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  • – Gorosabel, OL de Brinas, Xylia, M. and Silveira, S. A framework for the assessment for electric bus charging station construction in Stockholm: a case study for Stockholm’s inner city. Sustainable Cities and Society. Vol 78, 103610, 2022.

  • – Almeida, C. M. L., Silveira, S., Jenelius, E., Fuso-Nerini, F. Using the Sustainable Development Goals to Evaluate Possible Transport Policies for the City of Curitiba. Sustainability. Vol 13, 12222. 2021.

  • – Sani, L., Khatiwada, D., Harahap, F., Silveira, S. Decarbonization pathways for the power sector in Sumatra, Indonesia. Ren and Sust Energy Reviews. Vol 150, 111507, 2021.

  • – Golzar, F. and Silveira, S. Impact of wastewater heat recovery in buildings on the performance of centralized energy recovery – a case study of Stockholm. Applied Energy. Vol 297, 1171412021, 2021.

  • – Zhou, H-L, Silveira, S., Tang, B-J, Qu, S. Optimal timing for carbon capture retrofitting in biomass-coal combined heat and power plants in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol 293, 126134, 2021.

  • – Higa, C., Cunha, M., Silveira, S. Coalitions towards the carbon tax in the Swedish Heating Sector, Sustainability, vol 12, issue 20, 8530. 2020.

  • – Harahap, F., Leduc, S., Mesfun, S., Khatiwada, D., Kraxner, F., Silveira, S. Meeting the bioenergy targets from palm oil based biorefineries: an optimal configuration in Indonesia. Applied Energy, vol 78. 2020.

  • – Solis, M. and Silveira, S. Technologies for chemical recycling of household plastics – a technical review and TRL assessment, in Waste Management, vol 105, pp 128-138, Mar 2020.

  • – Silveira, S. and Khatiwada, D. Sugarcane biofuel production in Indonesia. Chapter in Khan, M.T and Khan, I.A. (eds), Sugarcane Biofuels, Springer 2019. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-18597-8_13

  • – Harahap, F., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D. Cost competitiveness of palm oil biodiesel production in Indonesia. Energy 170, pp 62-72, 2019.

  • – Xylia, M., Leduc, S., Patrizio, P., Laurent, A-B, Patrizio, P., van der Mer, Y., Kraxner, F., Silveira, S. Impact of bus electrification on carbon emissions – the case of Stockholm. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol 209, pp.74-87, 2019.

  • – Harahap, F., Leduc, S., Mesfun, S. Khatiwada, D., Kraxner, F., Silveira, S. Opportunities to optimize the palm oil supply chain in Sumatra, Indonesia. Energies 12 (3), 2019.

  • – Selvakkumaran, S. and Silveira, S. Exploring synergies between the intended nationally determined contributions and electrification goals of Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Climate and Development. Vol 11:5, 401-417, 2019.

  • – Dreier, D., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D., Fonseca K.V.O., Nieweglowski, R., Schepanski, R. The influence of the passenger load, driving cycle, fuel price and different types of buses on the cost of transport service in the BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil. Transportation. Vol 46, Issue 6, pp 2195-2242. 2019.

  • – Khatiwada, D, Palmén, C., Silveira, S. Evaluating the palm oil demand in Indonesia – production trends, yields and emerging issues. Biofuels, vol 12 (2), pp. 135-147, 2018.

  • – Xylia, M., Silveira, S. The role of charging technologies in upscaling the use of electric buses in public transport: experiences from demonstration projects. Transport Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Vol 118, pp 399-415. 2018.

  • – Dreier, D., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D., Fonseca K.V.O., Nieweglowski, R., Schepanski, R. Well-to-Wheel analysis of fossil energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for conventional, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric city buses in the BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil. Transportation research Part D: Transport and Environment. Vol 58, pp.122-138, 2018.

  • – Xylia, M., Silveira, S., Duerinck, J., Meinke-Hubeney, F. Weighing regional scrap availability in global pathways for steel production processes. Energy Efficiency. Vol 11 (5), pp. 1135-1159. 2018.

  • – Mainali, B., Luukkanen, J., Silveira, S., Kaivo-oja, J. Evaluating Synergies and Trade-offs among SDGs: explorative analysis of development paths in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainability, vol 10(3), 2018.

  • – Mainali, B., Ahmed, H., Silveira, S. Integrated approach for provision of clean energy and water in rural Bangladesh. Groundwater for Sustainable Development vol 7, pp.239-249. 2018.

  • – Barragán-Beaud, C., Pizarro-Alonso, A. R., Xylia, M., Syri, S., Silveira, S. Carbon tax or emissions trading? An analysis of economic and political feasibility of policy mechanisms for greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the Mexican power sector. Energy Policy. Vol 122, pp. 287-299. 2018.

  • – Xylia, M., Leduc, S., Patrizio, P., Silveira, S., Kraxner, F. Developing a dynamic optimization model for electric bus charging infrastructure. Transportation Research Procedia, vol 27, pp. 776-783, 2017.

  • – Mazzaro de Freitas, F.L., Sparovek, G., Mörtberg, U., Silveira, S., Klug, I., Berndes, G. : Offsetting legal deficits of native vegetation among Brazilian landholders: effects on nature protection and socioeconomic development. Land Use Policy, vol 68, pp.189-199, 2017.

  • – Harahap, F., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D. Land allocation to meet sectoral goals in Indonesia – an analysis of policy coherence. Land Use Policy 61, pp 451-465, 2017.

  • – Xylia, M., Leduc, S., Patrizio, P., Kraxner, F. and Silveira, S.: Locating charging infrastructure for electricity buses in Stockholm. In Transportation Research part C – Emerging Technologies, vol 78, pp. 183-200, 2017.

  • – Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D., Leduc, S., Kraxner, F., Venkata, B.K., Tilvikine, V., Gaubyte, V., Romagnoli, F., Tauraite, E., Kundas, S., Blumberga, D., Peterson, K., Utsar, K., Vigants, E., Kalinichenko, A. Opportunities for bioenergy in the Baltic Sea Region. Energy Procedia, vol 128, pp. 157-164, 2017.

  • – Mainali B, Emran SB, Silveira S, 2017. Greenhouse gas mitigation using poultry litter management techniques in Bangladesh. Energy 127, pp.155-166. 2017.

  • – Khatiwada, D. and Silveira, S. Scenarios for bioethanol production in Indonesia: How can we meet mandatory blending targets? in Energy, vol 119, pp 351-361. 2017.

  • – Xylia, M. and Silveira, S.: On the road to fossil-free public transport: the case of Swedish bus fleets. Energy Policy, vol 100, pp. 397-412. 2017.

  • – Xylia, M., Silveira, S. and Morfeldt, J. Implications of energy efficiency obligation schemes for the Swedish energy-intensive industries – an evaluation of costs and benefits. In Energy Efficiency, vol 10, issue 1, pp.151-169. 2017.

  • – Xylia, M. and Silveira, S.: Duerinck, J., Meinke-Hubeny, F. Worldwide resource efficient steel production, Industrial Summer Study. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE), Berlin. 2016.

  • – Silveira, S. and Johnson, F.X. Navigating the transition to sustainable bioenergy in Sweden and Brazil – lessons learned in a European and International Contexts. In Energy Research & Social Science, vol 13, pp. 180-193. 2016.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Venkata, B. K., Silveira, S., Johnson, F.X. Energy and GHG balances of ethanol from cane molasses in Indonesia. Applied Energy. Vol 164, pp. 756-768. 2016.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Leduc, S., Silveira, S. and McCallum. Optimizing ethanol and bioelectricity production in sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil. Renewable Energy, vol 85, pp. 371-386. 2016.

  • – Xylia, M. and Silveira, S.: Fuel options for public bus fleets in Sweden. f3 project report. 2015. http://www.f3centre.se/Fuel-options-for-public-bus-fleets-in_Sweden

  • – Morfeldt, J., Silveira, S., Hirsch, T., Lindqvist, S., Nordqvist, A., Pettersson, J. and Pettersson, M: Improving energy and climate indicators for the steel industry – the case of Sweden. In Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 107, pp 581-592, 2015.

  • – Gomez, M..Téllez A., Silveira, S. Exploring the effect of subsidies on small-scale renewable energy solutions in the Brazilian Amazon. Renewable Energy, vol. 83, pp. 1200-1214. 2015.

  • – Gomez, M. and Silveira, S.: The last mile in the Brazilian Amazon – a potential pathway for universal electricity access. In Energy Policy, vol 82, pp. 23-37. 2015.

  • – Monteiro de Carvalho, C., Silveira, S., Lebre La Rovere, E., Iwama, A.Y: Deforested and degraded land available for the expansion of palm oil for biodiesel in the state of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon. In Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 44, pp. 867-876. 2015

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Using a sustainability index to assess energy technologies for rural electrification. In Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 41, pp. 1351-1365. 2015.

  • – Morfeldt, J., Silveira, S., Hirsch, T., Lindqvist, S., Nordqvist, A., Pettersson, J. and Pettersson, M.: Economic and operational factors in energy and climate indicators for the steel industry. Energy Efficiency, Vol 8 (3), pp. 473-492. 2015.

  • – Morfeldt, J., Nijs, W. and Silveira, S.: The impact of climate targets on future steel production – an analysis based on a global energy system model. In Journal of Cleaner Production, v.103, pp. 469-482, 2015.

  • – Khan, E.U., Mainali, B., Martin, A. Silveira, S: Techno-economic analysis of small scale biogas based polygeneration systems: Bangladesh case study. In Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Vol 7, pp. 68-78. 2014.

  • – Morfeldt, J. and Silveira, S.: Methodological differences behind energy statistics for steel production – implications when monitoring energy efficiency. In Energy, vol 77, pp. 391-396. 2014.

  • – Morfeldt, J. and Silveira, S.: Capturing energy efficiency in European iron and steel production – comparing specific energy consumption and Malmquist productivity index. In Energy Efficiency, vol 7 (6), pp.955-972. 2014

  • – Mainali, B., Pachauri, S., Rao, N.D. and Silveira, S.: Assessing rural energy sustainability in developing countries. In Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol 19, pp. 15-28. 2014.

  • – Tessema, Z., Mainali, B. And Silveira, S.: Mainstreaming and sector-wide approaches to sustainable energy access in Ethiopia, in Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol 2 (3-4), pp. 313-322, 2014.

  • – Pacini, H. and Silveira, S.: Carbon intensities of economies from the perspective of learning curves. In Challenges in Sustainability, vol 1 (2), pp. 94-103, 2014. Librello, Switzerland.

  • – Johnson, F.X. and Silveira, S.: Pioneer countries in the transition to alternative transport fuels: comparison of ethanol programmes and policies in Brazil, Malawi and Sweden. In Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, vol 11, pp. 1-24, 2014.

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Alternative pathways for providing electricity in developing countries, in Renewable Energy, vol 57, pp. 299-310, 2013.

  • – Pacini, H., Silveira, S. and Silva Filho, A.C.: The European biofuels policy: from where and where to?, in European Energy Journal, vol 3 (1), 2013.

  • – Gomez, M.F., Sanches-Pereira, A. And Silveira, S.: Technology for social inclusion: the case of electricity access in the Brazilian Amazon. In Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Vol 1 (3). Rujan. 2013. Available at http://hrcak.srce.hr/108544

  • – Lönnqvist, T., Silveira, S. and Pereira, A. S.: Swedish resource potential from residues and energy crops to enhance biogas generation, in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol21, pp.298-314, 2013.

