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Journal article
Published: 17 March 2021 in Energy for Sustainable Development
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Many studies have discussed the links between household income growth and energy consumption. However, the analysis of impacts on household consumption behavior and its effects on the energy sector has not yet been explored in significant depth for developing countries. Thus, this paper proposes an input-output structural decomposition analysis methodology for identifying the main determining factors for variations in energy consumption in a developing country, according to income class, energy source, and household consumption basket composition. The methodology was applied to analyze the repercussions of recent income growth in Brazil from 2002 to 2008. The structural decomposition analysis results showed an overall upsurge in per capita direct energy consumption, together with a significant increase in the energy embedded in goods and services consumed by Brazilian households. The methodology was applied to analyze the repercussions of recent income growth in Brazil from 2002 to 2008. The results showed that the distribution of energy consumption by income class accompanied the reduction of income inequality. Besides, the socioeconomic development process caused significant changes in household energy consumption patterns, such as increased electrification and access to more modern cooking sources, such as LPG, and public transport services for low-income families. Finally, the study recommends developing countries to use technical detailed structural models with a realistic representation of intersectoral relations and household behavior per income class, in order to improve their energy planning and policymaking focused on sustainable development.

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Mariana Weiss de Abreu; Daniel Viana Ferreira; Amaro Olimpio Pereira; Joilson Cabral; Claude Cohen. Household energy consumption behaviors in developing countries: A structural decomposition analysis for Brazil. Energy for Sustainable Development 2021, 62, 1 -15.

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Mariana Weiss de Abreu, Daniel Viana Ferreira, Amaro Olimpio Pereira, Joilson Cabral, Claude Cohen. Household energy consumption behaviors in developing countries: A structural decomposition analysis for Brazil. Energy for Sustainable Development. 2021; 62 ():1-15.

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Mariana Weiss de Abreu; Daniel Viana Ferreira; Amaro Olimpio Pereira; Joilson Cabral; Claude Cohen. 2021. "Household energy consumption behaviors in developing countries: A structural decomposition analysis for Brazil." Energy for Sustainable Development 62, no. : 1-15.

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Published: 05 December 2020 in Environmental Impact Assessment Review
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Energy models consider technical and economic criteria to define the optimal energy mix to produce electricity. However, the results are sub-optimal from the social point of view, since they do not include socio-environmental factors. The purpose of this study is to access the sustainability of power plants considering technical-economic, socio-environmental and institutional aspects so that to improve the expansion planning. Thus, the efficiencies calculated by slacks based measure approach of Data Envelopment Analysis methodology can be implemented as constraints in the models, signalizing that the socio-environmental impact cannot exceed a limit, which can be calculated by the energy model itself. The results show that renewable power plants contribute more to allocative efficiency than fossil fuel ones, both in terms of social and environmental aspects, which are of utmost importance in ranking power plants to model power capacity expansion. Considering just technical and economic factors has proved to be insufficient to optimize the system in terms of allocative efficiency.

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Amaro Olimpio Pereira; Rafael Cancella Morais; Maíra Tavares; Marciano Morozowski Filho; Ricardo C. Furtado; Marcelo G. Furtado; José Francisco M. Pessanha. Inserting socio-environmental variables in the power sector expansion planning. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2020, 87, 106531 .

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Amaro Olimpio Pereira, Rafael Cancella Morais, Maíra Tavares, Marciano Morozowski Filho, Ricardo C. Furtado, Marcelo G. Furtado, José Francisco M. Pessanha. Inserting socio-environmental variables in the power sector expansion planning. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2020; 87 ():106531.

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Amaro Olimpio Pereira; Rafael Cancella Morais; Maíra Tavares; Marciano Morozowski Filho; Ricardo C. Furtado; Marcelo G. Furtado; José Francisco M. Pessanha. 2020. "Inserting socio-environmental variables in the power sector expansion planning." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 87, no. : 106531.

