For the first time, this paper assesses the macroeconomic, energy, and emission impacts of solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment in Saudi Arabia by linking an energy-and-environment-sector augmented macroeconometric model with a power model and a distributed generation model while distinguishing...

Distributed Energy Resources (DER) offer significant advantages by means of raising reliability of distribution system, providing clean source of electricity and reduction in fossil fuel consumption. However, penetration of DER in distribution system poses severe challenges for control...

Photovoltaic solar systems are widely used as a renewable energy resource worldwide due to the numerous negative impacts of the conventional-depleted energy resources. In the context of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has been a pioneer in regulating renewable energy and setting annual...

It is necessary to increase the use of renewable energy sources to supply the world's energy demand to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. Many countries have incorporated the use of solar energy on a large scale. However, the use of photovoltaic (PV) systems at the residential level...

The innovation network is the frontier of economic geography, although the drivers and the underlying mechanism of the evolution of this innovation network are not clear. This study employs the Exponential Random Graph Model (ERGM) and Stochastic Actor-Oriented Model (SAOM) to analyse the...

Photovoltaic (PV) has been regarded as the most promising, technically viable large-scale renewable energy source for a sustainable society. However, as the demand for solar energy is generally rising, the world needs to fundamentally reconsider the development of PV generation technology. The...

To mitigate the effects of climate change, the massive deployment of renewable energies is a key challenge in the near future. While for wind power plants, repowering is common practice to increase the energy yield, the early replacement of old photovoltaic (PV) modules with newer, more...

This study introduces a method for identifying territories ideal for establishing photovoltaic (PV) plants for green hydrogen (GH ) production in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile, a location celebrated for its outstanding solar energy potential. Assessing the viability of PV plant...