Renewable energy systems are now accepted to be mandatory for climate change mitigation. These systems require a higher material supply than conventional ones. Particularly, they require more copper. The production of this ...

Due to gradual reduction of oil reserves, energy alternatives have been studies and one of them is biodiesel. Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) is a potential culture for biodiesel. However, there are very few studies on ...

Renewable energy has had a steady growth in power systems worldwide. The high uncertainty about what type of renewable technology meets technical and economic variables of the energy markets and what could be the participation ...

The debate on the causes of climate and environmental changes is structured by studies that point out, as one of the main factors, the increase of energy demand. Renewable sources are relevant in a country's energy planning ...

This article analyzes the role of social movements and environmental organizations in crafting contingent coalitions to advance renewable energies in Chile. Until recently, Chile presented several conditions predicting the ...

This paper illustrates, with a specifie example, the methodology presented in a previous paper for the exergoeconomic optimization of complex, multicomponent-multiproduct systems. The application selected is a cogeneration ...