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Published: 30 November 2020 in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
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The regulatory power sector model in several countries determines tariff review forms based, among other things, on sharing efficiency gains with consumers. As these reviews have an important impact on consumers and distribution utilities, it is necessary that the adopted methodologies always be improved. To this end, this article assessed a Bayesian inference application in order to estimate a stochastic cost frontier considering temporal efficiency dynamics. Taking this point into consideration is essential, since studies carried out to assess power sector efficiency have neglected the fact that part of efficiency increases originate from scale gain due to market expansion, which occurs over time. The sample assessed herein is composed of panel data from 61 electric power utilities between 2003 and 2016. The results demonstrate that the tariff review is positively affected by distributor efficiency.

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Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça; Amaro Olimpio Pereira; Luis Alberto Medrano; José Francisco M. Pessanha. Analysis of electric distribution utilities efficiency levels by stochastic frontier in Brazilian power sector. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2020, 76, 100973 .

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Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça, Amaro Olimpio Pereira, Luis Alberto Medrano, José Francisco M. Pessanha. Analysis of electric distribution utilities efficiency levels by stochastic frontier in Brazilian power sector. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 2020; 76 ():100973.

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Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça; Amaro Olimpio Pereira; Luis Alberto Medrano; José Francisco M. Pessanha. 2020. "Analysis of electric distribution utilities efficiency levels by stochastic frontier in Brazilian power sector." Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 76, no. : 100973.

Review article
Published: 13 June 2020 in Environmental Impact Assessment Review
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DER diffusion has been driving the decentralization of the power system, replacing conventional power generation DER diffusion is making a decisive contribution to the implementation of new business models Utilities must adapt to an era where new technologies will deeply affect their business The age of passive consumers and old-fashioned utilities is over

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Mauricio Tiomno Tolmasquim; Paulo Mauricio A. Senra; Adriana Ribeiro Gouvêa; Amaro Olímpio Pereira; André C. Alves; Mauricio Moszkowicz. Strategies of electricity distributors in the context of distributed energy resources diffusion. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2020, 84, 106429 .

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Mauricio Tiomno Tolmasquim, Paulo Mauricio A. Senra, Adriana Ribeiro Gouvêa, Amaro Olímpio Pereira, André C. Alves, Mauricio Moszkowicz. Strategies of electricity distributors in the context of distributed energy resources diffusion. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2020; 84 ():106429.

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Mauricio Tiomno Tolmasquim; Paulo Mauricio A. Senra; Adriana Ribeiro Gouvêa; Amaro Olímpio Pereira; André C. Alves; Mauricio Moszkowicz. 2020. "Strategies of electricity distributors in the context of distributed energy resources diffusion." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 84, no. : 106429.

Journal article
Published: 11 June 2020 in Electronics
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The role of transport in sustainable development was first recognized at the 1992 United Nations (UN) Earth Summit and reinforced in its outcome document—Agenda 21. It is also part of objective 11 of UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The improvements in the traditional methods of transportation lag behind the necessities. This paper shows that Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) can fulfill the demand and fits with smart grid concepts. Moreover, the levitation method based on the diamagnetic property of high-temperature superconductors in the proximity of rare-earth permanent magnets presents advantages in comparison with other levitation methods. This technological solution was tested with the operation of a real scale prototype inside the campus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), operating since 2014. The paper presents a historical and technological overview of the steps necessary to turn this prototype into a commercial product. The development is framed within NASA’s Technological Readiness Levels (TRL). A new transportation paradigm is on the verge of becoming a reality.

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Richard M. Stephan; Jr. Amaro O. Pereira. The Vital Contribution of MagLev Vehicles for the Mobility in Smart Cities. Electronics 2020, 9, 978 .

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Richard M. Stephan, Jr. Amaro O. Pereira. The Vital Contribution of MagLev Vehicles for the Mobility in Smart Cities. Electronics. 2020; 9 (6):978.

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Richard M. Stephan; Jr. Amaro O. Pereira. 2020. "The Vital Contribution of MagLev Vehicles for the Mobility in Smart Cities." Electronics 9, no. 6: 978.

