To achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), it is necessary to solve the problem of assessing and measuring energy sustainability performance. A popular indicator used for this purpose is the World Energy Council (WEC) energy sustainability index, or the Energy Trilemma Index, which is based on such key metrics as energy security, energy equity, environmental sustainability, and country context. Each of the four metrics, or dimensions, includes many indicators that depend on both internal and external factors. By combining a variety of indicators into integral ones, WEC ranks countries in terms of energy sustainability. However, what is not taken into account is how countries differ in terms of economic development, income, energy mix, renewables use, ownership in the energy sector, and other factors, and neither is the methodology itself disclosed by the developers. As a provider for all other sectors of the economy, the energy sector plays an important role in developing countries. Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, being members of the Andean Community, are neighbors and have similar economic conditions but lack transnational power grid interconnections, which hinders the development of a common energy market. In terms of energy sustainability, these countries’ ranks range from 45 to 101, according to the Energy Trilemma Index. The aim of the study is to develop a new methodology for assessing energy sustainability performance that will factor in the specific features of developing countries with a high share of hydroelectricity generation, and to calculate energy sustainability index indicators taking into account contemporary requirements for sustainable development, which include developing green and renewable energy and fostering decarbonization. This research reveals whether the countries’ energy sustainability indices correspond to their actual performance in energy development and identifies the factors influencing the values of the metrics in the Energy Trilemma Index. The methodology can be used to integrate the energy sectors of countries, as it allows for evaluating the state of the energy sector of several countries (for example, those of the Andean Community) as a whole.
The objective of this research is to evaluate the metallographic properties to obtain cast iron with nodular spherical graphite ISO 400-12 by “In mold” modification using the vibratory method. To carry out the experiments, a model was prepared to reproduce the specimens used, according to the ASTM A0536-84R04 standard for the certification of the quality of cast iron with spherical nodular graphite. The pouring temperature levels were adapted to the wall thickness of the specimens. Vibration frequency (65 Hz, 70 Hz, 75 Hz), pouring temperature (1450°C and 1425°C) and mass of nodulizing alloy FeSiMg (NODULAN II) (189.98 g; 170.99 g; 151.99 g), calculated by the traditional method, were set as independent variables. The applied vibratory method caused changes in the morphology of the metal, as high spheroidization was obtained for all levels of modified alloy mass and smaller nodules (from 40 μm to 60 μm in diameter) were achieved. The tensile strength and relative elongation of the specimens obtained by the vibratory method were similar to the international standards for this type of casting and higher than the castings with nodular spherical graphite obtained under static conditions. Finally, the standard specimens (static method) and the specimens obtained by the vibratory method were obtained, and the metallographic and mechanical properties tests established by the international standards were carried out.
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