The combination of climate change, growing population, and development of urbanization has exacerbated the existing water resources crisis.
The chemical industry must undergo a dual transformation: electrifying energy use and defossilizing carbon feedstocks. This paper, developed by ENGIEs Scientific Council, examines how energy and chemistry can converge to enable this shift.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 21 November 2025
This perspective explores the idea of the “Earth Grid,” which proposes an intercontinental electric grid facilitated by three technological advancements: enhanced information and communication technology (ICT) applications in the electric grid, development of inter-country grids for power-sharing, and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for efficient operation and maintenance.
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Integrated Strategies for Developing Sustainable Energy Systems: From Carbon Capture to Energy System Optimization, 2026, Pages 1-12

This chapter supports UN SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action) by introducing a comprehensive approach that integrates sustainable energy systems, carbon capture, circular economy, and sustainable development.

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Next Generation Renewable Thermal Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage Technologies, Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal Engineering Series, 2026, Pages 177-216

This chapter supports the UN SDGs by advancing sustainable and affordable clean energy (SDG 7), promoting industry innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), and ensuring responsible consumption and production through improved nanomaterial coatings for solar energy efficiency (SDG 12).

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Next Generation Renewable Thermal Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage Technologies, Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal Engineering Series, 2026, Pages 449-484.

This chapter supports the UN SDGs by advancing sustainable and affordable clean energy (SDG 7), promoting innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), and contributing to climate action through efficient geothermal energy utilization (SDG 13).

This study develops a capacity expansion model with grid operational detail and high spatial resolution to examine decadal pathways to carbon neutrality by 2060 considering localized and temporal impacts.

Researchers assess the critical mineral demand required to meet sustainability goals using a bottom-up, scenario-based approach and examine how mineral bottlenecks affect sub-technology choices.
This study outlines a two-stage sequential optimization framework in which the first stage optimizes the social welfare of the agricultural and bioenergy sectors, and the second stage incorporates the land-use change from bioenergy development to examine the regional solar energy capacity.

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