Journal article
Published: 25 April 2020 in Renewable Energy
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Organic waste to energy (OWtE) technologies have been developed and implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. However, they are still far away to significantly contribute not only to treat the ever-increasing waste volumes in the region but also to supply the regional energy demand and meet national carbon emission goals. The technical complexity of these technologies aligned with lack of research, high investment costs and political deficiencies have not allowed for an appropriate implementation of OWtE in the region, where the applicability of large-scale plants remains to be demonstrated. This research presents the state-of-the art of OWtE technologies in the context of the LAC countries based on archival research method. In addition, it presents challenges and opportunities that the region is facing for an adequate implementation of these technologies. The main findings show that OWtE have the potential to improve waste and energy systems in the region by reducing environmental impacts along with a series of social and economic benefits, such as increasing access to a sustainable energy supply. Diverse researches indicate principally anaerobic digestion, fermentation (e.g. 2G bioethanol, etc.), microbial fuel cells, gasification and pyrolysis as efficient technologies to treat solid organic wastes and produce bioenergy.

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Rodolfo Daniel Silva-Martínez; Alessandro Sanches Pereira; Willington Ortiz; Maria Fernanda Gómez Galindo; Suani Teixeira Coelho. The state-of-the-art of organic waste to energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities. Renewable Energy 2020, 156, 509 -525.

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Rodolfo Daniel Silva-Martínez, Alessandro Sanches Pereira, Willington Ortiz, Maria Fernanda Gómez Galindo, Suani Teixeira Coelho. The state-of-the-art of organic waste to energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities. Renewable Energy. 2020; 156 ():509-525.

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Rodolfo Daniel Silva-Martínez; Alessandro Sanches Pereira; Willington Ortiz; Maria Fernanda Gómez Galindo; Suani Teixeira Coelho. 2020. "The state-of-the-art of organic waste to energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities." Renewable Energy 156, no. : 509-525.

Journal article
Published: 14 April 2020 in Energies
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Oil wealth can foster social inequality if not properly managed. This is due to the migration of production factors from different economic activities to the oil sector. As a result, unemployment, poverty, political instability, a reduction in development, among other undesirable effects on society, may arise. With that in mind, this research evaluates the government’s role in the socioeconomic development of the oil producing municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte State (RN), the largest onshore producer in Brazil. The research uses panel regression as it allows broad analyses of the space and time dimensions to be performed. In addition, it relies on statistical testing at all stages to make the research analysis more appropriate and consistent. The proposed model revealed better socioeconomic development indicators in municipalities where the local Government made public savings as reserve funds. Furthermore, the results show that appropriate public savings management allows municipal governments to design public policies to provide future generations with socioeconomic benefits, in line with the purpose of royalties.

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João Maria Filgueira; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Júnior; Renato Samuel Barbosa De Araújo; Neilton Fidelis Da Silva. Economic and Social Impacts of the Oil Industry on the Brazilian Onshore. Energies 2020, 13, 1922 .

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João Maria Filgueira, Amaro Olimpio Pereira Júnior, Renato Samuel Barbosa De Araújo, Neilton Fidelis Da Silva. Economic and Social Impacts of the Oil Industry on the Brazilian Onshore. Energies. 2020; 13 (8):1922.

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João Maria Filgueira; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Júnior; Renato Samuel Barbosa De Araújo; Neilton Fidelis Da Silva. 2020. "Economic and Social Impacts of the Oil Industry on the Brazilian Onshore." Energies 13, no. 8: 1922.

Journal article
Published: 11 April 2020 in Applied Sciences
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Gasification of peat and lignite under a focused light flow was observed in a wide range of fuel moisture (up to 65 wt.%). The initial water content in the fuels under study had a different influence on the chemical composition of the synthesis gas (syngas). At the same time, the effect of light intensity was more predictable: in general, the production of gases grew with it. It was shown that the gasification of peat accelerated greatly when light intensity exceeded 100 W/cm2. Moreover, the conversion of peat and lignite required an order of magnitude lower intensity of the light flow than was necessary for the conversion of bituminous coal processing waste. The dynamics of the sample weight changes demonstrated that contrary to bituminous coals, the process was not purely allothermal for both peat and lignite. However, the fuel smoldering was not self-sustainable and stopped shortly after the pumping light was turned off.