  • – Pardo Martinez, C.I. and Silveira, S.: Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in Swedish manufacturing industries, in Energy Efficiency, vol 6 (1), pp. 117-133, 2013.

  • – Grönkvist, S., Peck, P., Silveira, S. Åkerman, J., Larsson, M., Khedkhar, P.: Policy instruments directed at renewable transportation fuels – an international comparison, f3 report, 2013, available at www.f3centre.se

  • – Pardo Martinez, C.I. and Silveira, S.: Analysis of energy use and CO2 emissions in service industries: evidence from Sweden, in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 16 (7), pp. 5285-5294, 2012.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Seabra, J., Silveira, S and Walter, A.: Accounting greenhouse gas emissions in the lifecycle of Brazilian sugarcane bioethanol – methodological references in European and American regulations, in Energy Policy vol 47, pp 384-397, 2012.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Seabra, J., Silveira, S and Walter, A.: Power generation from sugarcane biomass – a complementary option to hydroelectricity in Nepal and Brazil, in Energy, vol 48, issue 1, pp.241-254, 2012.

  • – Gomez, M. and Silveira, S.: Delivering off-grid electricity systems in the Brazilian Amazon, in Energy for Sustainable Development, vol 16 (2), pp.155-167, 2012.

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Renewable Energy Market in Rural Electrification: Country Case Nepal in Energy for Sustainable Development, vol 16 (2), pp. 168-178, 2012.

  • – Pacini, H. and Silveira, S.: Consumer choice between ethanol and gasoline: lessons from Brazil and Sweden, in Energy Policy, vol 39 (11), pp 6936-6942, 2011.

  • – Silveira, S., Mainali, B. and Khatiwada, D.: Green energy for development in Nepal, in The road to Rio+20 – for a development-led green economy, pp.79-83, UNCTAD, Nov 2011.

  • – Vanpeperstraete, B; Duyck, S;  Bhandan MP; Brizga, J; Rijnhout, L; Lorek, S; Castro, A P; Chang, CT; Daly, H; Didham, R J;  Ferraro, G; Greenfield, O; Khosla, A; von Weizsäcker, EU; Lode, B; Miles, S; Pacini, H; Silveira, S; Perch, L; Rijnsburger, J; Sanwal, M; Savarala, S;  Scherr, SJ; Seetharam, KE;  Adeeb, AMM;  Shepherd, D; Smith, A; Ulatowska, L; Vincent, A; John, W. What do you think should be the two or three highest priority political outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), scheduled for Rio de Janeiro in June 2012?” in Natural Resource Forum, vol 35 (4), pp. 334-342. Nov 2011.

  • – Howells, M., Rogner H., Strachan, N., Heaps, C., Huntington, H., Kypreos, S., Hughes, A., Silveira, S., DeCarolis, J., Bazillian, M. and Roehrl, A.: OSeMOSYS: The Open Source Energy Modeling System: an introduction to its ethos, structure and development, Energy Policy, vol 39 (10), pp. 5850-5870, 2011.

  • – Khatiwada, D. and Silveira, S.: Greenhouse gas balances of molasses based ethanol in Nepal, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol 19 (13), pp. 1471-1485, 2011.

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Financing Off-Grid Rural Electrification: Country Case Nepal, Energy, vol. 36 (4), pp. 2194-2201, 2011.

  • – Gomez, M. and Silveira, S.: Rural Electrification of the Brazilian Amazon – achievements and lessons, Energy Policy, vol 38 (10), pp.6251-6260, 2010.

  • – Pacini, H. and Silveira, S.: Ethanol or gasoline: consumer choice in face of different fuel pricing systems in Brazil and Sweden, Biofuels, vol. 1 (5), pp. 685-695, 2010.

  • – Silveira, S. and Khatiwada, D.: Ethanol production and fuel substitution in Nepal—Opportunity to promote sustainable development and climate change mitigation, in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14 (6), pp. 1644-1652, 2010.

  • – Khatiwada, D. and Silveira, S.: Net energy balance of molasses based ethanol: the case of Nepal, in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 13 (9), pp. 2515-2524, 2009.

  • – Gan J. et al: The Southern US forest bioenergy encyclopedia: making scientific knowledge more accessible, with in Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, Columbia, US, 2008. (14 authors)

  • – Silveira, S., Andersson, L. and Lebedys, A; Opportunities to boost bioenergy in Lithuania, in Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 30 (12), p. 1076-1081, 2006.

  • – Silveira, S.: Promoting bioenergy through the Clean Development Mechanism; in Biomass & Bioenergy, vol 28 (2), pp 107-117, 2005.

  • – Silveira, S.: Systems approach in development work; in Olsson, M-O. and Sjöstedt, G. (eds): Systems approaches and their application: examples from Sweden. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. (book chapter)

  • – Silveira, S. and Eng, T.: Vision för en långsiktig svensk klimatpolitik (Vision for long-term Swedish climate policies), Swedish Energy Administration, 2000. (report to Swedish Climate Committee)

  • – Silveira, S.: Urbanization in the Eastern Amazon in Regional Science in the Developing Countries, Chatterji and Kaizong (eds.) Mcmillan Co., London, 1997. (book chapter) Also presented at the Int. Conf on Regional Science in Developing Countries, Peking, China, October 11-14 1993.

  • – Silveira, S.: Developing Countries and the Climate Convention – potential for Swedish Action in Jordens klimat förändras – en analys av hotbild och globala åtgärdsstrategier, Swedish Commission on Climate Change, Fritzes, 1995. (appendix of book – 65 pages)

  • – Silveira, S. (ed.): African Voices on Climate Change – policy concerns and potentials (ed.), SEI, 1994. (booklet, 39 pages)

  • – Silveira, S.: Transformations in Amazonia – the spatial reconfiguration of systems, KTH, PhD thesis, 1994. (book, 7 chapters, 280 pages)

  • – Silveira, S.: Management of the Zambezi Basin: social, political and economic considerations, IIASA research paper, WP-89-092, Laxenburg, Austria, 1989.

