Renewable energy technology uptake in Kazakhstan: Policy drivers and barriers in a transitional economy

Karatayev, Marat; Hall, Stephen; Kalyuzhnova, Yelena; Clarke, Michèle L.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.057

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“…The vast majority of this literature are normative and includes descriptive analysis in some countries, such as USA [4,5], the Netherlands [6,7], Denmark [8], Finland [9], Germany [10][11][12], Kazakhstan [13], Europe [14], and UK [15]. However, there is a lack of empirical literature in this field.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors That Influence Renewable Energy Technological Innovation in China: A Dynamic Panel Approach

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:We examine the driving effects of various factors on technological innovation to renewables (TIRES), focusing on a set of 29 provinces in China, and apply a dynamic panel approach. China has become a leading player in research and development spending in renewables, and the dynamic panel estimators we use prove themselves to be suitable in handling the persistent effect on TIRES. The level of TIRES in the previous periods is positively and highly correlated with that in the current period and confirmed the need for a stable and consistent policy support for renewables. Electricity consumption is the most important driver for all renewables and wind energy, but the driving effect was weaker for solar energy and biomass. Research and development intensity is the most important driver for biomass, but is only the second most important driver for all renewables, solar energy and wind energy. Unexpectedly, electricity price has had significant negative impacts on TIRES, which reveals that lowering electricity prices will lead to higher innovation in renewables. The driving effect of renewable energy tariff surcharge subsidy is not significant, which means that Chinese subsidy policy has not played the desired role. The driving effect of installed renewable energy capacity is also minimal, which may be due to the fact that overcapacity will hinder TIRES in China. This paper may help policy-makers and the industry understand how to promote TIRES in China effectively based on these above influential factors.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors That Influence Renewable Energy Technological Innovation in China: A Dynamic Panel Approach

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…Even though nuclear remains the dominant source of non-carbon generation, the rise in wind and solar power since 2008 has led to a decline in carbon intensity [43,44]. CO 2 emissions also differ significantly from one sector to another based on factors such as the use of different fuels for electricity production, different climates and different sources of economic performance (both commercial and industrial) [45].…”

Section: Economic Growth and Carbon-free Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovative Policies for Energy Efficiency and the Use of Renewables in Households

Strielkowski¹,

Volkova

Pushkareva

et al. 2019

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Renewable energy sources (RES) are gradually becoming one of the key elements in the process of achieving energy efficiency worldwide. This trend can be observed in many developed Western economies—for example, in the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom. Hence, the role of innovative policies for promoting energy efficiency is becoming crucial in transition to the post-carbon economy. The shift to the carbon-free future make all actors to face forgoing commitments Nevertheless, customers and residential households are the first and the most important players in the pursuit of the energy-efficient future. Without them, carbon-free economy based on RES would never take the shape as envisaged. Our paper focuses on the innovative strategies and policies studying the effect and the scope of RES penetration into the households. We employ and empirical analysis of the effects from using RES in households using an example of the residential households in the northwest region of the United Kingdom (UK) with and without solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and electric vehicles (EV). We analyse the four scenarios that are aimed at analysing the system dynamics and providing differentiation between systems in terms of the varying values of the gross demand, tariffs, metered import, and the total revenue. Our results demonstrate that the solar PV leads to the transfer of costs and wealth regardless of the ownership of PV and EVs. Solar energy generation reduces the share of UK solar PV households per kWh costs of the distribution system which causes the augmenting of the per unit charges as well as to the changes in payments for the electricity that impoverishes less wealthy customer groups. It also becomes clear that with the increase of EV penetration, the existing energy efficiency schemes would have to be revised.

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“…Taking a government perspective, the policies that protect the monopoly of centralised electricity generation can hinder the RET breakthrough [96]. The RET adoption is also influenced by the energy storage price, and grid distribution and skilled workforce availability [96][97][98].…”

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A Multi-Methodology Approach to Creating a Causal Loop Diagram

Dhirasasna

Sahin

2019

Systems

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Developing causal loop diagrams (CLDs) involves identifying stakeholders and endogenous variables and formulating variable causal relationships. Traditionally, the CLDs are developed mainly using a qualitative approach such as literature review, observations and interviews with stakeholders. However, modellers may question which stakeholders should be approached, whether the relevant variables are selected, and what to do when stakeholders perceive different variable relationships in the CLDs differently. Applying in a case study, this research proposes a multi-method approach by combining both quantitative and qualitative methods to select stakeholders, identify endogenous/exogenous variables, and develop the CLDs. The proposed quantitative method is expected to provide modellers with a justifiable stakeholder and variable selection process. The method also highlights possible hidden variables and relationships, which were further explored with a traditional qualitative approach.

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Renewable energy technology uptake in Kazakhstan: Policy drivers and barriers in a transitional economy

Cited by 126 publications

References 48 publications

Factors That Influence Renewable Energy Technological Innovation in China: A Dynamic Panel Approach

Factors That Influence Renewable Energy Technological Innovation in China: A Dynamic Panel Approach

Innovative Policies for Energy Efficiency and the Use of Renewables in Households

A Multi-Methodology Approach to Creating a Causal Loop Diagram

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