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Alexandr S. Zaitsev; Roman I. Taburchinov; Irina P. Ozerova; Jr. Amaro O. Pereira; Roman I. Egorov. Allothermal Gasification of Peat and Lignite by a Focused Light Flow. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 2640 .

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Alexandr S. Zaitsev, Roman I. Taburchinov, Irina P. Ozerova, Jr. Amaro O. Pereira, Roman I. Egorov. Allothermal Gasification of Peat and Lignite by a Focused Light Flow. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (8):2640.

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Alexandr S. Zaitsev; Roman I. Taburchinov; Irina P. Ozerova; Jr. Amaro O. Pereira; Roman I. Egorov. 2020. "Allothermal Gasification of Peat and Lignite by a Focused Light Flow." Applied Sciences 10, no. 8: 2640.

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Published: 11 April 2020 in Journal of Environmental Management
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals constitute a bench of directives with a universal scope to establish actions to mitigate poverty and protect the environment. Benefiting from the Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water recently published in Brazil, it is possible to harmonize the demand of water and the economic sectors. To this end, this study conducted an input-output analysis and structural decomposition analysis to explore the water consumption of the Brazilian Economy and its driving forces during an unprecedented drought and economic recession between 2013 and 2015. The results indicate that the total variation of the water consumption in the period is 15%. Between 2013 and 2014, the total effect was positive, causing an increase of 45% in the embodied water consumption, having as main driver the final demand and the intensity effect. In the second period, the total intensity effect was negative, provoking a decrease of −10% in the total water consumption. The “Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing” is the main sector responsible for these positive and negative results, while the “Energy and gas natural supply” sector has a strategic position to avoid a structural increase on the economic water demand.

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Giovanna Ferrazzo Naspolini; Bruna Stein Ciasca; Emilio Lèbre La Rovere; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Jr. Brazilian Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water: A structural decomposition analysis. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 265, 110508 .

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Giovanna Ferrazzo Naspolini, Bruna Stein Ciasca, Emilio Lèbre La Rovere, Amaro Olimpio Pereira Jr. Brazilian Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water: A structural decomposition analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 265 ():110508.

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Giovanna Ferrazzo Naspolini; Bruna Stein Ciasca; Emilio Lèbre La Rovere; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Jr. 2020. "Brazilian Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water: A structural decomposition analysis." Journal of Environmental Management 265, no. : 110508.

Journal article
Published: 26 September 2019 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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This study proposes a methodology for quantifying the development level of new technologies introduced into the Brazilian Power Sector. The objective is to provide information reflecting technological trends, thus creating opportunities to invest in startups. Based on the findings of a survey conducted with CleanTech startups in Brazil, this analysis is based on Hype Cycle curves for the three main technologies: energy storage, photovoltaic panels and microgrids. The assessment shows that photovoltaic panels and microgrid technologies are more mature than energy storage. However, expectations for technologies available on the market are decreasing, due mainly to a lack of incentives for their use.

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Marlon Max H. Bellido; Hudson Lima Mendonça; Marcus Vinicius De Araújo Fonseca; David Alves Castelo Branco; Amaro Olimpio Pereira. Maturity-based analysis of emerging technologies in the Brazilian Power Sector. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 243, 118603 .

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Marlon Max H. Bellido, Hudson Lima Mendonça, Marcus Vinicius De Araújo Fonseca, David Alves Castelo Branco, Amaro Olimpio Pereira. Maturity-based analysis of emerging technologies in the Brazilian Power Sector. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 243 ():118603.

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Marlon Max H. Bellido; Hudson Lima Mendonça; Marcus Vinicius De Araújo Fonseca; David Alves Castelo Branco; Amaro Olimpio Pereira. 2019. "Maturity-based analysis of emerging technologies in the Brazilian Power Sector." Journal of Cleaner Production 243, no. : 118603.

