A lot of countries have recently published updated hydrogen strategies, often including more ambitious targets for hydrogen production. In parallel, accompanying ramp-up mechanisms are increasingly coming into focus with the first ones already being released. However, these proposals usually...

German companies view high and uncertain electricity prices a major challenge. A Renewable Energy Pool (RE-Pool), wherein the favorable conditions of competitive tenders for new wind and solar power projects are passed on to electricity consumers, could hedge such price risks. Consumers'...

In this report, we focus on the fundamentals of energy and climate policy as reformulated in the EU Green Deal. The 2024 edition of this report includes updates following the adoption of the Fit for 55 Package, the REPowerEU Plan and the recent reforms of electricity and gas markets in Europe....

Germany's current government is planning to realign its energy transition. Against this backdrop, this report provides an overview of current developments in key technologies and indicators for flexibility in the electricity sector. For photovoltaics, growth appears to be leveling off,...

As the combination of digital technology and traditional inclusive finance, digital inclusive finance has displayed the huge potential to promote green low-carbon energy transition. Although theoretically, digital inclusive finance can contribute to achieving this goal, its practical effects and...

The climate crisis requires a transition from a fossil-fuel energy system to renewable energy which is heavily reliant on the so-called critical minerals. Both sets of resources are finite/non-renewable and have been widely used for generations. Previous energy related studies have identified...

The global transition toward renewable energy is vital for achieving climate goals and strengthening energy security. The primary objective of the study is to examine the impact of different stances of monetary policy, namely price-based, quantity-based, and outcome-based monetary policy, on...

Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) have been instrumental in expanding renewable electricity generation but can distort investment by insulating producers from market price volatility. This paper develops a twostage model of electricity markets with stochastic demand and supply shocks, showing that a higher...

This study evaluated how different SSP scenarios affect solar energy potential in Türkiye's GAP region by examining projected changes in surface downwelling shortwave radiation (RSDS), air temperature (Tas), and photovoltaic cell temperature (Tcell), along with their implications for...

Iceland's significant onshore wind energy potential remains untapped, with no operational wind farms despite recognized opportunities for over a decade. Two wind energy projects, approved under Iceland's Master Plan for Nature Protection and Energy Utilization - a legally enshrined...

Green technologies are innovative methods for reducing environmental impact and enhancing resource efficiency, thereby significantly promoting sustainable power production. This comprehensive review has been discussed the significant impact of energy management and green technology on advancing...

The design of energy policy mixes plays a critical role in low-carbon transitions. While an increasingly diverse and extensive array of policy mixes may enhance systemic transformation, it can also generate policy conflicts that undermine effectiveness. To examine this tension, this study...

The digital transformation of the energy sector is vital to achieving carbon neutrality and sustainable development goals. In China, significant disparities in the adoption of these technologies persist across regions and enterprise types, yet the underlying institutional and organizational...

Canadian remote communities predominantly rely on diesel for electricity generation, resulting in high energy costs, environmental damage, unreliable services, and limitations on community development. To promote the widespread adoption of renewable energy (RE) in remote regions, a comprehensive...

The diffusion of solar energy initiatives is shaped by a dynamic interplay of actions supporting and opposing them, influenced by governance structures, socio-economic conditions, environmental concerns, and public perception. This systematic review synthesizes findings from 150 studies...

Ecological sustainability is one of the key dimensions of sustainable development in any economy. Developing economies exhibit high-risk levels in terms of political stability and corruption, thereby inhibiting them from successfully adopting techniques for ecological sustainability. A framework...

Chronic electricity shortages constrain growth and welfare in many developing countries, where load shedding rations demand. Intermittent renewables can ease shortages, but their effects depend on how infeed timing aligns with scarcity. Using high-frequency data from South Africa and an...

We assess how changes in the scientific consensus around equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS), as captured by the IPCC’s Fifth (AR5) and Sixth (AR6) Assessment Reports, impact policymakers' willingness to take climate action, including through increasing subsidies to investments that will...

The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) promotes non-price criteria in renewable auctions. It aims to unlock green willingness-to-pay and scale up manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies in the European Union (EU). This paper builds a partial equilibrium model of the European solar module...