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Multilevel emission impacts of electrification and coal pathways in China's net-zero transition

Decarbonizing China's energy system requires both greening the power supply and electrifying end-use sectors. However, concerns exist that electrification may increase emissions while coal power dominates. Using a global climate model, we explore electrifi ...

2025

Using dimensionality reduction and causal inference to constrain precipitation and climate

Lucile Anna Ricard

Continued greenhouse gas emissions will lead to increasing global warming. Effective adaptation and mitigation policies depend on accurately estimating climate sensitivity, the Earth's surface temperature response to increasing CO2 emissions. Global Climat ...

EPFL2025

Efficient, affordable, carbon-neutral power: Advanced solid oxide fuel cell-electrolyzer system

François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, Shivom Sharma, Xinyi Wei

The alarming increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, primarily attributed to human-induced fossil fuel combustion for power generation, underscores the urgency for sustainable solutions. The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a promising candidate for ...

2025

Accounting for Other Lives in Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study in Designed Reuse and Decay

Elif Erez Henderson

Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) are essential for evaluating the environmental impact of buildings but often rely on incomplete or unverifiable data. Even more troublesome is the typical LCA assumption of cradle-to-grave design, which runs counter to urgent ...

2025

A holistic approach to refinery decarbonization based on atomic, energy and exergy flow analysis

Yi Zhao, François Maréchal

As one of the largest industrial emitters, today's refineries must take action to reduce emissions in response to global climate change and net -zero targets. However, the decarbonization of refineries is complex due to the diverse range of processes invol ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2024

A Distributionally Robust Model Predictive Control for Static and Dynamic Uncertainties in Smart Grids

Yuning Jiang

The integration of various power sources, including renewables and electric vehicles, into smart grids is expanding, introducing uncertainties that can result in issues like voltage imbalances, load fluctuations, and power losses. These challenges negative ...

2024

Intraday solar irradiance forecasting using public cameras

Demetri Psaltis, Mario Paolone, Christophe Moser, Luisa Lambertini, Ilker Oguz, Roy Sarkis

With the significant increase in photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation, more attention has been given to PV power forecasting. Indeed, accurate forecasting allows power grid operators to better schedule and dispatch their assets, such as energy storage ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2024

Grid-cognizant TSO and DSO coordination framework for active and reactive power flexibility exchange: The Swiss case study

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

This paper first designs a holistic coordination framework between transmission system operator (TSO) and distribution system operators (DSOs) to modernize traditional top-to-down (from transmission system to distribution systems) power flexibility provisi ...

Elsevier2024

Brain Metabolism in Health and Neurodegeneration: The Interplay Among Neurons and Astrocytes

Henry Markram, Daniel Keller, Jay Coggan, Polina Shichkova

The regulation of energy in the brain has garnered substantial attention in recent years due to its significant implications in various disorders and aging. The brain’s energy metabolism is a dynamic and tightly regulated network that balances energy deman ...

MDPI AG2024

Closing the balance - on the role of integrating biorefineries in the future energy system

François Maréchal, Julia Granacher, Jonas Schnidrig, Rafael Amorim Leandro De Castro Amoedo

Fuels from bio-based resources hold the potential to supply fossil fuel alternatives at reasonable economic and environmental expenses that can assist emission reduction in the transportation sector. However, apart from a general need to reduce fossil-base ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2023

Balancing DSO interests and PV system economics with alternative tariffs

Robin Junod, Christophe Ballif, Nicolas Würsch, Alejandro Pena Bello

Distributed rooftop photovoltaics (PV) is one of the pillars of the energy transition yet their widespread integration strains grids, leading to over-voltage, reverse power flow, and infrastructure strain. Furthermore, increased PV self-consumption reduces ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2023

Investigating toothbrushing behavior and its aerosol emissions from using electric toothbrushes

Bowen Du

Respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs) are generally spread through person-to-person contact. The human oral cavity, in particular, is a significant source of particles that can cause RIDs. Electric toothbrushes, popular for oral cleaning in recent years, ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2023

Understanding Degradation Effects of Elevated Temperature Operating Conditions in Polymer Electrolyte Water Electrolyzers

Ayush Agarwal

The cost of polymer electrolyte water electrolysis (PEWE) is dominated by the price of electricity used to power the water splitting reaction. We present a liquid water fed polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer cell operated at a cell temperature of 100 d ...

2021