Journal article
Published: 13 October 2018 in Biomass and Bioenergy
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Agroclimatic aptitude can provide information on regions with less impact to the environment for sugarcane growth to ethanol production. In this study, agroclimatic aptitude maps are generated for the region encompassing the Paranaíba river basin in central-western Brazil, which has presented suitable conditions for sugarcane expansion. Considering a rainfed framework, the hydrological requirements were estimated using meteorological station data; numerical integrations of climate change projections, from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory's Earth System Models under two climate change scenarios; and the crop model, CROPWAT 8.0, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The resulting agroclimatic aptitude maps exhibit areas of sugarcane vulnerability to climate change, as well as potential regions for its expansion. None of the performed analyses indicate the increase in temperature as a limiting factor for sugarcane production in that region. Considering thermal and hydric aptitudes, the water deficit is the only limiting factor in the study area, therefore sugarcane production would require irrigation. This study presents the southwestern region of the river basin as more suitable to the expansion of sugarcane, because the lower risk of water deficit, under different climate paths with distinctive El Niño Southern Oscillation variability conditions. Additionally, the southwestern part of the Paranaíba river basin has fewer environmental conservation units, as well as a vast pastureland. Cattle herd can be reallocated toward degraded pasturelands, which in turn can be recovered. Therefore, sugarcane expansion to the southwestern region of the Paranaíba river basin would affect less the environment.

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Fernanda Cristina Oliveira Tayt’Sohn; Ana M.B. Nunes; Amaro Olimpio Pereira. Assessing sugarcane expansion to ethanol production under climate change scenarios in Paranaíba river basin – Brazil. Biomass and Bioenergy 2018, 119, 436 -445.

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Fernanda Cristina Oliveira Tayt’Sohn, Ana M.B. Nunes, Amaro Olimpio Pereira. Assessing sugarcane expansion to ethanol production under climate change scenarios in Paranaíba river basin – Brazil. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2018; 119 ():436-445.

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Fernanda Cristina Oliveira Tayt’Sohn; Ana M.B. Nunes; Amaro Olimpio Pereira. 2018. "Assessing sugarcane expansion to ethanol production under climate change scenarios in Paranaíba river basin – Brazil." Biomass and Bioenergy 119, no. : 436-445.

Journal article
Published: 07 September 2018 in Case Studies on Transport Policy
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This paper presents a case study covering the operational and functional performances of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), and Monorail (MNT) modes in the São Paulo City, Brazil. The innovative multicriteria decision aid model (MCDAM) combine the use of a Functional Unit with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to access objective and subjective preferences of stakeholders and performances of alternatives of three transport options. The case study shows that the MCDAM has proven to be the most effective. The Functional Unit provided a common set of requirements to guide the performance assessment of the modal options. In addition, the evaluated stakeholders’ preferences were combined with the performance assessment resulting into global priority indexes based on a linear additive function algorithm.

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Guilherme Pedroso; Célio Bermann; Alessandro Sanches-Pereira. Combining the functional unit concept and the analytic hierarchy process method for performance assessment of public transport options. Case Studies on Transport Policy 2018, 6, 722 -736.

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Guilherme Pedroso, Célio Bermann, Alessandro Sanches-Pereira. Combining the functional unit concept and the analytic hierarchy process method for performance assessment of public transport options. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 2018; 6 (4):722-736.

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Guilherme Pedroso; Célio Bermann; Alessandro Sanches-Pereira. 2018. "Combining the functional unit concept and the analytic hierarchy process method for performance assessment of public transport options." Case Studies on Transport Policy 6, no. 4: 722-736.

