Energy poverty, development outcomes, and transition to green energy

Adom, Philip Kofi; Amuakwa–Mensah, Franklin; Agradi, Mawunyo Prosper; Nsabimana, Aimable

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2021.06.120

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“…The relationships between renewable energy and the issues of energy poverty are widely discussed in the literature. Different studies justify that renewable technologies can reduce energy costs in combination with traditional energy sources [85,86] or by replacing fuel-based technologies with renewable-based ones [4,5,87,88]. Additionally, renewable energy has a huge potential for the electrification of off-grid zones and in improving energy access and reducing energy poverty in developing countries [89][90][91].…”

Section: The Set Of Indicators For Sustainable Energy Poverty Assessmentmentioning

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A Systematic Literature Review of Indices for Energy Poverty Assessment: A Household Perspective

Siksnelyte-Butkiene

2021

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Both developed and developing countries face energy poverty issues today. The growing interest over the last few years at the scientific level demonstrates the importance of the problem. It was a practice for many years to measure energy poverty by calculating the economic single indicators. In recent years, this practice was increasingly criticized and new, more comprehensive indices were developed. Review and analysis of indices developed can help scholars to dig deep into the specific aspects of the problem. The paper aims to review the indices for energy poverty assessment from households’ perspectives and to provide the main insights into the indicators selection process by providing the set of indicators for sustainable energy poverty assessment. The literature search and analysis follows the SALSA (Search, Appraisal, Synthesis and Analysis) and the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodologies. The literature search was carried out in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database. The search covered the period 1994–2020. Thirty-four developed indexes for energy poverty were identified for assessment. In order to measure the most important dimensions and to reflect the modern concept of the energy poverty, the paper proposes a set of indicators for sustainable energy poverty assessment.

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A Systematic Literature Review of Indices for Energy Poverty Assessment: A Household Perspective

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2021

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“…In the short term it can contribute to higher cost burdens for consumers and thus worsen sustainability outcomes [61].…”

Section: Energy Poverty Alleviation Orientations For Energy Policy Developmentmentioning

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Energy Poverty and Sustainable Economic Development: An Exploration of Correlations and Interdependencies in European Countries

2021

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The problem of energy poverty exists in practically every European country. Its size and scope are determined by a variety of factors, ranging from economic development to the direction of energy and climate policy implementation to cultural factors. Our aim in this paper was to carry out a comparative analysis of indicators related to energy poverty and sustainable development to identify correlations and links between the two issues and determine how they are related. The fact that the analysis was performed for most European countries is new and represents a broad spectrum of research; we were not limited to studies of countries bound by formal political-economic arrangements or by consideration of the degree of economic development. This approach enabled explication of how diverse the situation is in Europe. The research methods used included a critical analysis of the literature and the use of descriptive and mathematical-statistical tools. The main conclusions and findings of the analysis were that in some countries in economically developed Europe, energy poverty is a major problem, and that, in this respect, there are large differences between “old European Union” and “new European Union” countries, and in the countries that do not belong to political-economic structures in Europe. It is clear, from the research, which countries are rapidly and effectively reducing their energy poverty problems and which factors are the determinants of this. These results are linked to the new direction of energy policy and the shift towards more environmentally friendly energy use. In conclusion, it has been possible to identify the causes of energy poverty and how the energy poverty situation in Europe is changing.

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“…Careful study of the world's economy shows the importance of solar energy (directly related to global solar radiation Usage of fossil fuels and wood for example, causes harm on a long term to these regions [5,6]. This shows that global solar radiation is one of the environmentally friendly source of energy for the climate system and has an amount that varies with respect to the geographical location, altitude, atmospheric conditions, among others [4].…”

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Statistical Analysis and Distribution of Global Solar Radiation and Temperature Over Southern Nigeria

Okono

Agbo

Ekah

et al. 2022

J. Nig. Soc. Phys. Sci.

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The intensity of solar energy that is received by a particular location is affected by most meteorological conditions including, the solar irradiance received by the location, precipitation, extreme heat as a result of the surface or ambient temperature, etc. We obtain the monthly global solar irradiation and ambient temperature for the three (3) eco-climatic zones in the south of Nigeria (17 locations) for 12 years (2005 - 2016) from the Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) Satellite. The goal of this study is to understand how regional meteorological conditions affect radiation and temperature reception. Monthly and annual trends were plotted and compared for both variables in each region to show the similarity or dichotomy in their trends. The Mann-Kendall (M-K) trend test has been adopted to reveal that the changes in the variations on an annual basis, and results showed that the trend were not significant for both variables. Box plots have been used to give a better description of the data, and compared to show similarities and differences. Finally, we adopted the Gaussian (normal) distribution to show, understand and compare the data distribution. Linear regression plots for each zone shows that the relationship between the solar irradiation and temperature is high. Results show that the climate and vegetation of a region contributes majorly to the variation of radiation and temperature. Inhomogeneityof data or results for locations in the same zones may be attributed to local meteorological conditions. The results obtained here will prove vital in decision making relating to the adoption of solar energy technologies in the region. Results show that the climate and vegetation of a region contributes majorly to the variation of radiation and temperature. Inhomogeneity of data or results for locations in the same zones may be attributed to local meteorological conditions.

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Energy poverty, development outcomes, and transition to green energy

Cited by 91 publications

References 74 publications

A Systematic Literature Review of Indices for Energy Poverty Assessment: A Household Perspective

A Systematic Literature Review of Indices for Energy Poverty Assessment: A Household Perspective

Energy Poverty and Sustainable Economic Development: An Exploration of Correlations and Interdependencies in European Countries

Statistical Analysis and Distribution of Global Solar Radiation and Temperature Over Southern Nigeria

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