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Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center
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Presentations and Publications

The Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center supports faculty and student research at Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß to explore the complexities of clean energy policies, technology, practices and economics. The Center facilitates faculty and student research in the area of clean energy, such as:

  • motivational drivers for clean transportation
  • waste to energy solutions
  • life cycle analyses of energy and environmental processes
  • green jobs options through investments in offshore wind
  • energy efficiency
  • solar energy
  • alternative fuel vehicles
  • energy water nexus
  • costs and benefits of clean transportation
  • energy and greenhouse gas benefits and growing the New Jersey’s clean energy industry, market, deployment, and energy resilience opportunities
  • workforce development, and training programs on clean energy.
Publications
  • Lal, P., Smith, M., Sarkar, A., Ranjan, A., Wolde, B., Nguyen, G. (2023) . Prepared for the New Jersey Fuel Cell Task Force, United States Department of Energy.
  • Smith, M., Lal, P. (2022) Sustainable Production and Consumption.
  • Singh, J.P., Lal, P., Prasad, A., Wolde, B., Smith, M., Iranah, P., Zhu, M., Panorkou, N., Samanthula, B.K. (2022) Middle States Geographer. 54: 57-66.
  • Nguyen, H. T. G., Lyttek, E., Lal, P., Wieczerak, T., & Luong, T. (2022). . Trees, Forests and People, 100271.
  • Lal, P., Masozera, M., Kayitare,A., Banerjee, O., Cicowiez, M., Wolde, B., Ranjan, A., Bagstad, K., Alavalapati,J., Lyttek, E., Nguyen,G., Birur, D., Luong, T., Wieczerak, T., Smith, M. and Oluoch, S. (2020). Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, USA.
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P., Bevacqua, A., Wolde, B. (2021) The Electricity Journal.
  • Smith, M., Bevacqua, A., Tembe, S., Lal, P. (2021) Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.
  • Smith, M., Lal, P., Oluoch, S., Vedwan, N., Smith, A. (2021) Journal of Cleaner Production.
  • Wieczerak, T., Lal, P., Deng, Y., 2021. Public Perception and Willingness to Pay for Green Infrastructure Improvements in Northern New Jersey.ÌýMiddle States Geographer.
  • Oluoch, S.O., Lal, P., Susaeta, A. (2020). Factors affecting Renewable Energy Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa using Panel Data. Environmental Challenges. 4, 100092.
  • Oluoch, S.O., Lal, P., Wolde, B., Susaeta, A. (2020). Public preferences for Renewable energy options: A choice experiment in Kenya Energy Economics. 98, 105256.
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P., Susaeta, A., Vedwan, N. (2020) . Scientific African, 9, e00512.
  • Basu, D., Panorkou, N., Zhu, M., Lal, P., Samanthula, B. (2020) . Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 113, 1.
  • Wolde, B., P. Lal, Harclerode, M., Rossi A. (2019) . Environmental Management, 63(5):691-701.
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P., Wolde, B., Vedwan, N. (2019) Journal of Energy and Natural Resources, 8, 4, 146-154. Doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20190804.13.
  • Smith, M., Nguyen, G., Wieczerak, T., Wolde, B., Lal, P., Munsell, J. (2019) Bioenergy: Opportunities and Challenges. Virginia Forests Fall 2019 Issue, 15-17.
  • Luttinger, D. (2019) . Connect4Climate.
  • Provost, N. (2019) World Bank Group, Connect4Climate.
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P., Nieddu, G., Forgoston, E., Wieczerak, T. (2019) , Journal of Economic Entomology, 112, 5, 2482-2488.
  • Smith, M., Nguyen, G., Wieczerak, T., Wolde, B., Lal, P., Munsell, J. (2019) , Forests, 10, 9, 801,
  • Vardon, P., Sassi, A., Zheng, Y., Birur, D. (2019) , Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 1-28,
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Harclerode, M., Rossi, A. (2019) , Environmental Management, 63, 5, 691-701.
  • Ochuodo, T.O., Alavalapati, J.R.R., Lal, P., Agyeman, D.A., Wolde, B., Burli, P. (2019) , Forests, 10, 2,
  • Burli, P., Lal, P., Wolde, B., Jose, S., Bardhan, S. (2019) , Energy Economics, 80, 20-29.