Journal article
Published: 24 August 2018 in Energy Policy
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In Brazil, there are almost ten million people relying on traditional use of biomass for cooking, which correspond to about five percent of the country's population. The vast majority lives in poor municipalities away from urban centers. The replacement of fuelwood for LPG is the result of an intense urbanization process and governmental intervention based on price regulation and subsidies. In 2015, the energy demand for cooking in the Brazilian households was 46 TJ, LPG covered 51% of the demand and the remaining 49% relied on fuelwood to supply the demand for energy. This study shows that there are enormous variations in the level of consumption and the types of fuels used due to the regional complexity of Brazil. In addition, it also shows the transition from fuelwood for cooking to modern fuels such as LPG does follow a consistent pattern in Brazil. Decisions related to energy consumption and fuel type are strongly influenced by accessibility, affordability and the convenience of the fuel.

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Suani Coelho; Alessandro Sanches-Pereira; Luís Gustavo Tudeschini; José Goldemberg. The energy transition history of fuelwood replacement for liquefied petroleum gas in Brazilian households from 1920 to 2016. Energy Policy 2018, 123, 41 -52.

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Suani Coelho, Alessandro Sanches-Pereira, Luís Gustavo Tudeschini, José Goldemberg. The energy transition history of fuelwood replacement for liquefied petroleum gas in Brazilian households from 1920 to 2016. Energy Policy. 2018; 123 ():41-52.

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Suani Coelho; Alessandro Sanches-Pereira; Luís Gustavo Tudeschini; José Goldemberg. 2018. "The energy transition history of fuelwood replacement for liquefied petroleum gas in Brazilian households from 1920 to 2016." Energy Policy 123, no. : 41-52.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2018 in Biomass and Bioenergy
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Concerns about impacts of biomass growth for biofuel production emphasize the importance of planning energy crops expansion considering land, water, food and biodiversity. Brazil is the second largest ethanol producer worldwide and sugarcane is cultivated in many regions, including the Brazilian Cerrado (a Savannah-type biome). This paper analyses the impacts of first-generation sugarcane expansion in the Paranaíba basin (Goiás State), focusing on how future demand for ethanol could affect local resources availability. The study area is a sugarcane expansion frontier in Brazil, thus, the Cerrado biome should be focus of research considering competition for land and water uses. An economic-ecologic Input-Output (IO) framework was applied to develop a water-energy-food (WEF) nexus analysis. The Goiás’ IO table was expanded to assess water, energy and land uses, GHG emissions and employment levels through six different ethanol supply scenarios. Results show that if sugarcane expansion projected to 2030 considers the Goiás’ extended IO structure for the year 2008, it should cause little impact on land and water availability in the state, due to both the ample availability of suitable pasturelands for sugarcane expansion as well as water in most of the Paranaíba basin. The WEF nexus analysis is a valuable tool on guiding the sustainable management of natural resources considering water, energy, land use and GHG emissions as goals to the same policy. In particular, the hybrid extended IO-WEF nexus framework is useful to design effective biofuel policies, collectively addressing impacts on environmental, social and economic spheres, in a local or broader context.

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Rodrigo A. Bellezoni; Deepak Sharma; Alberto Arruda Villela; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Junior. Water-energy-food nexus of sugarcane ethanol production in the state of Goiás, Brazil: An analysis with regional input-output matrix. Biomass and Bioenergy 2018, 115, 108 -119.

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Rodrigo A. Bellezoni, Deepak Sharma, Alberto Arruda Villela, Amaro Olimpio Pereira Junior. Water-energy-food nexus of sugarcane ethanol production in the state of Goiás, Brazil: An analysis with regional input-output matrix. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2018; 115 ():108-119.

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Rodrigo A. Bellezoni; Deepak Sharma; Alberto Arruda Villela; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Junior. 2018. "Water-energy-food nexus of sugarcane ethanol production in the state of Goiás, Brazil: An analysis with regional input-output matrix." Biomass and Bioenergy 115, no. : 108-119.

