Erika Masanet
Biographic Data
| ID | 3084657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erika Masanet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erika |
| FAMILY NAME | Masanet |
| SIGNATURE | MASANET E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3507-8986 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Economic benefits and cost competitiveness of green hydrogen in decarbonizing China’s electricity and hard-to-electrify sectors
Green hydrogen has the potential to address two critical challenges in a zero-carbon energy system: balancing seasonal variability of solar and wind in the electricity sector, and replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors. In this study, focusing on China, we deploy a provincial-scale energy system planning and operation model to examine the technical and cost-optimal potential of green hydrogen to fully remove carbon-based fuels in the…
Material efficiency to tackle the sand crisis
Crescimento Urbano Em Zonas Costeiras
As zonas costeiras são áreas de sensibilidade ambiental e sofrem uma constante transformação pela ação humana. Estudos comparados sobre crescimento urbano nas zonas costeiras proporcionam novos paradigmas e análises dos impactos socioambientais. O artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma análise comparada do crescimento urbano, impactos socioeconômicos e ambientais associados ao crescimento urbano na Praia da Boa Viagem, Recife-Brasil e Praia da Roc…
Material efficiency for climate change mitigation
Prospects for the return of Spanish scientists in the United Kingdom during the Great Recession
The economic crisis that began in 2008 caused an increase in skilled Spanish emigration, including scientists, many of whom settled in the United Kingdom. The objective of this article is to analyse the perspectives of a group of Spanish scientists regarding remaining in the United Kingdom or returning to Spain during the economic crisis in order to better understand this dilemma faced by this type of highly-qualified migrant. A qualitative metho…
Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry
Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050–2070 is necessary to limit global warming to 2 °C. This paper assembles and evaluates technical and policy interventions, both on the supply side and on the demand side. It identifies measures that, employed together, can achieve net zero industrial emissions in the required timeframe. Key supply-side technol…
Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates
Growth in energy use has slowed owing to efficiency gains that smart policies can help maintain in the near term
Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review
As one quarter of global energy use serves the production of materials, the more efficient use of these materials presents a significant opportunity for the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the renewed interest of policy makers in the circular economy, material efficiency (ME) strategies such as light-weighting and downsizing of and lifetime extension for products, reuse and recycling of materials, and appropriate material choic…
Data center growth in the United States
Data centers are energy intensive buildings that have grown in size and number to meet the increasing demands of a digital economy.This paper presents a bottom-up model to estimate data center electricity demand in the United States over a 20 year period and examines observed and projected electricity use trends in the context of changing data center operations.Results indicate a rapidly increasing electricity demand at the turn of the century th…
Environmental and Economic Implications of Distributed Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) holds great potentials in enabling superior engineering functionality, streamlining supply chains, and reducing life cycle impacts compared to conventional manufacturing (CM). This study estimates the net changes in supply‐chain lead time, life cycle primary energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and life cycle costs (LCC) associated with AM technologies for the case of injection molding, to shed light on …
Who Cares About Life Cycle Assessment
A hybrid life-cycle inventory for multi-crystalline silicon PV module manufacturing in China
China is the world’s largest manufacturer of multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic (mc-Si PV) modules, which is a key enabling technology in the global transition to renewable electric power systems. This study presents a hybrid life-cycle inventory (LCI) of Chinese mc-Si PV modules, which fills a critical knowledge gap on the environmental implications of mc-Si PV module manufacturing in China. The hybrid LCI approach combines process-based LCI…
The energy and greenhouse-gas implications of internet video streaming in the United States
The rapid growth of streaming video entertainment has recently received attention as a possibly less energy intensive alternative to the manufacturing and transportation of digital video discs (DVDs). This study utilizes a life-cycle assessment approach to estimate the primary energy use and greenhouse-gas emissions associated with video viewing through both traditional DVD methods and online video streaming. Base-case estimates for 2011 video vi…
Médicos latinoamericanos en Cataluña
Este artículo analiza los procesos de integración profesional de los médicos latinoamericanos en el mercado de trabajo de salud catalán, en España, así como sus posibilidades de desarrollo profesional. El artículo se basa en dos investigaciones de carácter cualitativo que han utilizado entrevistas en profundidad con médicos latinoamericanos residentes en la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña. Los resultados del trabajo permiten identificar diversos p…
Lifecycle greenhouse gas implications of US national scenarios for cellulosic ethanol production
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 set an annual US national production goal of 39.7 billion l of cellulosic ethanol by 2020. This paper explores the possibility of meeting that target by growing and processing Miscanthus × giganteus. We define and assess six production scenarios in which active cropland and/or Conservation Reserve Program land are used to grow to Miscanthus. The crop and biorefinery locations are chosen with consid…
Energy Benefits of Electronic Controls at Small and Medium Sized U.S. Manufacturers
Exploring Environmental Applications and Benefits of Information and Communication Technology
Material efficiency to tackle the sand crisis
Prospects for the return of Spanish scientists in the United Kingdom during the Great Recession
