Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meng Qi, Xin Dai, Bei Zhang, Junjie Li, Bangfan Liu
Summary: In this study, 729 wave-energy policy documents were visually analyzed using Citespace software, and 31 Chinese wave-energy policy documents were visually analyzed using Nvivo software. The results showed that wave-energy policy research is on the rise, but compared to foreign research, China's wave-energy policy research lacks a solid foundation, depth, and enthusiasm. However, China's wave-energy policy is gradually improving, showing a development trend towards more detailed and diverse policy tools with specific objectives, although there is still room for improvement.
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Energy & Fuels
Philipp Beiter, Trieu Mai, Matthew Mowers, John Bistline
Summary: Energy models have limitations in representing practical decision-making factors, which may result in misrepresented societal value of power generation types. This study explores various factors impacting offshore wind deployment in the USA using a detailed capacity expansion model, estimating its potential role in total generation by 2050 to be 1-8%.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ivan A. Hernandez-Robles, Xiomara Gonzalez-Ramirez, Julian A. Gomez-Gutierrez, Juan M. Ramirez
Summary: A new model using Fourier series components has been proposed for Wave Energy Potential (WEP) estimation, reducing inaccuracies and ensuring correct expectations of electric power generation and component sizing. Accurate WEP estimation can be a valuable investment decision tool for wave energy plant development.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Hu, Yingying Guo, Yali Zheng, Lan-cui Liu, Shiwei Yu
Summary: This study analyzed the development of renewable energy policies in China and examined the impacts of different types of policies on provincial renewable energy development. The results showed that technology development policies have a positive effect on renewable energy, while market management policies may inhibit its development in provinces with abundant resources. Comprehensive planning policies and support policies such as finance and tax had no significant impact on renewable energy development. Therefore, the Chinese government needs to strengthen the control of market management policies and enhance the execution and supervision of planning management in provinces with limited resources.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Navroz K. K. Dubash
Summary: Fossil fuels should be conserved and used primarily in the areas where they have the greatest impact on human well-being.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fathiya Damayra, Tamer Khatib
Summary: This paper examines the importance of renewable energy systems in local sustainability innovation strategies through a policy mix approach. The study analyzes a sample of Palestinian municipalities and local councils and suggests that policymakers should promote cooperation between the public and private sectors, and focus on location factors in order to develop renewable energy systems.
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Environmental Sciences
Ali A. Gorji, Igor Martek
Summary: Due to the increasing emission of greenhouse gases and global warming, the development of renewable energy has become crucial. Policies supporting renewable energy play a significant role in increasing the deployment of renewable energy technologies, regardless of a country's group. Developed oil countries have more capacity to support renewable energy projects than oil developing countries due to their higher efficiency in renewable energy policy.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Osama D. Sweidan
Summary: This study finds that geopolitical risk has a significant and positive effect on the diffusion of renewable energy, serving as an incentive for its development.
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Environmental Studies
Kayla P. Garrett, Kyra S. Rose, Ryan A. McManamay
Summary: Renewable energy transitions at global and national scales are slower than expected, leading regional and localized entities to take action themselves. Over 200 communities in the US have pledged to achieve 100% renewable energy, but there are still uncertainties and significant gaps in the plans. A study showed that only 40% of communities had public action plans, indicating shortcomings in energy transition plans even at the community scale.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Diren Kocakusak, Jennifer Senick, Clinton J. Andrews
Summary: The desire to shift to non-carbon-emitting energy sources has become a priority supported by national, state, and local policies. In the U.S., diverse policies have contributed to the exponential growth of the solar industry, but local implementation processes also play a significant role. This paper investigates the effects of policy incentives and implementation disincentives on residential solar adoption in New Jersey.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peixian Li, Jeremy Ng, Yujie Lu
Summary: Corporate adoption of renewables has been limited in Singapore, mainly due to a lack of awareness of renewable energy certificates. However, the study found that corporate sustainability goals, cost reduction, and demonstrating leadership were the major drivers for renewable procurement. To accelerate renewable energy adoption, actions such as establishing standards, raising awareness, and implementing policies can be taken.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jovan Duraskovic, Milena Konatar, Milivoje Radovic
Summary: The Western Balkans region has high potential for renewable energy sources, making it a promising method for sustainable and resilient energy systems. However, barriers such as policy promotion and energy development hinder the actualization of targets, necessitating a more proactive approach through targeted renewable energy policies.
