GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 13 open scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSustainability2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Neighborhood-Level Energy Hubs for Sustainable Cities: A Systematic Integrative Framework for Multi-Carrier Energy Systems and Energy Justice
Fuad Alhaj Omar, Nihat Pamuk
This paper conducts a systematic integrative review of Neighborhood-Level Energy Hubs (NLEHs) as enablers of sustainable urban energy systems. It synthesizes 125 studies and proposes embedding energy justice and social life cycle assessment…
CN📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSustainability2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Trade Policy Uncertainty: A Double-Edged Sword for Green Innovation
Yuan-chun Yu, Dongming Chen, Hongwen Chen +2
This study constructs a firm-level trade policy uncertainty (TPU) index using textual analysis of Chinese listed firms' annual reports. It finds an inverted U-shaped relationship between TPU and green innovation: moderate TPU spurs innovati…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergy Research & Social Science2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Fossil fuel phaseout, renewable energy, and just transition discourse at COP26 and COP28: A discourse network analysis of Instagram posts
Mark Shakespear, Yasmin Koop‐Monteiro, Mark C.J. Stoddart +2
This study applies discourse network analysis to Instagram posts from COP26 and COP28, focusing on fossil fuel phaseout, renewable energy, and just transition. It maps the discursive structures and identifies key actors and framing differen…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalBehavioral Sciences2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A Stakeholder-Based Analysis of Factors Influencing the Development of Grid-Forming Microgrids: A Partial Least Squares SEM Approach
Chao Tang, Jiabo Gou, Xiaoqiao Liao +5
This paper develops and tests a stakeholder-based framework for grid-forming microgrid development using PLS-SEM on survey data from 200 stakeholders. Results show investor participation as the strongest driver, followed by user acceptance,…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnvironment Systems & Decisions2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Learning from the past and planning for Nepal’s sustainable energy future: bottom-up modelling in LEAP
Utsav Bhattarai, Tek Maraseni, Laxmi Prasad Devkota +1
This paper develops a bottom-up LEAP model for Nepal (BU-NEP) to simulate energy demand, supply, and emissions from 2021 to 2050 across eight scenarios. Results show integrated interventions could reduce emissions from 66.6 MtCO2-e to 10.5 …
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalApplied Sciences2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies: Evidence, Scalability, and Implications for a Net-Zero Transition
Sharif H. Zein
This review critically examines advanced waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies across thermochemical, biochemical, and hybrid pathways (pyrolysis, gasification, hydrothermal liquefaction, anaerobic digestion). It identifies gaps between lab an…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalInternational Journal of Education and Social Development2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Exploration of Energy Structure Adjustment and International Cooperation Path under Long term Carbon Emission Trends
Ziqi Xu
This paper comprehensively examines global energy transition pathways and international cooperation under long-term carbon emission trends. It reviews the gap between fossil fuel use and climate goals, and proposes structural adjustments: c…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalHeliyon2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A framework to design and evaluate citizen engagement strategies to accelerate the energy transition
K. Goes, B. de Jong, L.F. Schlindwein +4
This study proposes a framework for designing and evaluating citizen engagement strategies to accelerate the energy transition. Based on a systematic analysis of 77 academic articles, it identifies common pitfalls and key lessons. The frame…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnvironmental Science and Ecotechnology2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Quorum sensing for carbon-neutral wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, challenges, technological pathways, and future prospects
Wenqian Wang, Yongmei Wang, Feng Xiao-Chi +2
This review synthesizes recent advances on quorum sensing (QS) as a biological lever for carbon-neutral wastewater treatment. QS modulates N2O and CH4 emissions, enhances aerobic granulation to reduce aeration energy, and boosts methane rec…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalAdvances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Carbon-Neutral Power Transitions under Constraints: A Comparative Energy-Economic View of China, the United States and the European Union
Xinrui Liu
This paper compares carbon-neutral power transitions in China, the US, and the EU. It finds that as renewable energy penetration increases, economic bottlenecks shift from generation costs to flexibility and grid transmission. It analyzes d…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSustainable Energy Research2026#Energy TransitionDOI
