Identifying barriers in the diffusion of renewable energy sources

Eleftheriadis, Iordanis; Anagnostopoulou, Evgenia

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.039

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“…For example, Friebe et al (2014) used a qualitative approach to identify key factors for project investment decisions on wind farms and then use a quantitative survey approach ("maximum difference scaling") to further evaluate the importance of these key factors. Eleftheriadis and Anagnostopoulou (2015) surveyed renewable energy experts to identify barriers to renewable energy diffusion. Murakami et al (2015) used a choice experiment to quantify the willingness to pay for renewable electricity by US and Japanese consumers.…”

Section: Current Methodsologies In the Literature Explaining Solar Andmentioning

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Adoption of solar and wind energy: The roles of carbon pricing and aggregate policy support

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Burke

2018

Energy Policy

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This paper analyzes the roles of policies and preferences in national adoption of solar and wind energy technologies. We use cross-sectional and panel regressions for both the European Union and a broader international sample. We find that countries that price carbon emissions have gone on to adopt more solar and wind energy. The aggregate level of policy support, measured in euros per megawatt hour, appears to have been important for solar energy adoption. We also find that solar energy adoption has been larger in countries with higher proportions of people concerned about climate change. In addition, we assess the effects of other key explanators including financial system size and income levels.This paper analyzes the roles of policies and preferences in national adoption of solar and wind energy technologies. We use cross-sectional and panel regressions for both the European Union and a broader international sample. We find that countries that price carbon emissions have gone on to adopt more solar and wind energy. The aggregate level of policy support, measured in euros per megawatt hour, appears to have been important for solar energy adoption. We also find that solar energy adoption has been larger in countries with higher proportions of people concerned about climate change. In addition, we assess the effects of other key explanators including financial system size and income levels.Acknowledgements:

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Section: Current Methodsologies In the Literature Explaining Solar Andmentioning

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Adoption of solar and wind energy: The roles of carbon pricing and aggregate policy support

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Burke

2018

Energy Policy

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“…[49], through interviews, provided empirical evidence of barriers to energy-efficient technology adoption to include the low influence of highly motivated stakeholder on the decision of adoption. Inadequate financial resources, low grid capacity, delays in the issuance of building permits, opposition from local communities and the lack of a stable institutional framework are among the most important barriers that inhibit the diffusion of wind and PV solar power [50]. However, in these studies, the selection of participants is restricted to only the cases, thereby reducing the depth of the responses and findings.…”

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Barriers to Adoption of Sustainable Technologies for Energy-Efficient Building Upgrade—Semi-Structured Interviews

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Abstract:Globally, only 2% of existing building stock is built yearly; the remaining 98% already exist. Energy consumption and indoor thermal comfort of the existing building stock are not encouraging. This is due to many challenges associated with existing buildings; the challenges range from cracks, leakages, poor insulation, heat losses and high rate of unsustainable technologies. This paper investigates possible barriers facing the adoption and application of sustainable technologies (STs) for sustainable or energy-efficient upgrade of existing buildings. New STs are manufactured on a regular basis to meet improved energy efficiency standards, yet there are minimal actions/attempts to adopt and apply improved technologies in existing buildings for energy efficiency. Indeed, there are limited studies focused on the use of qualitative approaches to identify barriers to adoption and use of STs. Thus, a semi-structured interview approach was adopted and applied using sustainability/energy efficiency professionals, building services engineers, project managers, architects, and facility managers in Australia. The results indicate that barriers to the adoption and application of sustainable technologies are perceived benefits in demolish-and-build, age of building, cost of STs, perceived poor payback time, unreliable energy-savings projections, existing design, hidden and overall cost of renovation, and cost of STs.

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“…Let's focus now in the concrete case of climate change, one of the most pressing concerns related to energy nowadays. The role of RES within the relationship between energy security and climate change policies has recently been the subject of heated discussion [1,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Currently, there is no agreement on whether a complementarity or a trade-off exists between these two dimensions [22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

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González

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Identifying barriers in the diffusion of renewable energy sources

Cited by 134 publications

References 35 publications

Adoption of solar and wind energy: The roles of carbon pricing and aggregate policy support

Adoption of solar and wind energy: The roles of carbon pricing and aggregate policy support

Barriers to Adoption of Sustainable Technologies for Energy-Efficient Building Upgrade—Semi-Structured Interviews

Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

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