Editorial - International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management Vol 36

Abstract

This 36th volume of the International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management starts at the global scale with a survey of the economy of the oil industry. Limitations of single-sector analyses of Chile is the focal point of a commentary on a previously published study in the journal Energies. The authors of the commentary find that limitations in literature survey, methodology, and data result in a significant underestimation of, e.g., the potential for photo voltaics. The potential for hydro power is affected by changes in water flows as analysed by Melo, which brings some level concern as hydro power is a key element in Brazil’s renewable energy exploitation effort. Lasty, Dall-Orsoletta et al. look into system dynamic models and whether they include social aspects in the modelling. This is only found in a minority of system dynamic models.

Establishing a new housing cooperative sustainable accounting standard as a tool for increasing the sustainable refurbishment practices

“…The tool is designed to be more accessible, affordable, and relevant to the needs and concerns of building owners, occupants, and communities, by using the standards which facility managers are familiar with [24], linking the results with SDGs, and using visual presentations to better communicate with end-users. The result is to improve decision-making by addressing local needs and interests, promoting active citizenship, and enhancing democracy through the inclusive and transparent process [16] to empower residents to increase their willingness to cooperate [17].…”

“…However, to achieve this, they need to be wellinformed about the benefits of sustainable refurbishment and their role in the process [14]. Citizen participation provides numerous benefits, such as improving decision-making by addressing local needs and interests, promoting active citizenship, and enhancing democracy through an inclusive and transparent process [15,16]. In addition, engaging and empowering residents and end-users can lead to a sense of ownership and increase their willingness to cooperate [17,18].…”

Sustainable Energy Planning and Management Vol 38

“…The last paper from the ICEE special issue by Dall-Orsoletta [87] was already published in a previous issue of this journal, and addressed in the corresponding editorial [88].…”

Large‐scale spatiotemporal calculation of photovoltaic capacity factors using ray tracing: A case study in urban environments

“…In contrast, the top-down approach distributes the potential of PV installations according to suitable indicators, for example, the available roof area in a specific region for rooftop PV systems. [23][24][25] The difficulty of this approach lies in the identification of suitable indicators. Shading can only be considered using a timeindependent shadowing factor here.…”