Sharon J.W. Klein

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the theoretical basis for community energy as a catalyst for energy behavior change is presented; contrasting viewpoints of the definition of community energy; and review community energy literature.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison of 13 currently operational renewable and non-renewable options for new US electricity generation using multi-criteria decision analysis with quantitative input values (minimum, nominal, and maximum) for 8 sustainability criteria (levelized cost of energy, life cycle greenhouse gas and criteria air pollutant emissions, land and water use, accident-related fatalities, jobs, and annual capacity factor) and 10 representative decision-maker preference scenarios was made.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water consumption, and direct, onsite land use associated with one MWh of electricity production from CSP plants with wet and dry cooling and with three energy backup systems: (1) minimal backup (MB), (2) molten salt thermal energy storage (TES), and (3) a natural gas-fired heat transfer fluid heater (NG).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the GHG emissions of various types of dams based on their structural type, size, primary function, and geographical location during their construction, operation, and decommissioning phases.

TL;DR: It is found that increasing the scale of decision-making improves the efficiency of trade-offs among ecosystem services, river safety, and economic costs resulting from dam removal, but this may lead to heterogeneous and less equitable local-scale outcomes.