  • Susaeta, A., Lal, P. (2018) , Forests, 9, 10, 656.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P. (2018) , Forests, 9, 8, 502.
  • Iranah, P., Lal, P., Wolde, B., Burli, P. (2018) , Journal of Environmental Management, 223, 868-877.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Burli, P., Iranah, P., Munsell, J., Gan, Taylor, E. (2018) , Journal of Extension, 56, 3.
  • Zhu, M., Panorkou, N., Lal, P., Etikyala, S., Germia, E., Iranah, P., Samanthula, B., Basu, D. (2018) , IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC).
  • Banerjee, O., Cicowiez, M., Ochuodho, T., Masozera, M., Wolde, B., Lal, P., Dudek, S., Alavalapati, J.R.R. (2018) , Journal of Sustainable Tourism, ISSN 1853-0168.
  • Lal, P., A. Ranjan, B. Wolde, P. Burli, R. Blumberg. (2017) . In Z. Qiu, U Mishra, A.G. Noble (eds.) Bioenergy and Land Use Change. Co-published by John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey and American Geophysical Union Washington D.C.
  • Lal, P., Wolde, B., Masozera, M., Burli, P., Alavalapati, J., Ranjan, A., Montambault, J., Banerjee, O., Ochuodho, T., Mugabo, R. (2017) , Tourism Management, 61, 141-151.
  • Smith, M., Lal, P. (2017) Hard Apple Cider in The New York Hudson Valley Region: A Tourism Study, Middle States Geographer, 50, 28-38.
  • Burli, P., Forgoston, E., Lal, P., Billings, L., Wolde, B. (2017) , Biomass & Bioenergy.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Burli, P. (2017) , Energy Policy, 105, 183-190.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Alavalapati, J., Burli, P., Iranah, P. (2016) , Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 71. 6, 476-483.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Burli, P. (2016) , Biomass and Bioenergy, 105, 183-190.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Gan, J., Alavalapati, J., Taylor, E., Burli, P. (2016) , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 46, 6, 775-782.
  • Burli, P., Lal, P., Wolde, B., Alavalapati, J. (2016) , BioResources, 11, 3.
  • Harclerode, M.A., Lal, P., Vedwan, N., Wolde, B., Miller, M.E. (2016) , Journal of Environmental Management, 184, 1, 132-142.
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Alavalapati, J., Burli, P., Munsell, J. (2016) , Biomass and Bioenergy, 85, 69-75.
  • Harclerode, M.A., Lal, P., Miller, M.E. (2015) , Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20, 3.
  • Lal, P., Kebede, E., Wolde, B., Burli, P., Alavalapati, J., Gan, J. Taylor, E. (2013) , Seventh National New Crops Symposium, New Crops: Bioenergy, Biomaterials, and Sustainability.
Presentations
  • Luong, T., Wang, Yawei, Lal, P., and Dubey S. R. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: An Exploration of Technology Uses in Tourism. 2023 Global Marketing Conference. Korea. July 20-23, 2023
  • Luong, T., Birur, D., and Lal, P. Charting the global economic recovery from COVID-19 vaccinations. The 25th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP). The USA. June 8-10, 2022.
  • Luong, T., Birur, D., and Lal, P. Economywide Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism in Vietnam. International Conference on COVID-19, Digital Transformation and Tourism Resilience. Vietnam. March 15, 2022.
  • Smith, M. (2022) CESAC Research & Partnership with the New Jersey Fuel Cell Task Force. Panel Session: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Development: Pathway to meet Clean Energy Goals. 4th Annual Clean and Sustainable Energy Summit, Invited Speaker, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, November 2022.
  • Nguyen, H.T.G., Lal, P., Smith, M., Sullivan, W., Tran, L.D. Ranjan, A. (2022) Farmers’ Perceptions of Flooding Ecosystem Services in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. 4th Annual Clean and Sustainable Energy Summit Poster Presentation, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, November 2022.
  • Luong, T., Smith, M., Lal, P. (2022) Willingness to pay for more sustainable tourism destinations in Vietname: The cases of Phu Quoc island, Nha Trang, and Da Nang cities. 4th Annual Clean and Sustainable Energy Summit Poster Presentation, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, November 2022.
