Open AccessLinking Circular Economy and Sustainable Energy Technology through Quintuple Helix Perspective
Author(s) -
Waznatol Widad Mohamad Ishak,
Siti Indati Mustapa,
Norsyahida Mohammad,
Azlina Mohamad Jais
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of governance risk management compliance and sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2776-9658
pISSN - 2776-8848
DOI - 10.31098/jgrcs.v1i1.450
Subject(s) - circular economy , reuse , business , sustainable development , government (linguistics) , environmental economics , resource (disambiguation) , process (computing) , production (economics) , perspective (graphical) , energy (signal processing) , sustainability , natural resource economics , environmental resource management , economic system , engineering , economics , political science , waste management , computer science , ecology , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , macroeconomics , law , artificial intelligence , biology , operating system
Sustainable energy development had been signified as the pathways for the global energy transition, that drive important changes in how energy is being generated, transmitted, and consumed. The concept of Circular Economy (CE) has been proposed to address the environmental problem by minimizing the resource inputs and emission generation, reuse the waste and refuse from the conventional production process to obtain a further benefit. However, the contribution of CE to sustainable energy development and its link to Quintuple Helix (QH) elements is still ambiguous. This paper intends to fulfil this gap by examining the five main elements of the QH that contribute to the CE ecosystem, namely academia, companies, environment, government, and society. Innovative technologies from sludge management in urban wastewater sectors are discussed as the case study. A framework relating the QH with CE and innovation are proposed for future research. Practical recommendations associated with CE and sustainable energy policies are also provided.