  • – Silveira, S.: Planeringsprocessen runt Södra Station, (Planning process in the South Station) KTH, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, 1989. (research report)
  • – Giovanna Rodrigues, G., Menuzzo, V. A., Silveira, S., Luders, R., Gomes Jr., L. Data Analysis in the Airline Industry: Revealing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Global Air Transport (and vice versa). Paper presented at ERBD (Regional School of Database) 2022 held at IFSC Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, Campus Lages, Brazil. 26-29 Jun 2022.

  • – Cervi, T., Melo Jr., L., Delgado, M., Silveira, S. Luders, R. Prediction of Car Parking Occupancy in Urban Areas Using Geostatistics. Paper presented at XVIII Brazilian Symposium of Information Systems – SBSI 2022. Organized by Brazilian Computation Society, 16-19 May 2022.

  • – Golzar, F. and Silveira, S. Implications of improved heat recovery in buildings – a case study of Stockholm. AEAB2019 Applied energy symposium MIT: A+B. 13-14 Aug, Boston, USA. 2020.

  • – Karpouzoglou, T., Blomqvist, P., Golzer, F., Nilsson, D., Silveira, S., Wallin, J. Winners and losers during transition: the case of urban water and energy systems in Sweden. 11th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, 18-21 Aug, Vienna. 2020.

  • – van Kaick, T., Cubas, S., Ugaya, C., Gadda, T., Liu, E., Fonseca, K., Silveira, S. and Bassetti, F. J. Integra Curitiba: a parceria das universidades no desenvolvimento sustentável da Região Metropolitana de Curitiba e atendimento dos ODS. VII Congresso Brasileiro sobre Gestão do Ciclo de Vida. GCV 2020.

  • – Souza, G. R.; Luders, R; Fonseca, K. V. O.; SILVEIRA, S. Simulação de um ônibus elétrico-híbrido plug-in para avaliação do consumo de energia em diferentes ciclos de condução do transporte público de Curitiba, presented at SAE Congress Brasil, 15-17 Oct 2019, São Paulo, SAE Brasil, 2019. v.1. p.1 – 10.

  • – Harahap, F., Leduc, S., Mesfun, S. Khatiwada, D., Kraxner, F., Silveira, S. The role of oil palm biomass to meet liquid biofuels target in Indonesia. In proceedings of ECOS 32nd Intern Conf on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, pp. 1509-1524, Wroclaw, Poland,23-28 June 2019.

  • – Conti, D., Harahap, F., Silveira, S., Santasalo-Aarnio, A. Techno-economic assessment for optimizing methanol production for maritime transport in Sweden. ECOS 32nd Intern Conf on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, pp. 4703-4712, Wroclaw, Poland,23-28 June 2019.

  • – Teixeira, S. R., Silveira, S., Cubas, S. Avaliação e quantificação do desperdício de alimentos no gerenciamento dos resíduos de frutas, legumes e verduras gerados no mercado regional do Cajuru, Curitiba-PR, paper presented at CBESA 30th Brazilian Congress for Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, 16-19 June, Natal, Brazil. 2019.

  • – Silveira, S. The role of bioenergy in a circular bio-based economy. AEAB2019 Applied energy symposium MIT: A+B. 22-24 May, Boston, USA. 2019.

  • – Silveira, S., Björklund, S., Öhman, N. Potential business case for small-scale biogas production in Curitiba. XIV SIBESA, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. 18-20 Jun 2018.

  • – Silveira, S., Uturbey, W., Silva, H. B. and Marques, L. S. A comparative analysis of PV markets in Brazil and Sweden, 8th Solar Integration Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden, Oct 2018.

  • – Sani, L., Harahap, F., Silveira, S., Herawan, T. Identifying opportunities to manage palm oil mill effluent (POME): the case of Indonesia. Poster presented at International Oil Palm Conference “Smoothing the market disequilibria”, Indonesia, 17-19 July. 2018.

  • – Silveira, S. Paving the way to electrification of bus transport in Brazil – the case of Curitiba, SDEWES 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28-31 January 2018.

  • – Linde, L., Levihn, F. Silveira, S. Beyond zero: a techno-economic feasibility study of BECCS in combined heat and power. 4th UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event, Imperial College, London. 27-28 Mar 2017.

  • – Silveira, S. Sustainable Urban Mobility – examples from Sweden and Brazil. Public transport Seminar, Bogotá, Colombia. 14th March 2017.

  • – Harahap, F., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D. Integrated bio-refinery vs. stand-alone biodiesel production in Indonesia – an economic analysis. Poster presented at 25th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 12-15 June 2017, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • – De Lange, M. and Silveira, S. The impact of noise and air pollution on property prices in Stock-holm. Presented at 8th Int Sustainability Transitions Conference, 19-21 Jun 2017, Sweden.

  • – Linde, L., Levihn, F. and Silveira, S. Beyond zero: A techno-economic feasibility study of BECCS in combined heat and power. Presented at 4th UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event, Imperial College London (UK), 27-28 March 2017.

  • – Dreier, D., Silveira, S., Ramos, S. M. S. Energy and greenhouse gas emissions scenarios for the bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil: a well-to-wheel analysis. Poster presented at Urban Transitions Global Summit, Shanghai, China, 5-9 Sept, 2016.

  • – Silveira, S., Xylia, M., de Lange, M. Exploring new pathways to promote the transition towards electrification of Public Transport in urban areas: the case of Stockholm. Paper presented at 7th Int Sustainability Transitions Conference, Wuppertal, Germany, 6-9 Sept 2016.