Review article
Published: 07 July 2018 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Solutions based exclusively on technology are unlikely to fully deliver a transition towards a low-carbon society. Shifts in consumption patterns and lifestyles associated with technological solutions are essential to achieve safe GHG concentration levels. Considering households' consumption patterns, residential electricity consumption represents a major issue, as it is closely related to lifestyle choices and living standards. In this context, this paper discusses how specific electricity requirements may vary across different deciles of living standard in Brazil and France. The present evaluation is based on specific electricity consumption and its corresponding carbon dioxide emissions for different home appliances used for food conservation, lighting, daily chores (e.g. cloth washing), as well as information and leisure. Results ratify, on the one hand, the significant income gap existing between French and Brazilian households. On the other hand, they show that differences regarding specific electricity requirements in the two countries are lower than intuitively expected. Hence, they evidence a converging trend in electricity requirements between the two countries, especially among higher income deciles.

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Carolina Grottera; Carine Barbier; Alessandro Sanches Pereira; Mariana Weiss de Abreu; Christiane Uchôa; Luís Gustavo Tudeschini; Jean-Michel Cayla; Franck Nadaud; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Jr; Claude Cohen; Suani Coelho. Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 94, 877 -888.

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Carolina Grottera, Carine Barbier, Alessandro Sanches Pereira, Mariana Weiss de Abreu, Christiane Uchôa, Luís Gustavo Tudeschini, Jean-Michel Cayla, Franck Nadaud, Amaro Olimpio Pereira Jr, Claude Cohen, Suani Coelho. Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 94 ():877-888.

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Carolina Grottera; Carine Barbier; Alessandro Sanches Pereira; Mariana Weiss de Abreu; Christiane Uchôa; Luís Gustavo Tudeschini; Jean-Michel Cayla; Franck Nadaud; Amaro Olimpio Pereira Jr; Claude Cohen; Suani Coelho. 2018. "Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 94, no. : 877-888.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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The expansion in the use of Distributed Energy Resources is changing the traditional distribution grid structure and may cause its management and operation more complex. Microgrids, perhaps the most promising novel grid structure, are presented as a way of expanding such technologies, with the potential of mitigating or eliminating negative effects, and even allowing their organized expansion and the improvement of benefits. For that, microgrids must overcome some challenges to make their participation in the power sector viable. This article aims to describe the main barriers to the entry of microgrids in the world power sector and identify some constraints on promoting their development and participation in the Brazilian Power Sector. In order to exemplify their challenges and opportunities and, mainly, to reduce energy costs, this work proposes the implementation of a microgrid in the Technology Center of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Six arrangements were simulated to define the most technically and economically viable solution.

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Marlon Huamani Bellido; Luiz Pinguelli Rosa; Amaro Olímpio Pereira; Djalma Mosqueira Falcão; Suzana Kahn Ribeiro. Barriers, challenges and opportunities for microgrid implementation: The case of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 188, 203 -216.

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Marlon Huamani Bellido, Luiz Pinguelli Rosa, Amaro Olímpio Pereira, Djalma Mosqueira Falcão, Suzana Kahn Ribeiro. Barriers, challenges and opportunities for microgrid implementation: The case of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 188 ():203-216.

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Marlon Huamani Bellido; Luiz Pinguelli Rosa; Amaro Olímpio Pereira; Djalma Mosqueira Falcão; Suzana Kahn Ribeiro. 2018. "Barriers, challenges and opportunities for microgrid implementation: The case of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro." Journal of Cleaner Production 188, no. : 203-216.

Review
Published: 15 December 2017 in Energies
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This paper evaluates the performance of energy policies in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), a regional initiative consisting of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, but also considering Venezuela (full member since mid-2012) and Bolivia (full participation under negotiation since 2015). The methodology is based on a qualitative-quantitative approach. First, we provide a critical review of the literature on energy security. Then, we carry out a comparative analysis of energy policies in Mercosur countries, concluding that there is no harmonization between them. Next, we offer the new concept of socio-environmental-energy security (SEES) as a more suitable approach to deal with current challenges, providing a hybrid quantitative indicator-based approach to the SEES index. Ergo, after defining the indicators, selecting the data, carrying out a normalization process, assigning weights and aggregating data points, the SEES composite index is generated. We suggest that energy integration can contribute to better regional performance in terms of energy policies and that the SEES index can guide policy makers and investments, replacing the old-fashioned concept of energy security.

