebersohl*

Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

SRWC bioenergy productivity and economic feasibility on marginal lands

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 160, 57–66.

By: S. Ghezehei n , S. Shifflett n, D. Hazel n & E. Nichols n 

author keywords: Abandoned lands; Contaminated lands; Investment analysis; Short-rotation forestry; Sustainable feedstock production
MeSH headings : Agriculture / economics; Biomass; Humans; Pinus taeda / growth & development; Populus / growth & development; Sewage; Southeastern United States; Wood
TL;DR: Rotation length affected economic outcomes although the returns were poor due to high establishment and maintenance costs, low productivities and low current stumpage values, which are expected to quickly change with development of robust global markets. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Public health impacts of ecosystem change in the Brazilian Amazon

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(24), 7414–7419.

By: S. Bauch, A. Birkenbach*, S. Pattanayak * & E. Sills n 

author keywords: infectious diseases; roads; mining; protected areas; Amazon forest
MeSH headings : Brazil / epidemiology; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Conservation of Natural Resources / statistics & numerical data; Diarrhea / epidemiology; Diarrhea / prevention & control; Ecosystem; Humans; Incidence; Infection Control; Malaria / epidemiology; Malaria / prevention & control; Public Health / statistics & numerical data; Regression, Psychology; Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections / prevention & control
TL;DR: A rich dataset on disease, climate, demography, land uses, and conservation policies in the Brazilian Amazon is analyzed and it is concluded that interventions to preserve natural capital can deliver cobenefits by also increasing human (health) capital. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Special Section on Monitoring, Visualization, and State Estimation for Distribution Systems

Aminifar, F., Meliopoulos, S., Baran, M., Romero-Agueero, J., Pahwa, A., Grijalva, S., … Giri, J. (2015, July). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, Vol. 6, pp. 1999–2001.

By: F. Aminifar *, S. Meliopoulos*, M. Baran n , J. Romero-Agueero, A. Pahwa *, S. Grijalva *, V. Madani, J. Giri*

TL;DR: The lack of controllability of the distribution system, specifically, related to balancing loads with available generation, impedes islanded operation of distribution system at the event of main grid failure. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Integrating a simplified emission estimation model and mesoscopic dynamic traffic simulator to efficiently evaluate emission impacts of traffic management strategies

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT, 37, 123–136.

By: X. Zhou *, S. Tanvir n, H. Lei*, J. Taylor*, B. Liu  n, N. Rouphail n, H. Frey  n

Contributors: X. Zhou *, S. Tanvir n, H. Lei*, J. Taylor*, B. Liu  n, N. Rouphail n, H. Frey  n

author keywords: Emission estimation; Dynamic traffic assignment; Integrated traffic emission model; Cross-resolution model
TL;DR: A computationally efficient and theoretically rigorous dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) model and its solution algorithm for a number of emerging emissions and fuel consumption related applications that require both effective microscopic and macroscopic traffic stream representations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A control structure for PWM-controlled static synchronous compensators under unbalanced conditions and grid faults

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, 71, 160–173.

By: S. Babaei n & S. Bhattacharya n 

Contributors: S. Babaei n & S. Bhattacharya n 

author keywords: PWM-controlled STATCOM; AC-system fault; Voltage regulation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The effects of solid carrier material and surface roughness on microalgal cell attachment

Transactions of the ASABE, 58(1), 161–168.

By: Y. Cui, W. Yuan , J. Cheng  & B. Wang

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 review

Growing duckweed for biofuel production: a review

[Review of ]. PLANT BIOLOGY, 17, 16–23.

By: W. Cui * & J. Cheng n 

author keywords: Biofuels; biogas; butanol; duckweed; ethanol; starch
MeSH headings : Araceae / anatomy & histology; Araceae / growth & development; Araceae / metabolism; Biofuels; Biotechnology / methods; Biotransformation; Starch / metabolism
TL;DR: The objective of this article is to review the published research on growing duckweed for the production of the biofuels, especially starch enrichment in duckweed plants, and to identify future research need in this area. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Perovskite promoted iron oxide for hybrid water-splitting and syngas generation with exceptional conversion

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 8(2), 535–539.