  • – Mainali B, Luukkanen, J., Silveira S, Kaivo-oja, J.: Synergies and trade-offs among SDGs for energy, clean water and sanitation, poverty alleviation, food security and sustainable agriculture. Presentation at Development Research Conf. Stockholm Univ. 22-24 Aug 2016.

  • – Selvakkumaran, S. and Silveira, S. Exploring synergies between climate and electrification goals – the cases of Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Paper presented at 22nd Int Sustainable Development Research Society Conference. 13-15 July 2016.

  • – Xylia, M., Ibrahim, O. and Silveira, S.: Fossil-free public transport: prescriptive policy analysis for the Swedish bus fleets. Presented at 13th International Conf on the European Energy Market, 6-9 Jun 2016. IEEE. On-line at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7521266/#full-text-section

  • – Khatiwada, D., Drabik, D., Silveira, S., Harahap, F.: Analyzing the economics of palm oil production in Indonesia, paper presented at XX ICABR Conference – International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research, Ravello, Italy, 21-29 June, 2016.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Scheer, J., Egeskog, Y., Silveira, S.: Analyzing the life-cycle energy and ghg balances of palm oil biodiesel production in Indonesia. 15th World Renewable Energy Congress, Jakarta, 19-23 Sept, 2016.

  • Harahap, F., Palmén, C., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D.: Conditions for a sustainable development of palm-oil-based biodiesel in Indonesia. Presented at ICOPE Sustainable palm oil and climate change: the way forward through mitigation and adaptation, Bali, 16-18 March 2016.

  • Khatiwada, D. and Silveira, S.: How can we meet mandatory bioethanol blending targets in Indonesia?, poster presented at ICOPE, Bali, 16-18 March 2016.

  • Xylia, M., Leduc, S., Patrizio, P., Kraxner, F. and Silveira, S.: A future with electric buses? – placing bus charges in Stockholm. Poster at KTH Energy Dialogue 2016.

  • Dreier, D., Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D., Fonseca, K.V.O., Nieweglowski, R., Schepanski, R.: Energy use and CO2 emissions of city buses in Curitiba, Brazil. Poster presented at IIASA conference, Laxenburg, Austria, 11-13 Nov 2015.

  • Palmén, C., Silveira, S. & Khatiwada, D. Will Improved Palm Oil Yields suffice to the Development of Sustainable Biodiesel Feedstock in indonesia? Paper presented at 12th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy Issues,May 27-28, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2015.

  • Wosinska, L., Monti, P., Fiorani, M., Dreier, D., Silveira, S.: ICT infrastructure for smart cities: Curitiba, Brazil. Poster presented during visit of Brazilian President to KTH.

  • Morfeldt, J., Silveira, S., Hirsch, T., Lindqvist, S..: Robusta energi- och klimatindikatorer för klimatindustrin. Project report. KTH and Jernkontoret. 2015. Available at http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A806711&dswid=3820

  • Xylia, M. and Silveira, S.: On the road: non-fossil fuel deployment for the public bus fleet of Sweden. Paper presented at BIWAES (Int. workshop advances in Energy Studies) 2015, 2-7 May, Stockholm.

  • Khatiwada, D., Silveira, S., Johnson, F.X.: Energy production from sugarcane feedstock: assessing fossil fuel substitution and climate change mitigation potential in Indonesia. Presented at 21st Int Symposium on Alcohol Fuels (ISAF), Gwangju, Republic of Korea, 10-14 Mar 2015.

  • Silveira, S., Khatiwada, D., Xylia, M., Dahlquist, E., Olsson, J., Persson, P-E., Lindblom, S.: Strategies to promote waste-to-biogas in La Paz, Bolivia. Presented at World Renewable Energy Congress – WREC 2014, 3-8 Aug, Univ of Kingston, London, UK. 2014.

  • – Mainali B, Silveira S, Khan E. U., Martin A.: Using cow dung and agriculture waste to provide clean energy and drinking water in rural Bangladesh. Poster at KTH Energy Dialogue 2014.

  • – Mainali B., Hassan A., Silveira S.: Developing polygeneration as an alternative to meet rural energy services in Bangladesh. Workshop in Falsterbo, Jun 13-15, 2014 organized by SASNET (http://www.sasnet.lu.se/)

  • – Xylia, M. and Silveira, S.: Potential energy efficiency improvements in Swedish energy intensive industries using an energy efficiency obligation scheme. Paper presented at ENERDAY 2014 – 9th Conference on Energy Economics and Technology, Dresden, Germany. 2014.

  • – Xylia, M., Silveira, S., Ruder, R., Blesl, M. And Brunke, J.C.: Low CO2 steel production: European perspective on the steel market and the role of scrap. Project report. ESA2 – Energy Systems Analysis Agency. 2014.

  • – Anshelm, J. et al (23 Swedish academics): Bannlys alla politiska beslut som ger mer klimatustläpp. DN debatt. 27 May 2014. (article in daily newspaper)

  • – Silveira, S.: Bioenergy in Brazil – from traditional to modern systems in Dahlqvist, E. Biomass as energy source: resources, systems and applications, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. (book chapter)

  • – Dahlquist, E., Hakalehto, E. and Silveira, S.: Concluding remarks and perspectives on the future of energy systems using biomass. In Dahlqvist, E. (ed.), Biomass as energy source: resources, systems and applications, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. (book chapter)

  • – Pacini, H., Cechin, A. and Silveira, S.: Sustainability policy: a case study of the limits to biofuel sustainability. In Luo, Z. (ed.), Mechanism Design for sustainability: techniques and cases. (book chapter, pp. 283-305). Springer. 2013.

  • – Pardo Martinez, C.I. and Silveira, S.: Energy use in Swedish manufacturing industries – evidence from Sweden, in Leal Filho, W. et al (eds), Climate-smart technologies, Springer Verlag, 2013. (book chapter 39)

  • – Morfeldt, J., Nijs, W. and Silveira, S.: The future of global steel production – an energy and climate modelling exercise using ETSAP-TIAM and SAAM, presented at 32nd International Energy Workshop, 19-21 June 2013, Paris, France.