The economic crisis that began in 2008 caused an increase in skilled Spanish emigration, including scientists, many of whom settled in the United Kingdom. The objective of this article is to analyse the perspectives of a group of Spanish scientists regarding remaining in the United Kingdom or returning to Spain during the economic crisis in order to better understand this dilemma faced by this type of highly-qualified migrant. A qualitative metho…
Energy Benefits of Electronic Controls at Small and Medium Sized U.S. Manufacturers
Exploring Environmental Applications and Benefits of Information and Communication Technology
Lifecycle greenhouse gas implications of US national scenarios for cellulosic ethanol production
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 set an annual US national production goal of 39.7 billion l of cellulosic ethanol by 2020. This paper explores the possibility of meeting that target by growing and processing Miscanthus × giganteus. We define and assess six production scenarios in which active cropland and/or Conservation Reserve Program land are used to grow to Miscanthus. The crop and biorefinery locations are chosen with consid…
Médicos latinoamericanos en Cataluña
Este artículo analiza los procesos de integración profesional de los médicos latinoamericanos en el mercado de trabajo de salud catalán, en España, así como sus posibilidades de desarrollo profesional. El artículo se basa en dos investigaciones de carácter cualitativo que han utilizado entrevistas en profundidad con médicos latinoamericanos residentes en la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña. Los resultados del trabajo permiten identificar diversos p…
Who Cares About Life Cycle Assessment
A hybrid life-cycle inventory for multi-crystalline silicon PV module manufacturing in China
China is the world’s largest manufacturer of multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic (mc-Si PV) modules, which is a key enabling technology in the global transition to renewable electric power systems. This study presents a hybrid life-cycle inventory (LCI) of Chinese mc-Si PV modules, which fills a critical knowledge gap on the environmental implications of mc-Si PV module manufacturing in China. The hybrid LCI approach combines process-based LCI…
The energy and greenhouse-gas implications of internet video streaming in the United States
The rapid growth of streaming video entertainment has recently received attention as a possibly less energy intensive alternative to the manufacturing and transportation of digital video discs (DVDs). This study utilizes a life-cycle assessment approach to estimate the primary energy use and greenhouse-gas emissions associated with video viewing through both traditional DVD methods and online video streaming. Base-case estimates for 2011 video vi…
Environmental and Economic Implications of Distributed Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) holds great potentials in enabling superior engineering functionality, streamlining supply chains, and reducing life cycle impacts compared to conventional manufacturing (CM). This study estimates the net changes in supply‐chain lead time, life cycle primary energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and life cycle costs (LCC) associated with AM technologies for the case of injection molding, to shed light on …
Data center growth in the United States
Data centers are energy intensive buildings that have grown in size and number to meet the increasing demands of a digital economy.This paper presents a bottom-up model to estimate data center electricity demand in the United States over a 20 year period and examines observed and projected electricity use trends in the context of changing data center operations.Results indicate a rapidly increasing electricity demand at the turn of the century th…
Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review
As one quarter of global energy use serves the production of materials, the more efficient use of these materials presents a significant opportunity for the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the renewed interest of policy makers in the circular economy, material efficiency (ME) strategies such as light-weighting and downsizing of and lifetime extension for products, reuse and recycling of materials, and appropriate material choic…
Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry
Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050–2070 is necessary to limit global warming to 2 °C. This paper assembles and evaluates technical and policy interventions, both on the supply side and on the demand side. It identifies measures that, employed together, can achieve net zero industrial emissions in the required timeframe. Key supply-side technol…
Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates
Growth in energy use has slowed owing to efficiency gains that smart policies can help maintain in the near term
Crescimento Urbano Em Zonas Costeiras
As zonas costeiras são áreas de sensibilidade ambiental e sofrem uma constante transformação pela ação humana. Estudos comparados sobre crescimento urbano nas zonas costeiras proporcionam novos paradigmas e análises dos impactos socioambientais. O artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma análise comparada do crescimento urbano, impactos socioeconômicos e ambientais associados ao crescimento urbano na Praia da Boa Viagem, Recife-Brasil e Praia da Roc…
Material efficiency for climate change mitigation
Prospects for the return of Spanish scientists in the United Kingdom during the Great Recession
The economic crisis that began in 2008 caused an increase in skilled Spanish emigration, including scientists, many of whom settled in the United Kingdom. The objective of this article is to analyse the perspectives of a group of Spanish scientists regarding remaining in the United Kingdom or returning to Spain during the economic crisis in order to better understand this dilemma faced by this type of highly-qualified migrant. A qualitative metho…
Material efficiency to tackle the sand crisis
Economic benefits and cost competitiveness of green hydrogen in decarbonizing China’s electricity and hard-to-electrify sectors
Green hydrogen has the potential to address two critical challenges in a zero-carbon energy system: balancing seasonal variability of solar and wind in the electricity sector, and replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors. In this study, focusing on China, we deploy a provincial-scale energy system planning and operation model to examine the technical and cost-optimal potential of green hydrogen to fully remove carbon-based fuels in the…
Engineering (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Environmental Science (7 works) · Environmental economics (6 works) · Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 works) · Greenhouse gas (5 works) · Sustainability (5 works) · Efficient energy use (4 works)