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The levels of awareness about the renewable energy sources of university students in Turkey

Karatepe, Yelda; Neşe, Seçil Varbak; Keçebaş, Ali; … - In: Renewable Energy 44 (2012) C, pp. 174-179

the environment. Research and Development studies suggest an optimistic future for the use of renewable energy sources. To …. The current study explores Turkish university students’ levels of awareness regarding renewable energy sources. For this … students’ personal and demographic characteristics levels of awareness levels regarding renewable energy sources. The data …

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Generating electricity with forest biomass: Consistency and payment timeframe effects in choice experiments

Soliño, Mario; Farizo, Begoña A.; Vázquez, María X.; … - In: Energy Policy 41 (2012) C, pp. 798-806

This paper presents a choice experiment analyzing the consumers' preferences towards a policy for replacing conventional electricity with electricity generated from forest biomass. The results show that consumers specially prefer the effects related to the lower risk of forest fires and to the...

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Modeling the Greek energy system: Scenarios of clean energy use and their implications

Roinioti, Argiro; Koroneos, Christopher; Wangensteen, Ivar - In: Energy Policy 50 (2012) C, pp. 711-722

The Greek energy system is one of the most carbon intensive energy systems in Europe. Hydrocarbons and solid fuels (lignite) cover over 80% of the final energy demand. The main objective of this work is to build energy scenarios for the future – with a focus on the electricity production...

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Perception of risks in renewable energy projects: The case of concentrated solar power in North Africa

Komendantova, Nadejda; Patt, Anthony; Barras, Lucile; … - In: Energy Policy 40 (2012) C, pp. 103-109

The world needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent climate change, while meeting the energy needs of developed and developing economies. Recent studies suggest that generation of electricity from concentrated solar power in North African countries and its transmission to Europe could...

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Understanding social acceptance of electricity generation sources

Bronfman, Nicolás C.; Jiménez, Raquel B.; Arévalo, … - In: Energy Policy 46 (2012) C, pp. 246-252

energy sources that are controversial in Chilean society (fossil fuels, hydro, and nuclear power) fit the hypothesized model …, whereas data for non conventional renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal and tidal) did not. Perceived benefit had …

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A global renewable mix with proven technologies and common materials

García-Olivares, Antonio; Ballabrera-Poy, Joaquim; … - In: Energy Policy 41 (2012) C, pp. 561-574

A global alternative mix to fossil fuels is proposed, based on proven renewable energy technologies that do not use scarce materials. The mix consists of a combination of onshore and offshore wind turbines, concentrating solar power stations, hydroelectricity and wave power devices attached to...

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Funds from non-renewable energy resources: Policy lessons from Alaska and Alberta

Baena, César; Sévi, Benoît; Warrack, Allan - In: Energy Policy 51 (2012) C, pp. 569-577

We document the use of energy natural resource funds in Alaska and Alberta and analyze theirs characteristics for further implementation in resource-rich countries. Such funds allow dealing theoretically with intergenerational equity issues, corruption, and more general institutional problems....

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Consumers satisfaction in the energy sector in Kenya

Mutua, John; Ngui, Dianah; Osiolo, Helen; Aligula, Eric; … - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 702-710

This paper analyzes consumer satisfaction in the energy sector in Kenya to assess the quality and level of service delivery. By use of the European Consumer Satisfaction Index (ECSI), the paper estimates consumer satisfaction in biomass, petroleum, electricity and renewable energy subsectors....

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Individual characteristics and stated preferences for alternative energy sources and propulsion technologies in vehicles: A discrete choice analysis for Germany

Ziegler, Andreas - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46 (2012) 8, pp. 1372-1385

paper empirically examines the preferences for alternative energy sources or propulsion technologies in vehicles and …

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A method for estimating security of electricity supply from intermittent sources: Scenarios for Germany until 203011The paper is based on a study of the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWI) which assessed German electricity supply security in the short- and mid-term. We thank two anonymous reviewers for ...

Grave, Katharina; Paulus, Moritz; Lindenberger, Dietmar - In: Energy Policy 46 (2012) C, pp. 193-202

sector. We especially consider the secured generation capacity of intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind … electricity supply in Germany can be assured until 2015. In the long term, the need for backup capacity for renewable energy … sources increases as well as the need for electricity imports. …

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