The issue of greater utilization of renewables in energy supply-mix has become a priority environmental agenda in many countries. Feed-in incentives, quota schemes, public tenders and net metering are common support programmes that are designed to encourage the production and consumption of...

Energy is an important ingredient of any nation's socio-economic development. It can be derived from both fossil fuels and renewables. Renewable energy – typically, solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, bioenergy and ocean power – is gaining popularity across the globe as an...