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Solar set asides and renewable electricity certificates: Early lessons from North Carolina's experience with its renewable portfolio standard

Gaul, Chip; Carley, Sanya - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 460-469

This paper assesses the market developments in North Carolina's solar energy industry following the state's adoption of … to act as a support mechanism for the installation and financing of solar power in North Carolina's RPS compliance market … diversity of solar installation and SREC trading businesses to create a competitive market to North Carolina, the RPS has only …

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Discussion on ammonia as one of the energy storage media of solar energy in China

Wu, Chongjun; Zheng, Songsheng; Wang, Zhaolin; Chen, Riyi; … - In: Energy strategy reviews 38 (2021), pp. 1-12

Effectively mitigating the increasing energy demand sector emissions is seriously considered in China. Under the continuous motivation of the Chinese government, the cumulative installed solar PV capacity in China has occupied 32.63 % of the global in 2019. Unfortunately, a large amount of...

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Consumer responses towards home energy financial incentives: A survey-based study

Zhao, Tingting; Bell, Lindsey; Horner, Mark W.; Sulik, John - In: Energy Policy 47 (2012) C, pp. 291-297

Residential energy-efficient and renewable energy (EERE) products play an important role in energy conservation and carbon emissions reduction. Various financial incentive programs have been developed to promote the adoption of these products. However, their effectiveness in attracting consumers...

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Accountability and sustainability transitions

Sareen, Siddharth; Wolf, Steven A. - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 185 (2021), pp. 1-11

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GIS-based approach for potential analysis of solar PV generation at the regional scale: A case study of Fujian Province

Sun, Yan-wei; Hof, Angela; Wang, Run; Liu, Jian; Lin, … - In: Energy Policy 58 (2013) C, pp. 248-259

Spatial variation of solar energy is crucial for the estimation of the regional potential and selection of construction location. This paper presents a case study of using high resolution grid map of solar radiation combined with the other restriction factors to evaluate the comprehensive...

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Employment impacts of solar energy in Turkey

Çetin, Müjgan; Eğrican, Nilüfer - In: Energy Policy 39 (2011) 11, pp. 7184-7190

Solar energy is considered a key source for the future, not only for Turkey, also for all of the world. Therefore the development and usage of solar energy technologies are increasingly becoming vital for sustainable economic development. The main objective of this study is investigating the...

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Financial analysis on the proposed renewable heat incentive for residential houses in the United Kingdom: A case study on the solar thermal system

Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; … - In: Energy Policy 65 (2014) C, pp. 552-561

This short communication paper focuses on the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme in the United Kingdom (UK); and in particular, on its implication on domestic installations of solar thermal systems (STSs). First, a short review on the STS in the UK is provided. Then, a detailed description of...

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Field installation versus local integration of photovoltaic systems and their effect on energy evaluation metrics

Halasah, Suleiman A.; Pearlmutter, David; Feuermann, Daniel - In: Energy Policy 52 (2013) C, pp. 462-471

In this study we employ Life-Cycle Assessment to evaluate the energy-related impacts of photovoltaic systems at different scales of integration, in an arid region with especially high solar irradiation. Based on the electrical output and embodied energy of a selection of fixed and tracking...

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Feasibility study for the transition towards a hydrogen economy: A case study in Brazil

do Sacramento, E.M.; Carvalho, Paulo C.M.; de Lima, L.C.; … - In: Energy Policy 62 (2013) C, pp. 3-9

Fossil fuels use has caused serious environmental impacts worldwide, mainly related with the greenhouse effect intensification. One strategy to mitigate such impacts is the use of hydrogen in combustion processes. Additionally, hydrogen can be utilized as an energy vector for storage purposes...

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Solar power generation in the US: Too expensive, or a bargain?

Perez, Richard; Zweibel, Ken; Hoff, Thomas E. - In: Energy Policy 39 (2011) 11, pp. 7290-7297

This article identifies the combined value that solar electric power plants deliver to utilities' rate payers and society's tax payers. Benefits that are relevant to utilities and their rate payers include traditional, measures of energy and capacity. Benefits that are tangible to tax payers...

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