  • – Morfeldt, J. and Silveira, S.: Capturing energy efficiency in iron and steel production – an empirical analysis using DEA and MPI, presented at 11th International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis, 27-30 June 2013, Samsun, Turkey.

  • – Morfeldt, J., Nijs, W. and Silveira, S.: Shaping our energy system – combining European modelling expertise. Case studies of the European energy system in 2050 – case study on how to decarbonize European steel production. ESA2 report. 2013.

  • – Suwala et al. (2013): Suwala, W.; Wyrwa, A.; Pluta, M.; Jędrysik, E.; Karl, U.; Fehrenbach, D.; Wietschel, M.; Boßmann, T.; Elsland, R.; Fichtner, W.; Genoese, M.; Hartel, R.; Bublitz, A.; Merkel, E.; Poganietz, W.-R.; Silveira, S.; Morfeldt, J.; Mörtberg, U.; Höjer, M.; Brown, N.; Pang, X.; Möst, D.; Müller, T.; Gunkel, D.; Blesl, M.; Kuder, R.; Beestermöller, R.; Nijs, W.: Shaping our energy system – combining European modelling expertise. Case studies of the European energy system in 2050. Report of the Energy System Analysis Agency (ESA²). Karlsruhe: January 2013.

  • – Lönnqvist, T., Olsson, J., Espinosa, C., Birbuet, J. C., Silveira, S., Dahlquist, E., Thorin E.,  Persson PE., Lindblom S, Khatiwada, D. (2013). The potential for waste to biogas in La Paz and El Alto in Bolivia. Paper presented at 1st International Water Association Conference on Holistic Sludge Management, 2013, Västerås, Sweden.

  • – Silveira, S. and Khatiwada, D.: The role of ethanol from sugarcane in mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable development in LDCs. Book chapter in Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness: the Role of Sugar Cane in Africa, Johnson, F.X. and Seebaluck, V. (eds.), Earthscan, 2012.

  • – Silveira, S., Morfeldt, J., Nijs, W., N. and Lodewijks, P.: Sectoral energy report – the iron and steel sector, ESA2, April 2012. www.esa2.eu

  • – Khatiwada, D., Leduc, S., McCallum, I. and Silveira, S.: Optimizing second generation bioethanol production in sugarcane bio-refineries in Brazil. Poster presented at IIASA 40th anniversary Conf, 24-26 Oct 2012.

  • – Eckerberg, K., Friman, E., Gren, I-M., Gustafsson, B., Havnevik, K., Holmgren, P., Hornborg, A., Holmgren, K., Ihse, M., Liljenström, H., Molander, S., Olsson, L., Robert, K-H., Rydén, L., Sanne, C., Silveira, S., Svanström, M., Swain, A., Sörlin, S: Varför brister politikerna när det gäller miljömålen? Dagens Nyhet, 27 Dec. 2012.

  • – Morfeldt, J.; Silveira, S. Is European Iron and Steel production Energy Efficient? poster presented at KTH Energy Dialogue 2012.

  • – Khan E. U., Mainali B., Martin A., Silveira S.: Techno-Economic Analysis of Small Scale Biogas Based Poly-generation Systems in Bangladesh, Sustainable Energy-Discoveries and Applications, Leuven, Belgium, 4-9 November 2012.

  • – Mainali B, Hassan A., Khan E.U, Silveira S., Martin A.:  Addressing the rural energy and drinking water needs by using Biogas in rural Bangladesh. Poster presented in Energy Dialogue organized by KTH 2012.

  • – Gómez, M. F. and Silveira, S.:  Increasing human development in isolated communities through electricity access: the case of the Amazon region, poster presented at KTH Energy Initiative, 9 Nov 2011, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • – Mainali B, Silveira, S.: Biogas based poly-generation for providing access to clean energy services and drinking water. Poster presented in 40th Anniversary Conference of IIASA, held on Oct. 24-26, 2012.

  • – Lönnqvist, T., Silveira, S. and Khatiwada, D.: Potential to transform waste to biogas in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia – challenges and opportunities, presented at Nordic Biogas Conference, Copenhagen, 23-25 April 2012.

  • – Silveira, S. and Johnson, F.X.: Navigating the transition to sustainable bioenergy in Sweden and Brazil, presented at International Conf of Sustainability Transitions, Denmark, 2012.

  • – Johnson, F.X. and Silveira, S.: The transition to modern bioenergy: historical dimensions and strategic perspectives, presented at International Conf of Sustainability Transitions, Denmark, 2012.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Seabra, J., Silveira, S. and Walter, A.: Methodologies for accounting greenhouse gas emissions of bioethanol production in Brazil, paper  presented at XIX ISAF – International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, 10-14 Oct 2011, Verona, Italy.

  • – Khatiwada, D., Seabra, J., Silveira, S. and Walter, A.: Power generation from sugarcane biomass – a complementary option to hydroelectricity in Nepal and Brazil, presented in the 6th Dubrovnik conference on Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems, 25-26 Sept 2011, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

  • – Gómez, M. F. and Silveira, S.: The institutional dimension for off-grid rural electrification in the Amazon region, in World Renewable Energy Congress – WREC-2011, 8-13 May 2011, Linköping, Sweden.

  • – Gomez, M. and Silveira, S.: Delivering off-grid electricity systems in the Brazilian Amazon, 6th Conf. on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, 25-29 Sept 2011. Water And Environment Systems. Dubrovnik, Croatia. 25 – 29 Sept 2011

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Smart pathways for providing electricity in developing countries, paper presented at Risø International Energy Conference 2011, 10-12 May 2011, Risø, Denmark.