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Thauan Santos; Amaro Olímpio Pereira Júnior; Emilio Lèbre La Rovere. Evaluating Energy Policies through the Use of a Hybrid Quantitative Indicator-Based Approach: The Case of Mercosur. Energies 2017, 10, 2140 .

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Thauan Santos, Amaro Olímpio Pereira Júnior, Emilio Lèbre La Rovere. Evaluating Energy Policies through the Use of a Hybrid Quantitative Indicator-Based Approach: The Case of Mercosur. Energies. 2017; 10 (12):2140.

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Thauan Santos; Amaro Olímpio Pereira Júnior; Emilio Lèbre La Rovere. 2017. "Evaluating Energy Policies through the Use of a Hybrid Quantitative Indicator-Based Approach: The Case of Mercosur." Energies 10, no. 12: 2140.

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Published: 01 November 2017 in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
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Larissa Nogueira Hallack; Alexandre Salem Szklo; Amaro Olímpio Pereira Júnior; Johannes Schmidt. Curve-fitting variants to model Brazil's crude oil offshore post-salt production. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2017, 159, 230 -243.

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Larissa Nogueira Hallack, Alexandre Salem Szklo, Amaro Olímpio Pereira Júnior, Johannes Schmidt. Curve-fitting variants to model Brazil's crude oil offshore post-salt production. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2017; 159 ():230-243.

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Larissa Nogueira Hallack; Alexandre Salem Szklo; Amaro Olímpio Pereira Júnior; Johannes Schmidt. 2017. "Curve-fitting variants to model Brazil's crude oil offshore post-salt production." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 159, no. : 230-243.

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Published: 01 April 2017 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Julian David Hunt; Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas; Amaro Olímpio Pereira Junior. A review of seasonal pumped-storage combined with dams in cascade in Brazil. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017, 70, 385 -398.

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Julian David Hunt, Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas, Amaro Olímpio Pereira Junior. A review of seasonal pumped-storage combined with dams in cascade in Brazil. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2017; 70 ():385-398.

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Julian David Hunt; Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas; Amaro Olímpio Pereira Junior. 2017. "A review of seasonal pumped-storage combined with dams in cascade in Brazil." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 70, no. : 385-398.

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Published: 01 November 2016 in Energy
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Brazilian electricity production is subject to considerable hydrological risks due to a large share of hydropower production. A long drought has caused a crisis in the electricity system in 2014 implying high operational costs and a high amount of carbon-intensive power production. A further expansion of the Brazilian electricity system is therefore necessary to guarantee security of supply, in particular when considering the projected growth in demand. We assess how high shares of renewable electricity production can be maintained in the Brazilian system, while reducing hydrological risks. We focus on a long-term perspective and simulate 36 years of renewable power production from meteorological data, assessing the statistical characteristics of different portfolios and, using an optimization model, balancing monthly supply and demand in different technological portfolios. The uncertainty in the operation of that portfolio is compared to a hydro-only scenario. Results indicate that adding both, solar PV and wind to the system, will decrease the need for thermal power backup and the risk of loss of load, as total variability of renewable supply decreases significantly in comparison to a scenario that adds only hydropower to the system. Solar PV has a slight advantage over wind power in decreasing supply risks.

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Johannes Schmidt; Rafael Cancella; Amaro O. Pereira. The role of wind power and solar PV in reducing risks in the Brazilian hydro-thermal power system. Energy 2016, 115, 1748 -1757.

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Johannes Schmidt, Rafael Cancella, Amaro O. Pereira. The role of wind power and solar PV in reducing risks in the Brazilian hydro-thermal power system. Energy. 2016; 115 ():1748-1757.

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Johannes Schmidt; Rafael Cancella; Amaro O. Pereira. 2016. "The role of wind power and solar PV in reducing risks in the Brazilian hydro-thermal power system." Energy 115, no. : 1748-1757.