  • Smith, M., Lal, P. (2020) Life Cycle Assessment of Apple Orchard Management. Presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development. Online. September, 18, 2020.
  • Smith, M., Lal, P., Oluoch, S., Vedwan, N., Smith, A. Hard Apple Cider Consumer Valuation of Sustainable Attributes: a case study of the US Mid-Atlantic States. Middles States Association of American Geographers annual meeting Paper Presentation, online, October 16-17 2020
  • Shoaib, N., Lal, P., Smith, M. LCA of offshore floating turbines in New Jersey. Middles States Association of American Geographers annual meeting Paper Presentation, online, October 16-17 2020
  • Smith, M., Lal, P. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Apple Orchard Management: an insight into sustainable agriculture and new opportunities. International Conference for Sustainable Development Paper Presentation, online, September 21-22 2020
  • Nguyen, G., Lal, P. Assessing Bioenergy Potential Based on Loblolly Pine Residues Using GIS-Based Models in Virginia, presented during Society of American Foresters National Convention, Louisville, KY, 30 October – 3 November 2019
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. The Role of Stochasticity in Predicting Forest Pests: The Case of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in New Jersey, presented during Society of American Foresters National Convention, Louisville, KY, 30 October – 3 November 2019
  • Olouch, S., Lal, P. Future renewable energy options in Kenya: A Choice Experiment Study, presented during the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Kutztown, PA, 18-19 October 2019
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. Forest disturbances and the potential for energy in the context of preserving productivity, presented during the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Kutztown, PA, 18-19 October 2019
  • Nguyen, G., Lal, P. Optimal siting and transportation costs using a geographic information system apply for Loblolly pine cultivation in Virginia, presented during the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Kutztown, PA, 18-19 October 2019
  • Smith, M., Lal, P. Environmental Assessment of Hard Apple Cycle using Life Cycle Analysis, presented during the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Kutztown, PA, 18-19 October 2019
  • Wieczerak, T., Lal, P. A Hedonic Analysis of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in Northern New Jersey, presented during the Middle States Association of American Annual Meeting, Kutztown, PA, 18-19 October 2019
  • Birur, D. Economywide Modeling of Clean Energy Transition, presented during the Clean and Sustainable Energy Summit, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 26 September 2019
  • Bevacqua, A. Increasing Solar Access Through Policy Innovation and Spatial Analysis, presented during the Clean and Sustainable Energy Summit, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 26 September 2019
  • Smith, M., Lal, P., Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Hard Apple Cider Production System, presented during the International Conference of Sustainable Development, New York City, NY, 24-25 September 2019
  • Wieczerak, T., Lal, P. A Hedonic Analysis of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in Northern New Jersey, presented during the International Conference of Sustainable Development, New York City, NY, 24-25 September 2019
  • Bevacqua, A., Lal, P. Leveraging Geospatial Intelligence to Predict Solar Photovoltaic Deployment Opportunities: Atlantic County, New Jersey, presented during the International Conference of Sustainable Development, New York City, NY, 24-25 September 2019
  • Bhushal, G., Lal, P., Wolde, B. Flood Impacts and Trauma in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Nepal, presented during the International Conference of Sustainable Development, New York City, NY, 24-25 September 2019
  • Nguyen, G., Lal, P. GIS-based assessment of potential bioenergy feedstock using fuzzy logic and network optimization, presented during the 2019 World Conference on Natural Resource Modelling, Montreal, Canada, 22-24 May 2019
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. Stochastic and stratified dispersal and their effect on predicting invasive pest populations: a case of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in New Jersey, paper presented at the 2019 World Conference on Natural Resource Modelling, 22-24 May 2019
  • Bevacqua, A., Lal, P. Evaluating solar photovoltaic potential across various landscapes with LiDAR and Imagery Analysis: Case Study Atlantic County, New Jersey, presented during the 2019 World Conference on Natural Resource Modelling, Montreal, Canada, 22-24 May 2019
  • Bevacqua, A., Lal, P. The Spatial Economics of Clean Energy in New Jersey: Evaluating Solar Photovoltaics Across Various Landscapes, presented during the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3-7 April 2019
  • Smith, M. Environmental and Economic Assessment of Hard Apple Cider in the Northeastern U.S, presented during Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3-7 April 2019
  • Nguyen, G., Lyttek, E., Lal, P. Accessing bioenergy potential using GIS-based methodology. Case study: pine biomass in Virginia, presented during Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3-7 April 2019
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. The Role of Stochasticity and Stratified Dispersal in Predicting a Difficult to Detest Pest: The Case of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in New Jersey.ÌýPaper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3-7 April 2019