  • – Pacini, H. and Silveira, S.: The European Biofuels Policy – From where and where to?, paper presented at Risø International Energy Conference 2011, 10-12 May 2011, Risø, Denmark.

  • – Silveira, S.: Ska jag tanka etanol? (Shall I tank ethanol?), with FORES, Stockholm. Also presented at Energitinget 21-22 March 2011, Stockholm.

  • – Gomez, M. F. and Silveira, S.: The Brazilian electrification program LPT (Light for All) – what lessons have been learnt?, Renewable Energy for Development Newsletter – Stockholm Environment Institute, Vol. 23, issue 1/2, Dec 2010.

  • – Lönnqvist, T. and Silveira, S. (2010): Competitive renewable gas options-emerging bioenergy segments, poster presented at KTH Energy Initiative, 24 Nov 2010, Stockholm, Sweden. Awarded with a travel scholarship of 30 000 SEK for being selected as the best poster.

  • – Khatiwada, D. and Silveira, S. (2010): Assessing the sustainability of bioethanol production: Key criteria and methodological improvements, poster presented at KTH Energy Initiative, 24 Nov 2010, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • – Gómez, M. F. and Silveira, S. (2010): What is the role of renewable energy in the sustainable development of remote areas in the Amazon Region?, poster presented at KTH Energy Initiative, 24 Nov 2010, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S. (2010): Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries, poster presented at KTH Energy Initiative, 24 Nov 2010, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • – Pacini, H. and Silveira, S. (2010): The impacts of the EU Biofuels sustainability scheme for biofuels in bioethanol markets, poster presented at KTH Energy Initiative, 24 Nov 2010, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • – Silveira, S.: The role of energy policies and markets in promoting sustainable development, contribution to the Second UNCTAD Public Symposium Responding to global crisis: New development paths, 10-11 May, 2010, Geneva. Available at http://www.unctad.info/en/Public-Symposium-2010/Documents/Contributions/

  • – Pacini, H. Khatiwada, D. Lönnqvist, T., 2010. Tailor-made solutions: Small-scale biofuels and trade. International Centre of Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Geneva, Switzerland.

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Renewable Energy in Rural Electrification: Country Case Nepal, Renewable Energy Research Conference, 7-8 June 2010, Trondheim, Norway.

  • – Lönnqvist, T. and Silveira, S.: Enhancing the biogas potential from residues and energy crops in Sweden presented at Energitinget, 16-17 March 2010, Stockholm.

  • – Pacini, H. and Silveira, S.: Consumer choice between ethanol and gasoline: lessons from price mechanisms in Brazil and Sweden, presented at 3rd Int Scientific Conf on Energy systems with IT in association with Energitinget, 16-17 March 2010, Stockholm. Available at http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=dr_erik_dahlquist

  • – Mainali, B. and Silveira, S.: Financing Off-grid Rural Electrification – Country Case Nepal, presented at 5th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy Water And Environment Systems, 29 Sept – 03 Oct 2009, Dubrovnik.

  • – Costa, H. S. P. and Silveira, S.: Consumer choice between ethanol and gasoline: Lessons from price mechanisms in Brazil and Sweden, presented at Simon Fraser University Biofuels Workshop, 16 Sept 2009, Vancouver, Canada.

  • – Sorensen, B., Breeze, P., Suppes, G.J., Bassam, N.E., Silveira, S., Yang, S-T., Da Rosa, A.V., Gupta, H.K., Roy, S., and Doble, M.: Renewable Energy Focus – e-mega handbook. Academic Press Inc. 2008.

  • – Silveira, S.: “The Solar Economy” by Hermann Scheer, in Climate Policy, vol 3, issue 4, pp. 467-469, 2003. Book review.

  • – Silveira, S.: Klimatförändring ändrar tidsramen för omställning av energisystem, invited article to journal Energiförsörjningen i Framtiden, Kraft & Värme HK, KTH 2000.

  • – Silveira, S.: Market forces alone will not contribute to emissions reduction, with Morales, Maria in Renewable Energy for Development, vol.10 (3), Stockholm Environment Institute, Aug 1997. (article)

  • – Silveira, S.: Guest editorial invited to journal SunWorld – Renewable energy and the environment, International Solar Energy Society, vol 20, no 2, June 1996.

  • – Silveira, S. (ed.): African Conference on Policy Options and Responses to Climate Change – proceedings (ed.), Stockholm Environment Institute, 1995.

  • – Silveira, S.: The Climate Convention and Renewable Energy in Renewable Energy for Development, vol.8, no.2, Stockholm Environment Institute, Aug 1995. (article)

  • – Silveira, S.: The role of transport infrastructure in the development of the Eastern Amazon, paper presented at the 48th 48th International Congress of Americanists, Stockholm/Uppsala, July 4-9 1994.

  • – Silveira, S.: National action to mitigate climate change in Renewable Energy for Development, vol.7, no.2, Stockholm Environment Institute, Aug 1994. (article)

  • – Silveira, S.: National action to mitigate climate change in Renewable Energy for Development, vol.7, no.2, Stockholm Environment Institute, Aug 1994.(article)

  • – Silveira, S.: Urbanization in the Eastern Amazon, paper presented at the International Conference on Regional Science in Developing Countries, Peking, China, October 11-14 1993.

  • – Silveira, S.: Comparative housing policies in Brazil, Sweden and the United States, research paper, MIT 1992.

  • – Silveira, S.: Political participation among the rural poor – what forms does it take, what difference does it make?, research paper, MIT 1992.

  • – Silveira, S.: Old and new production systems interplay – stimulation or constraint to development? Presented at 31st European Cong of the Regional Science Association, Lisbon, Aug 26-30 1991.

  • – Silveira, S.: Economic impasses for changes in housing policies in Brazil, paper presented at the International Housing Research Conference in Oslo, June 24-27 1991.

