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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Avri Eitan
Summary: The evidence suggests that renewable energies are crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. In Israel, policymakers focus more on promoting renewable energies as a climate change mitigation strategy rather than an adaptation strategy, despite the minor impact of the country on global greenhouse gas emissions. International influence tends to prioritize mitigation over adaptation, shaping the domestic policy discourse on renewable energy.
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Thermodynamics
Vijaykumar K. Prajapati, Vasundhara Mahajan
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of ESS capacity on power system reliability and congestion relief, optimizing the charging and discharging to mitigate uncertainties. The appropriate size of ESS is selected based on the trade-off between investment cost and changes in costs for various stakeholders in the power system.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dinesh Surroop
Summary: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a top priority worldwide. The energy sector is the largest contributor to these emissions, making it important to increase the proportion of renewable energy sources to enhance energy security and decarbonize the electricity mix. This study offers strategies like biomass dispatchable generation and the development of prosumer markets to help policymakers achieve their emissions reduction and coal phase-out goals. Although some measures can be easily implemented in the short term, others such as biomass pricing and time-differentiated tariffs may face challenges. Additionally, long-term measures like offshore wind farms and waste-to-energy dispatchable generation may encounter opposition.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Pawel Pijarski, Piotr Kacejko
Summary: This article presents a new method to eliminate line overloads and determine the currently available nodal generation levels. It introduces advanced mathematical algorithms to efficiently address the balancing problems caused by renewable energy sources connected to power grids. The proposed two-stage approach is demonstrated using a modified IEEE 118-bus test network as a case study.
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Economics
Trieu Mai, Wesley Cole, Nathaniel Gates, Daniel Greer
Summary: The study shows that state-level clean energy policies make significant contributions to total clean energy generation nationwide and reduce power sector CO2 emissions to some extent. However, these policies often lead to increases in electricity prices and system costs, with costs being highly sensitive to the future prices of clean energy technologies.
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Energy & Fuels
Ji-Xiang Wang, Mingliang Zhong, Zhe Wu, Mengyue Guo, Xin Liang, Bo Qi
Summary: Solar energy in space is more concentrated and continuous compared to that on Earth, making it suitable for wireless transmission. This paper proposes a practical system that uses optical fibers to transmit concentrated solar energy, and its feasibility is demonstrated through experiments.
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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.
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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
Kelly A. Stevens, Tian Tang, Eric Hittinger
Summary: Complementary renewable technologies can help balance the intermittency of solar and wind generation. Previous research shows that environmental policies targeting renewable energy can drive innovation in solar PV and wind technology. This study examines the impact of renewable policies on innovation in complementary renewable technology, including combustion, transmission and distribution, and enabling technologies. The findings suggest that policies solely targeting renewable energy may not incentivize innovation in complementary fields and that policymakers need to go beyond these policies to drive innovation in these areas.
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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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Energy & Fuels
Mokhtar Benasla, Imane Boukhatem, Tayeb Allaoui, Abderrahmane Berkani, Petr Korba, Felix Rafael Segundo Sevilla, Mohamed Belfedel
Summary: The idea of exporting dispatchable solar electricity from the North African region to Europe is still being discussed. This paper focuses on the potential of Algeria as a supplier and analyzes possible import corridors and barriers.
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Economics
Paul Simshauser, Farhad Billimoria, Craig Rogers
Summary: Australia experienced significant growth in variable renewable energy (VRE) investment commitments during 2016-2021. Inadequate network hosting capacity posed challenges for some projects. This article examines the development of Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) and explores various strategies for VRE development using optimization models.
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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)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Aviad Navon, Gefen Ben Yosef, Ram Machlev, Shmuel Shapira, Nilanjan Roy Chowdhury, Juri Belikov, Ariel Orda, Yoash Levron
Review
Energy & Fuels
Aviad Navon, Ram Machlev, David Carmon, Abiodun Emmanuel Onile, Jun Belikov, Yoash Levron
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about uncertainty and open questions regarding its mid-to-long term impacts on the global energy sector. Further research and discussion are needed on how the pandemic will affect power system operation and planning.
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Energy & Fuels
Gefen Ben Yosef, Aviad Navon, Olga Poliak, Naomi Etzion, Nurit Gal, Juri Belikov, Yoash Levron
Summary: This study focuses on Israel in 2025, examining the impact of different renewable energy sources and energy storage systems on grid frequency stability after a large generator loss. It finds that Israel already has the necessary resources to maintain frequency stability, but policymakers should encourage storage systems to contribute to frequency regulation in times of instability. The location of renewable energy sources and storage systems also affects frequency stability, with storage systems preferably placed in the south and renewable energy sources in the north.
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Energy & Fuels
Aviad Navon, Ran Nitskansky, Eshel Lipman, Juri Belikov, Nurit Gal, Ariel Orda, Yoash Levron
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of electric vehicle charging on congestion in low-voltage networks and the economic feasibility of energy storage as an alternative to conventional network upgrades. Through a graph-based methodology applied to a large-scale GIS dataset, the study provides insights on the most congested networks due to electric vehicle charging, the typical location of overloaded network components, and the profitable scenarios for storage-based network upgrades. The findings highlight the significant cost savings achievable by using energy storage to alleviate congestion, particularly with a reduction in the cost of stationary energy storage.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aviad Navon, Juri Belikov, Ron Ofir, Yael Parag, Ariel Orda, Yoash Levron
Summary: Decreasing costs of distributed generation and storage, alongside increasing network charges, create an incentive for consumers to defect from the main grid. This research shows that conflicting interests among consumers can lead to complex dynamics of grid defection and potentially inefficient outcomes of centralized grid design. By incorporating defection considerations into the grid's design, social welfare can be improved.
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Energy & Fuels
Dror Miron, Aviad Navon, Yoash Levron, Juri Belikov, Carmel Rotschild
Summary: This study shows that concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal storage is an economically viable technology for achieving high levels of solar penetration. By using a net levelized cost of electricity (net-LCOE) framework, the study compares the economics of PV with battery storage to CSP in power systems with high solar penetration. The study also explores the potential benefits of a hybrid PV-CSP configuration. The results demonstrate that CSP with thermal storage becomes cheaper than PV with batteries in power systems with 20%-30% solar penetration, enabling cost savings of up to 16%.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
David Carmon, Aviad Navon, Ram Machlev, Juri Belikov, Yoash Levron
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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.