
Dimitrios PappasQueen's University Belfast | QUB · School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dimitrios Pappas
Doctor of Philosophy
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August 2021 - September 2022
September 2022 - June 2023
April 2020 - August 2021
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The potential relocation of various industrial sectors from China to India and countries of the SE Asian region presents low cost opportunities for manufacturers, but also risks rising for energy demand and CO2 emissions. A cross-country shift of industrial output would present challenges for controlling emissions since India and SE Asian countries...
Local and decentralised energy initiatives increasingly contribute to decarbonising energy systems. This trend is facilitated by emergence of new actors, ownership modes, business practices, and value sources in energy markets. However, there is no systematic account of the businesses which comprise this emerging sector in the UK, and there are no...
Smart and local energy systems (SLES) offer an alternative to large-scale energy provision and a boost to the transition towards a low-carbon economy. However, the Business Model Canvas (BMC), an increasingly used framework for analyzing SLES, does not adequately describe the multiple value streams that can characterize the business models of numer...
To ensure sustainable seafood production for future generations, seafood businesses must be resilient in the face of future shocks and stresses. Recent research suggests that by increasing alignment with principles of circular economy such as eliminating waste and regenerating natural environments, seafood companies may be able to improve their gen...
Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) are proposed as a method of decarbonising energy systems that uses demand management by energy users to integrate intermittent renewables. SLES therefore require the increasingly active participation of energy users in the operation of energy systems. We spoke to operators and developers of existing local energy sy...
This report provides a comparative analysis of rebate scenarios under the UK's Renewable Heat Incentive, assessing their impact on the return on investment for biomass boilers. It reveals that varying the rebate rates significantly influences the economic attractiveness of biomass as a heating solution. The study serves as a crucial indicator for p...
Environmental benefits of circular economy (CE) measures, such as waste reduction, need to be weighed against the urgent need to reduce CO 2 emissions to zero, in line with the Paris Agreement climate goals of 1.5-2 °C. Several studies have quantified CO 2 emissions associated with CE measures in the construction sector in different EU countries, w...
Addressing the growing need for sustainability, novel concrete solutions become increasingly popular for mitigating the negative environmental impacts found in cement production, such as high CO2 emissions output and raw materials overuse, providing conventional concrete products alternatives. The industry is lacking a common analytical framework f...
We are examining the economic, social and environmental dimensions of their operations to get a fuller picture of how they contribute to a sustainable energy transition and considering what innovations, and policy support, would be critical to
enabling them to play this pathfinding role. This report presents the results of structured interviews wit...
In this report, we document our findings with people within the geographical boundary covered by the Intelligent Community Energy (ICE) project, through a survey to maximise the project’s potential and highlight areas of opportunity for seamless integration.
As the energy transition unfolds, the interaction between consumers and energy systems is changing. Recent policy developments across Europe are redefining the role of citizens and consumers as efforts ramp up to deliver an increasingly decentralised, decarbonised, digital, and more democratic electricity system. We looked at the evolving policy fr...
This paper presents the first financial analysis of the United Kingdom's local energy business sector. This analysis relies on financial ratios and degrees of localism as inputs for descriptive statistics, cluster, and canonical discriminant analyses. Our findings suggest that privately-owned energy businesses, typically with limited commitments to...
This report is intended to inform interested actors about the state of this emerging UK sector and regulatory reforms needed to support stronger development, as well as to contribute to discussion about sector growth and its value for localities.
Describing or characterising the current state of UK local energy businesses is a first step towards assessing the sustainability benefits of decentralised, integrated energy systems, including their decarbonisation potential.
It is key to understanding the current condition and shape of the sector, as well as supporting future innovations for a...
The potential relocation of various industrial sectors from China to India and countries of
the SE Asian region presents low cost opportunities for manufacturers, but also risks are rising
for energy demand and CO2 emissions. A cross-country shift of industrial output presents
challenges in accounting, controlling, and defining energy and emissions...
Carbon intensity of power generation is an important indicator to show the direct competitiveness of electricity against the combustion of fossil fuels. In this study, we estimate the carbon intensities of power generation in China’s provinces. Most provinces are likely to have a carbon intensity per unit of power generation between 500 and 700 g C...
Abstract The potential relocation of various industrial sectors from China to India and countries of the SE Asian region presents low cost opportunities for manufacturers, but also risks rising energy demand and CO2 emissions. A cross-country shift of industrial output would present challenges for controlling emissions since India and SE Asian coun...
Abstract In order to maintain the 2°C climate change target, global carbon intensity of electricity generation needs to achieve a short-term target of 600 g/kWh by 2020. This target is important for China, which has been the largest consumer and producer of electricity since 2011. China has set ambitious targets to reduce its electricity carbon int...
India is often referred to as the next development superpower and is widely seen as a potential destination for large scale manufacturing hubs. In this work we draw comparisons between India, Indonesia and China and find that all countries have a carbon intensive energy sector. However, there is a staggering difference between industrial energy int...
Greece has been conducting exploratory operations in order to achieve indigenous hydrocarbon production since the early 20th century. By the late 1950s these efforts became organized and systematic through the introduction and ratification of legislation including parameters such as the grant of licenses for exploration and exploitation activities,...