SWOT analysis: A framework for comprehensive evaluation of drivers and barriers for renewable energy development in significant countries

Elavarasan, Rajvikram Madurai; Afridhis, Syed; Vijayaraghavan, Raghavendra Rajan; Subramaniam, Umashankar; Nurunnabi, Mohammad

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2020.07.007

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“…While the European Union (EU) has long committed itself to its own (EU's 2030) targets for mitigating the effects of global warming and climate change by reducing at least 40% of its emissions and increasing the share of RES to 30% within the next 10 years [3][4][5], China is on track to transform the global energy landscape in a similar way following the United States and other major economies in recent years [6,7]. In China's case, this transition is possible because of its traditional carbon fuel reserves and because it has had 2 of 17 to focus heavily on RES such as wind, solar, and geothermal energy [8,9]. Efforts have been made to dominate renewable energy technologies while increasing their energy efficiency and security.…”

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Effective Management of Energy Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of ICT Solutions

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This research tackles effective and functional management practices in energy consumption using advanced technological solutions to mitigate unexpected events. This study specifically focuses on the recent COVID-19 pandemic that led to a reduction in energy consumption and therefore meddled with the project management’s status quo for the energy sources. Moreover, this research analyzes the role of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in energy management before and after the recent coronavirus pandemic turmoil. This study also examined the role and place of sustainable energy resources in the effective management of energy consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main purpose of this research is to demonstrate how the recent coronavirus pandemic affected energy consumption and energy prices in many countries and how it paved the way for the new ICT in managing energy consumption. This study elaborated a model to show how these changes evolved in selected European Union (EU) Member States. It turns out that adjusted electricity consumption, as well as the average daily spot electricity prices for the baseload power in the EU countries, declined, and this trend is likely to continue in the next years to come. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial changes in the economy led to reduced office space usage, cutting commuting and business trips, and bringing commercial travel almost to a halt, further shifting the energy balance towards renewable energy sources (RES). Besides, it becomes apparent that ICT solutions used in maintaining and superintending the energy balance are gaining popularity and wide recognition worldwide and will help pave the way towards modern and smart high-renewables grids.

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“…The next important question is how we will gain energy in the future? As we can see, opinions are very divided across countries, and practice shows that countries that have opted for predominantly green energy are having increasing problems with electricity shortages because they are no longer producing enough to shut down nuclear and fossil fuel power plants to meet the needs of both industry and households [135]. Research also shows that Germany's renewable energy project failed because the German CO2 Emissions is 10 times higher than nuclear-powered in France [136].…”

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Sustainability Practices: A Comparative Automated Content Analysis Approach of Theory and Practice

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(1) Background: The article provides a methodologically coherent analysis of technological development in the context of the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0 and its impact on changes in sustainable development policy. (2) Methods: Using a Comparative Automated Content Analysis (ACA) approach, the article compares recent scientific work on sustainable development and the fourth industrial revolution with the discourse in the news media on sustainable development and industry 4.0. (3) Results: The scientific literature focuses more on changes in business models, production processes, and technologies that enable sustainable development. Newspaper and magazine articles write more about sustainable or green investments, sustainable standards, and sustainable reporting. The focus is on topics that are directly relevant to current sustainable business development and the promotion of research and development of clean and smart technologies and processes. (4) Conclusions: The ACA allows a more systematic comparison of different data sources. The article provides a starting point for sustainable development professionals to gain useful insights into a specific context with the help of the ACA.

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“…SWOT is a good method to identify the market or environment, verify design assumptions, study trends, etc. [65].…”

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Biomethane in Poland—Current Status, Potential, Perspective and Development

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Igliński

2021

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Every year the interest in biofuels, including biomethane, grows in Poland. Biomethane, obtained from biogas, is widely used in the Polish economy; the most important two applications are as gas injected into the gas grid and as automotive fuel. The aim of this work is to determine the potential for the development of the biomethane sector in Poland. The following article presents the technological stages of biomethane extraction and purification. The investment process for biogas/biomethane installation is presented in the form of a Gannt chart; this process is extremely long in Poland, with a duration of three years. In the coming months, the Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction will begin to invest in biomethane, which will be connected to the gas grid, while the Polish oil refiner and petrol retailer, Orlen, will invest in biomethane to be used as automotive fuel. This article includes a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) and PEST (Political, Economic, Social, Technological) analysis of the biogas/biomethane sector in Poland. The main barriers to the development of the biogas/biomethane sector in Poland are high investment costs, long lead times and a strong conventional energy lobby. The most important advantages of biogas/biomethane technology in Poland include environmental aspects, high biomethane potential and well-developed agriculture. The development of biogas/biomethane technology in Poland will slowly reduce environmental pollution, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and allow for partial independence from the importing of natural gas.

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SWOT analysis: A framework for comprehensive evaluation of drivers and barriers for renewable energy development in significant countries

Cited by 143 publications

References 91 publications

Effective Management of Energy Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of ICT Solutions

Effective Management of Energy Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of ICT Solutions

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Sustainability Practices: A Comparative Automated Content Analysis Approach of Theory and Practice

Biomethane in Poland—Current Status, Potential, Perspective and Development

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