A scenario for reaching inclusive energy communities in Norway and Denmark
Pariman Boostani
This paper develops a policy scenario for inclusive energy communities in Norway and Denmark. Based on 54 interviews and literature review, it uses Cross-Impact Balance analysis to derive consistent futures for 2030. It recommends instituti…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergy Research & Social Science2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Making assumptions and boundary choices visible in energy transition planning: Critical systems heuristics for reflexive interdisciplinary decision structuring
Alireza Maheri
This paper proposes Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) as a framework to critically examine assumptions and boundaries in energy transition planning. Applied to two cases: repurposing a North Sea oil/gas platform for green hydrogen, and a hy…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergies2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Biogas in The Netherlands: Hesitant Adoption on Many Levels
Gideon A.H. Laugs, Henny van der Windt
This paper analyzes barriers to biogas adoption in the Netherlands using the Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) framework, focusing on local energy initiatives (LEIs). It identifies insufficient financial and knowledge resources, and la…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#Energy TransitionDOI
VISUALIZATION OF ENERGY WITH ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT USING VOSVIEWER
GELMANOVA ZOYA SALIKHOVNA, FAYEZ WAZANI ABDUL WALID
This study uses VOSviewer to perform a bibliometric analysis of 19,450 publications from 2020-2025, visualizing the structure of zero-carbon energy research. It identifies key themes like renewable energy, energy transition, and AI integrat…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development2026#Energy TransitionDOI
System dynamics model for sustainable energy transition in the Republic of Benin
Maris Esdras Tokpassi, Abdellah Benyoucef, Babajide Epe Shari +4
This paper proposes a system dynamics model to simulate sustainable energy transition in Benin, integrating renewable energy deployment, policy interventions, and economic impacts. It provides long-term pathways and insights for policymaker…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalRecent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Formerly Recent Patents on Electrical & Electronic Engineering)2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Multi-Objective Coupling Optimization of Economy, Low-Carbon and Energy Efficiency for Integrated
Energy Systems
Hongyin Chen, Songcen Wang, Xiaoqiang Jia +5
This paper proposes a multi-objective coupling optimization strategy for integrated energy systems (IES) targeting economy, low-carbon, and exergy efficiency using deep reinforcement learning. It incorporates demand response models for elec…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalIET Smart Grid2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Meteorology‐Informed Coordinated Operation of Low‐Carbon Park Energy System Considering Electric Vehicle Clusters and Energy Storage
Honghui Zhang, Dejie Zhao, Limin Jia
This paper proposes a meteorology-informed bilevel optimization framework for coordinated low-carbon operation of park energy systems with EV clusters and energy storage. The upper level minimizes cost and carbon emissions with endogenous p…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergies2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Climate Policy Uncertainty and Its Effects on Investments in Renewable Energy Transition: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Marcos de Castro Matias, Benjamin Miranda Tabak
This meta-analysis of 17 studies on Climate Policy Uncertainty (CPU) and renewable energy transition investments finds a small, insignificant average effect with high heterogeneity. A four-channel transmission framework explains 50.4% of va…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergy Ecology and Environment2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Farmers’ adoption of waste-to-energy valorisation as a circular economy pathway for sustainability transitions in Nigeria
Sylvia Ukamaka Echefu, Musa Bappah, Tatiana Ivanova +4
This study examines Nigerian rice farmers' awareness and willingness to adopt waste-to-energy valorisation of rice by-products as a circular economy strategy. Using a bivariate probit model on survey data from 150 farmers, it finds that edu…
🇨🇳 China📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnergy2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Building a net-zero power system under future climate conditions with data-driven forecasting and adequacy assessment
Jinning Lyu, Jinhui Ren, Shu Zhang +1
This study proposes a methodology for building a net-zero power system that accounts for future climate conditions. It combines data-driven forecasting with system adequacy assessment to analyze the impacts of climate change on power supply…