Article
Thermodynamics
Kyuhyeong Kwag, Hansol Shin, Hyobin Oh, Sangmin Yun, Tae Hyun Kim, Pyeong-Ik Hwang, Wook Kim
Summary: The main objective of this study is to estimate long-term REC prices based on marginal-cost pricing and analyze the RPS system quantitatively using a proposed mathematical model. Simulation studies in South Korea show that solar photovoltaic accounted for a major portion of the new investment. The study provides appropriate price signals to the market participants and serves as a reference for policymakers.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Shafiullah, Mohammad Dulal Miah, Md Samsul Alam, Muhammad Atif
Summary: This study models the impact of economic policy uncertainty on renewable energy consumption in the USA using nonparametric econometric approaches, finding a negative long-run association between the two variables. The results highlight the importance of maintaining consistency in economic policy to encourage renewable energy consumption in the USA.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ozan Korkmaz, Bihrat Onoz
Summary: This study assesses the potential merits and drawbacks of nuclear energy and increased utilization of renewable energy sources in Turkey. The results show that increased utilization of renewable energy is more effective in achieving the country's energy targets than nuclear energy.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Tomas Mac Uidhir, Fionn Rogan, Matthew Collins, John Curtis, Brian P. O. Gallachoir
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Tarun Sharma, Brian O. Gallachoir, Fionn Rogan
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
(2020)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Evan Boyle, Brian O. Gallachoir, Gerard Mullally
Summary: This study introduces a methodological approach that utilizes social network analysis and participatory mapping method to enhance the capacity of change agents in community and just transition contexts to engage the public in planning. The research focuses on the application of a participatory network mapping approach in the Dingle Peninsula 2030 initiative, emphasizing the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach and exploring themes such as participatory justice, social learning, and visualizing complexity.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Connor McGookin, Brian O. Gallachoir, Edmond Byrne
Summary: This paper presents a systematic review of participatory methods used in energy system modelling and planning. The review found that there is a lack of progress in process democratisation within energy system modelling and planning research, with only a small portion of studies involving collaboration with non-academic stakeholders and limited interactions with participants.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Siddharth Joshi, Shivika Mittal, Paul Holloway, Priyadarshi Ramprasad Shukla, Brian O. Gallachoir, James Glynn
Summary: This study utilizes machine learning and geospatial analysis to conduct a high-resolution global assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential, revealing its distribution and cost implications worldwide.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Economics
Evan Boyle, Martin Galvin, Alexandra Revez, Aoife Deane, Brian O. Gallachoir, Gerard Mullally
Summary: This research paper explores the role of citizen and community engagement in climate mitigation projects in the Irish context. By adopting a co-production approach, the study aims to improve the interaction between institutions and community groups, leading to an effective implementation of measures for transitioning to a low-carbon energy system. The paper provides guidelines for community engagement and suggests policy measures for their implementation, laying the foundation for a co-production framework for climate-related infrastructure developments.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vera O'Riordan, Fionn Rogan, Brian O'Gallachoir, Hannah Daly
Summary: This article assesses the private car CO2 emissions and car tax revenue in Ireland over a 10-year period following the introduction of an emissions-based car taxation policy in 2008. The study utilizes a model of the Irish car stock, incorporating new car sales, car fleet mileage, and CO2 emissions intensity data to provide a comprehensive analysis of historic CO2 emissions from the car fleet. A counterfactual scenario is developed, comparing car purchasing trends in EU countries that did not implement emissions-based purchase and annual car taxes over the same period. The study reveals that, compared to this counterfactual scenario, the CO2 emissions intensity of new car sales in 2018 would have been 9% higher, resulting in an estimated cumulative CO2 saving of 1.2 Mt from 2008 to 2018 due to the tax change. However, total annual emissions from private cars would have been 4.4% higher in the counterfactual scenario, and the tax change also led to a decline in annual motor tax revenues.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Connor McGookin, Brian O. Gallachoir, Edmond Byrne
Summary: This article outlines the systematic review process of integrating participatory methods into energy system modelling and planning. It discusses the challenges posed by the combination of technical and social sciences and the issue of language diversity. The study develops a conceptual framework of meaningful stakeholder participation and uses creative data visualizations to analyze the literature.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Evan Boyle, Clare Watson, Connor McGookin, Aoife Deane, Deirdre de Bhailis, Claire McElligott, Seamus O'Hara, Brendan Tuohy, Gerard Mullally, Brian O. Gallachoir
Summary: This paper uses reflective practice to examine the role of collaborative governance in promoting the sociotechnical transition to a low-carbon society. The study emphasizes the need for more collaboration between local communities, national public bodies, and research organizations, as well as the role of individuals in collaborative governance.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
(2021)
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Ethics
Alexander Gerber, Ellen-Marie Forsberg, Clare Shelley-Egan, Rosa Arias, Stephanie Daimer, Gordon Dalton, Ana Belen Cristobal, Marion Dreyer, Erich Griessler, Ralf Lindner, Gema Revuelta, Andrea Riccio, Norbert Steinhaus
JOURNAL OF RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tomas Mac Uidhir, Fionn Rogan, Matthew Collins, John Curtis, Brian O. Gallachoir
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Giada Venturini, Jacopo Tattini, Eamonn Mulholland, Brian O. Gallachoir
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
(2019)
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Environmental Studies
Li Li, Jianjun Wang, Brian O. Gallachoir, Hua Cai, Jian Zhang
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Environmental Studies
James Glynn, Maurizio Gargiulo, Alessandro Chiodi, Paul Deane, Fionn Rogan, Brian O. Gallachoir
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Environmental Studies
Joseph Curtin, Celine McInerney, Brian O. Gallachoir, Sarah Salm
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2019)
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Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
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Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
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Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
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Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
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Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
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Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
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Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
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Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
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Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
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Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
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Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
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Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
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Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
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Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
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Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.