This paper describes how a panel of global experts on renewable energy (RE) was convened to anticipate the major opportunities and challenges facing the scale-up of RE to meet sustainable development and climate goals. The panelists participated in a Delphi process through which their views and...

Central banks worldwide are stepping up actions in relation to climate change and taking on an increasingly important role in supporting the energy transition. Given the prominent role that central banks play in the financial markets and in influencing financing conditions, they can act as a...

This open access book gathers the results of an interdisciplinary research project led by the Swiss Competence Centers for Energy Research (SCCER CREST) and jointly implemented by several universities. It identifies political, economic and legal challenges and opportunities in the energy...

The Brazilian National Electrical Agency (ANEEL) proposed in 2019 that the costs for accessing the electricity grid should be shared among all consumers. This would do away with cross-subsidies where normal consumers without installed solar distributed generation (DG) units effectively cover the...

Our new analytical general equilibrium model is used to study effects of tightening state Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) on electricity price, CO2 emissions, fossil fuel electricity generation, and two kinds of renewable generation. We show how those outcomes depend on key state...

We analyze the energy market and ETS outcomes in Kazakhstan, a major fossil-fuel exporter. The energy market was characterized by the presence of large state-owned enterprises, prevalence of fossil fuel subsidies, and dominance of coal-fired generation. Despite the ETS, Kazakhstan's CO2...

Aim: In the context of renewable and non-renewable energy, this paper aims to explore a range of renewable energy resources in Tanzania that are primarily expected to play a leading role in the supply of energy services in the country. Tanzania, like other countries in the world is striving to...

Despite growing attention on the role of renewable energy in promoting economic growth and environmental sustainability, its adoption rate remains uncomfortably low, especially in developing countries. This study attempts to explore the ways to extend the installed capacity of renewable energy...

The terms “solar farm” and “wind farm” could not more perfectly demonstrate the inevitable pairing of renewable energy and agriculture as uses of land. At the same time, harvesting the sun and wind and converting both to energy forms usable to mankind are far from traditional...

In 2012, the cancellation of the Spanish feed-in tariff system caused the solar PV sector to stagnate. Spain, since 2020, encouraged by European energy strategies, has established a regulation for the promotion of green hydrogen. This article analyzes, through the New Institutional Economics...

Finance is crucial for the low-carbon energy transition. This research takes the solar PV technology as an example to explore whether having state-owned financial institutions, such as national development banks (NDBs), offers advantages in a country for mobilizing finance. By focusing on three...

This paper contributes to sustainable energy solutions towards fulfilment of Iran’s Paris Accord commitment of a four percent reduction in emissions by 2030. The paper firstly tests for the long-run relationship between electricity consumption and its determinants using a cointegration...

Carbon neutrality is a widespread target for many countries to mitigate the climate change. Clean power is expected to be the fastest-growing energy in the next decades. In this context, renewable energy development is a significant road for energy transition. Recently, more and more central...

The hybrid heating system consisting of loop heat pipe solar collector (LHPSC) and ground source heat pump (GSHP) was proposed to maintain greenhouse temperature in Harbin (the coldest provincial capital of China) in this paper. The thermal model was developed to predict transient greenhouse and...

Local opposition to a renewable energy project shows competition among various ideas and values in the energy transition process. Offshore wind farms (OWFs), one of the most promising renewable energy sources, are still not free from conflicts. This study aims to enrich our understanding of what...

Malaysia’s energy transition to a lower-carbon pathway necessitates clear direction and policies that strike a balance between energy transition and affordability. Therefore, the current energy system's capability must be critically assessed in order to enable a sustainable transition to a...

The employment impacts of the transition to a post-carbon economy are gaining increasing attention. The post-carbon transition implies fundamental changes in the economy followed by significant changes in the structure of labour demand. Industries with the highest carbon footprint are of utmost...

This paper offers one of the first comprehensive analyses of China’s emerging practice in subsidizing the low carbon energy (LCE) transition by using the new energy vehicles (NEVs) industry as a case study. It puts forward a fresh framework for this analysis by dividing the NEV value chain...

This article examines China's nascent RPS design and finds it incorporate insufficient forces to stimulate demand for renewable resources. Moreover, China’s RPS tends to distort the electricity market. To push China’s RPS system forward, this article takes a look at the experiences of mature...

This study presents, a novel topology for multilevel inverter based on series connection of basic modules. The suggested topology is utilise for symmetrical and asymmetric source system, which can be used for fuel cell and photovoltaic systems. In the symmetrical multilevel inverter, the values...

Deep learning (DL) which is widely used for photovoltaic generation forecasting requires large data to be trained properly, which is not available initially for new power plants. Transfer learning is a powerful technique used in computer vision problems with capability to achieve high...

In this work, the heterogeneous catalytic production of 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) and 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran (DMTHF) in a fixed-bed continuous-flow reactor has been investigated. This study utilizes an unconventional biomass-derived carbon as the catalytic support for bimetallic NiCu...

Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) is widely regarded as a useful policy tool to steer energy transition. China government has recently released an RPS target allocation scheme to help promote its renewable electricity consumption. Formulating an efficient and equitable RPS target allocation...

The paper explores options for a 2050 carbon free energy future for India. Onshore wind and solar sources are projected as the dominant primary contributions to this objective. The analysis envisages an important role for so-called green hydrogen produced by electrolysis fueled by these carbon...

Renewable energy can play a vital role in sustainable energy future and to address the climate change. Investment in renewable energy in the upper middle-income countries (UMIC), a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, can be an important part of recovery from climate...

Companies are buying clean energy and seeking investment opportunities to achieve net zero emissions. Yet, most remain focused on reducing their direct environmental impact and may miss out on opportunities to invest in system-wide and scalable impacts that can secure a company’s license to...

This research calculated how much non-fossil electricity technologies have reduced fossil-based generation in Mexico over almost 20 years. Displacement coefficients and rolling windows are used. Several values are obtained, as dynamic indicators. Three data sets of electricity generation were...

As China has become a new photovoltaic (PV) deployment center since 2013, it is necessary to study the effectiveness of PV policies, namely Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) and Tradable Green Certificates (TGC). In literature, there is a lack of comparative study on FIT and TGC policy in China. The purpose...

The building and construction sectors contribute about 38% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and account for 35% of the total energy consumption. With the growing population (especially in developing Asia) and increasing income, the demand for construction and building will continue to rise,...

Tourism contributes 10% to global gross domestic product (GDP), yet it generates 5% of all anthropogenic CO2, while 50 to 60% of carbon emissions are indirectly related to the sector. High levels of poverty afflict rural areas in developing countries, and sustainable tourism based on renewable...

This paper describes how a panel of global experts on renewable energy (RE) was convened to anticipate the major opportunities and challenges facing the scale-up of RE to meet sustainable development and climate goals. The panelists participated in a Delphi process through which their views and...

This study aims to determine the impact of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and green innovation on the renewable energy (RE) supply (RES) by taking panel heterogeneity and cross-section dependence into account. The dataset of this study covers a panel of BRICS...