By: F. He n & F. Li n 

Contributors: F. He n & F. Li n 

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

In-use activity, fuel use, and emissions of heavy-duty diesel roll-off refuse trucks

JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 65(3), 306–323.

By: G. Sandhu n, H. Frey  n, S. Bartelt-Hunt * & E. Jones*

Contributors: G. Sandhu n, H. Christopher Frey  n, S. Bartelt-Hunt * & E. Jones*

MeSH headings : Air Pollutants / chemistry; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Gasoline; Motor Vehicles; Refuse Disposal; Time Factors; Vehicle Emissions
TL;DR: The objectives of this study were to quantify real-world activity, fuel use, and emissions for heavy duty diesel roll-off refuse trucks; evaluate the contribution of duty cycles and emissions controls to variability in cycle average fuel use and emission rates; and compare empirical cycle average emission rates with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MOVES emission factor model predictions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Understanding the low-frequency variability in hydroclimatic attributes over the southeastern US

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 521, 170–181.

By: H. Wang, A. Sankarasubramanian  n & R. Ranjithan n 

author keywords: Interannual variability; Decadal oscillations; Singular Spectrum Analysis; Basin storage effect; Water management
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Comparison of Sources of Variability in School Age Children Exposure to Ambient PM2.5

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49(3), 1511–1520.

By: W. Che *, H. Frey  n & A. Lau *

Contributors: W. Che *, H. Frey  n & A. Lau *

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Air Pollutants / analysis; Child; Environmental Exposure / analysis; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Particulate Matter / analysis; Seasons; United States
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Characterization of Uncertainty in Estimation of Methane Collection from Select US Landfills

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49(3), 1545–1551.

By: X. Wang n, A. Nagpure  n, J. DeCarolis n & M. Barlaz n 

MeSH headings : Air Pollutants / analysis; Electricity; Methane / analysis; Models, Theoretical; Monte Carlo Method; Solid Waste; Uncertainty; United States; Waste Disposal Facilities
TL;DR: The results indicate that landfill operators could overpay for engine capacity by $30,000-780,000 based on overestimates of collectable methane based on uncertainty in engine requirements and potential economic losses to demonstrate the practical significance to landfill operators. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Analysis of material recovery facilities for use in life-cycle assessment

Waste Management, 35, 307–317.

By: P. Pressley n, J. Levis  n, A. Damgaard *, M. Barlaz n  & J. DeCarolis n

author keywords: Recycling; Material recovery facility; Life-cycle assessment; Municipal solid waste
MeSH headings : Costs and Cost Analysis; Electricity; Models, Economic; Models, Theoretical; Recycling / economics; Refuse Disposal / economics; Refuse Disposal / methods; Solid Waste
TL;DR: A process model was developed to estimate the cost and energy use associated with material recovery facilities (MRFs), which are responsible for sorting recyclables into saleable streams and as such represent a key piece of recycling infrastructure. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Effect of support on redox stability of iron oxide for chemical looping conversion of methane

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, 164, 371–379.

By: N. Galinsky n, A. Shafiefarhood n, Y. Chen  n, L. Neal n & F. Li n 

Contributors: N. Galinsky n, A. Shafiefarhood n, Y. Chen  n, L. Neal n & F. Li n 

author keywords: Iron oxide; Perovskite; Chemical looping; CO2 capture; Oxygen carrier
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Iron-containing mixed-oxide composites as oxygen carriers for Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU)

FUEL, 139, 1–10.

By: A. Shafiefarhood n, A. Stewart  n & F. Li n 

Contributors: A. Shafiefarhood n, A. Stewart  n & F. Li n 

author keywords: Chemical looping; Oxygen uncoupling; Mixed oxide; Oxygen carrier
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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