  • – Silveira, S.: Coordinating public and private action in frontier regions – the case of the Eastern Amazon, paper presented at 30th European Cong of the Regional Science Association, Istanbul, Aug 27-31 1990.

  • – Silveira, S.: Planning of the South Station area (Planeringsprocessen runt Södra Station), KTH, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, 1989. (report)

  • – Silveira, S.(ed.): Storstaden som arbetsområde (Large cities as labour markets), Swedish Council for Building Research, 1988. (revised and published research report)

  • – Silveira, S. Management of the Zambezi Basin: social, political and economic considerations, IIASA research paper, WP-89-092, Laxenburg, Austria, 1989.

 

 

 

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Pelo Mundo Afora (2017)

Em um mundo globalizado, a experiência internacional é condição essencial para que sua carreira tenha longo alcance. A oportunidade de estudar fora do país e vivenciar um novo contexto cultural pode transformar sua experiência de vida, seu desenvolvimento e sua carreira. Pelo mundo afora o ajudará a se preparar para essa nova etapa. O enfoque é a conquista pessoal e profissional daqueles que estão em busca da internacionalização de suas carreiras. A autora mostra ainda que essa busca pode ser vista dentro de um contexto cultural, social e institucional maior, que amplia seu impacto. Assim, a experiência se torna um marco no seu desenvolvimento não apenas como profissional mas também como cidadão. Este livro é um guia para jovens estudantes e pesquisadores que estão prontos para ir pelo mundo afora em busca da excelência. https://www.facebook.com/semida2017/

 

 

 

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Modern bioenergy has gained increased attention in the past decade. Not only does it provide an effective option for the provision of energy services from the technical point of view, but it is based on resources that can be utilized on a sustainable basis all around the globe. In addition, the benefits accrued go beyond energy provision, creating unique opportunities for regional development. Today, biomass is seen as one of the most promising renewable sources of modern energy services in the medium term. Know-how and experiences from different countries pave the way to further development of bioenergy systems.Bioenergy: Realising the Potential integrates the key technical, policy and economic issues surrounding bioenergy projects in industrialised and developing countries, with a critical focus on four major topics:

• The biomass resource availability and potential
• The institutions and markets development
• Technical and economic enhancements
• Successful examples from Europe and developing countries

 

 

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Issues are examined which affect the success of a renewable energy financing programme, both with regard to financing and on a technical level: those interested in setting up financing schemes for renewable energy technologies must also be aware of the technical parameters, which can then be factored into any scheme. Photovoltaics is chosen as the main example, as one of the most cost-effective ways of bringing electricity to remote areas. Many of the examples and the financing issues discussed are also applicable to other renewable energy technologies. Chapters discuss: renewable energy technologies; costs and economics; dissemination issues; role of institutions; financing mechanisms; source of funds; implementing a revolving fund; parameters for setting up a financing scheme; project checklist; and case studies (from Kenya, Sri Lanka, Congo, Indonesia, and Dominica).

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Em um mundo globalizado, a experiência internacional é condição essencial para que sua carreira tenha longo alcance. A oportunidade de estudar fora do país e vivenciar um novo contexto cultural pode transformar sua experiência de vida, seu desenvolvimento e sua carreira. Pelo mundo afora o ajudará a se preparar para essa nova etapa. O enfoque é a conquista pessoal e profissional daqueles que estão em busca da internacionalização de suas carreiras. A autora mostra ainda que essa busca pode ser vista dentro de um contexto cultural, social e institucional maior, que amplia seu impacto. Assim, a experiência se torna um marco no seu desenvolvimento não apenas como profissional mas também como cidadão. Este livro é um guia para jovens estudantes e pesquisadores que estão prontos para ir pelo mundo afora em busca da excelência. https://www.facebook.com/semida2017/

Bioenergy – Realizing the Potential (2005)

Modern bioenergy has gained increased attention in the past decade. Not only does it provide an effective option for the provision of energy services from the technical point of view, but it is based on resources that can be utilized on a sustainable basis all around the globe. In addition, the benefits accrued go beyond energy provision, creating unique opportunities for regional development. Today, biomass is seen as one of the most promising renewable sources of modern energy services in the medium term. Know-how and experiences from different countries pave the way to further development of bioenergy systems.Bioenergy: Realising the Potential integrates the key technical, policy and economic issues surrounding bioenergy projects in industrialised and developing countries, with a critical focus on four major topics:

• The biomass resource availability and potential
• The institutions and markets development
• Technical and economic enhancements
• Successful examples from Europe and developing countries

Energia Elétrica para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (2000)

O gerenciamento de recursos num momento em que eles se tornam cada vez mais escassos é o assunto deste livro, que enfoca principalmente a questão da energia dentro do paradigma do desenvolvimento sustentável. Os autores englobam e correlacionam temas essenciais, dentro de uma abordagem mais voltada para a realidade brasileira, se preocupando inclusive em introduzir a visão ambiental nos vários momentos do trabalho dos profissionais do setor elétrico. Ao destacar a responsabilidade de cada função no processo – da operação ao planejamento – o livro dá concretude a este tema tantas vezes tratado de maneira excessivamente abstrata.

Financing Renewable Energy Projects (1997)

Issues are examined which affect the success of a renewable energy financing programme, both with regard to financing and on a technical level: those interested in setting up financing schemes for renewable energy technologies must also be aware of the technical parameters, which can then be factored into any scheme. Photovoltaics is chosen as the main example, as one of the most cost-effective ways of bringing electricity to remote areas. Many of the examples and the financing issues discussed are also applicable to other renewable energy technologies. Chapters discuss: renewable energy technologies; costs and economics; dissemination issues; role of institutions; financing mechanisms; source of funds; implementing a revolving fund; parameters for setting up a financing scheme; project checklist; and case studies (from Kenya, Sri Lanka, Congo, Indonesia, and Dominica).