Developing a framework to assess the long-term adoption of renewable energy technologies in the electric power sector: The effects of carbon price and economic incentives

2021 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 111663
Author(s):  
S. Radpour ◽  
E. Gemechu ◽  
Md Ahiduzzaman ◽  
A. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Carbon Price ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Electric Power Sector

Renewable Energy Technologies

2012 ◽  
pp. 121-142
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electricity Industry ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Promising Area ◽  
Promotion Strategies

The role of RE resources in the electricity industry is explained from present and future perspectives. The promotion strategies and methods of utilizing these resources are outlined. Such promotion is a very important issue that must be adopted by all countries. This will lead to encouraging investments in this promising area, and will result in huge long-term benefits for countries, institutes, and individuals.

scholarly journals Russian-Chinese Cooperation Prospects in the Electric Power Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (27) ◽  
pp. 570-577
Author(s):  
Olga Aleksandrovna Zhdanova ◽  
Tatiana Grigorievna Bondarenko ◽  
Margarita Vasilievna Pashkovskaya ◽  
Svetlana Vladimirovna Plyasova
Keyword(s):  
Electric Power ◽  
Electric Power Industry ◽  
Power Market ◽  
Electric Power Market ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Electric Power Sector ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Belt And Road

Russia and China have long been trading partners and cooperated in most industries, including the electric power sector. Even with close and long-standing ties, the further scope of Russian-Chinese relations in the electric power sector should be defined taking into account China's currently implemented Belt and Road Initiative requiring enormous resources, particularly in commodities. An analysis of Russia's electric power market shows an imbalance between the levels of demand and supply skewing to the supply side. Russian excess supply of electricity could be feasibly channelled to China under long-term contracts. For now, such supplies have not been operated at the levels planned several years ago, which indicates low utilisation of the existing potential of cooperation between the countries in the sector. Besides, considerable potential exists for partnership between Russia and China in upgrading electric power facilities and supplying electricity equipment and its subsequent maintenance.

scholarly journals Privatisation of Electric Power Sector in Pakistan: Some Important Issues

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Ghafoor ◽  
John Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Salient Feature ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Electric Power Sector ◽  
Short Run

The electric power sector in Pakistan is growing faster (II percent) than the average growth rate of other developing countries (10 percent). However, the demand in Pakistan is growing even faster than the supply and therefore power shortage has become a serious problem. The problem is compounded by inefficiency of electric power sector. Moreover there is underpril:ing. subsidising, overstaffing and inadequate maintenance. Like many other developing countries, Pakistan has also opted for "privatisation" in the form of transfer of ownership as the first best solution. However, a wide range of literature argues that such type of privatisation in the case of electric power may not lead to miracles. The present a11icle attempts to analyse the past inefficiency of the electric power sector in Pakistan and performs a diagnostic analysis to identify sources and causes of inefficiencies. This analysis does not necessarily support a strict privatisation based reform. The article further discusses the salient feature of privatisation of electric power sector in Pakistan' and some important issu,es related to its feasibility. It is noted that the privatisation of electric power sector in Pakistan, as pursued now, may not resolve the problems of this sector. It may ease short-run financial constraints but it may also create a number of long-term problems such as inappropriate planning, greater energy dependence and insecurity. It is also noted that current problems stem primarily from institutional and organisational constraints faced by public sector power enterprises. The key issue may not be a choice between public or private ownership but to determine an appropriate reform package based on either public/private or a mixed ownership structure, that encourages greater private involvement and functions well in the specific environment of Pakistan.

scholarly journals Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Energy Generation in Rural Areas in the Island of Crete, Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Vourdoubas
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Zero Carbon

Use of renewable energies in rural areas in the island of Crete, Greece has been investigated. Crete has rich indigenous renewable energy resources which are currently utilized for covering part of its energy requirements. Various renewable energy technologies used for heat and electricity generation in the island have been examined. Solar energy, wind energy, hydro power, biomass, and low enthalpy geothermal energy are already used. The total installed electric power of renewable energies in Crete, located mostly in rural areas, is approximately at 30% of the total electric power installed. They currently generate more than 20% of the island’s annual electricity needs. More renewable energy applications are foreseen in the future in rural areas in Crete as soon as its electric grid will be interconnected with the country’s continental grid. New renewable energy technologies, which are not currently used, could generate in the future heat, cooling, electricity, and vehicle’s fuels in the island. Their use will have positive impacts including the promotion of energy investments, lower use of imported and polluting fossil fuels, de-carbonization of the island’s energy sector as well as creation of new local jobs. It is indicated that the rich renewable energy resources in Crete could provide almost all of its annual energy needs. This will result in Crete’s transformation to a low or zero carbon economy in accordance with EU targets for zero carbon emissions in the next decades complying with the global goal for climate change mitigation.

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