  • Wieczerak, T., Lal, P. A Hedonic Analysis of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in Northern New Jersey.ÌýPaper presented at Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3-7 April 2019
  • Stern, E.A., Smith, M., Singh, J.P., Lal, P. Regulatory Integration and Reform for Superfund Sediment Remediation Projects.ÌýPaper Presented at Battelle International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments, New Orleans, LA, 12 February 2019
  • Bevacqua, A., Lal, P. Spatial Economics of Solar Photovoltaics in New Jersey. Paper presented at the conference: Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet organized by American Geographic Society, New York City, NY, 15 November 2018
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. Place Based Ash (Fraxinus) Bioenergy Assessment in New Jersey.ÌýPaper presented at the conference: Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet organized by American Geographic Society, New York City, NY, 16 November 2018
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P. Renewable Energy Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Silver Bullet or Fools Gold. Paper presented at the Sustainable Development Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, 9-11 November 2018
  • Lal, P. Energy and Environmental Economic Approaches to Sustainability, Invited Presentation, Rutgers University Newark, NJ, 17 October 2018
  • Bevacqua, A., Lal, P. The Spatial Economics of Clean Energy in New Jersey: Leveraging spatial analysis and economic modeling to better understand renewable energy technology potential for solar photovoltaics.ÌýPaper presented at the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 27 October 2018
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. Initial Results of Modeling Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus plannipensis) Spread in New Jersey using a Novel Method.ÌýPaper presented at the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 27 October 2018
  • Nguyen, G., Lal, P. Optimal siting and transportation costs using a geographic information system. Case study: switchgrass-based bioenergy in Missouri.ÌýPaper presented at the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 27 October 2018
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P. A Survey of Future Renewable Energy Options for Kenya.ÌýPaper presented at the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 27 October 2018
  • Singh, J.P., Lal, P. Factors impacting the switchgrass yield across the United States: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 27 October 2018
  • Bhushal, G., Lal, P. Incidence of human-wildlife conflict and likelihood of reporting losses: The case of Banke National Park, Nepal. Paper presented at the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 26 October 2018
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P. A pretest of future renewable energy options for Kenya, presented during the Middle States Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, NJ, 26 October 2018
  • Wolde, B., Lal, P., Blumberg, R. Examining WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program Voucher Redemption in New Jersey.Ìý Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Conference, 21-25 July 2018
  • Blumberg, R., Wolde, B., Lal, P. Examination of WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Voucher Redemption in New Jersey: Preliminary Findings. American Society of Nutrition Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 9-12 June 2018
  • Lyttek, E., Lal, P. Emerald Ash Borer Spread Dynamics, Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
  • Nguyen, G., Lal, P. Logic-Based GIS Model for Suitability of Bioenergy Feedstocks, Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
  • Blumberg, R., Lal, P., Wolde, B. Supporting Alterity in the Food System? A Critical Analysis of the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
  • Bhushal, G., Lal, P. A case study on Flood and Emotional Trauma in Banke District, Nepal, Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
  • Wieczerak, T., Lal, P. An Economic Valuation of Combined Sewer Overflow and Green Infrastructure in Northern New Jersey. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
  • Smith, M., Lal, P. Hard Apple Cider in the New York Hudson Valley Region: a Tourism Study. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
  • Oluoch, S., Lal, P. Investigating factors affecting renewable energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A panel data approach. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 9-14 April 2018
Posters
Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects
  • Wieczerak, T. 2021. PhD Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey, USA.
  • Smith, M. (2021) Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Oluoch, S. (2020) . Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Bevacqua, A.J. (2020) . Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Oleksy, R.B. (2019) . PhD Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Adhikary, G.B. (2019) . Master’s Thesis. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Singh, J.P. (2019) . PhD Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Fowler, M.C. (2018) . Master’s Thesis. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Iranah, P. (2018) . PhD Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.
  • Burli, P. (2018) . PhD Dissertation. Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey.