Sizing of the applications using renewable sources of energy can be a difficult task because both solar and wind energy …

Energy technology transfer can allow countries to move quickly to environmentally sound and sustainable practices …. Integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) technologies in the energy sector of these countries can play a key role towards … introduced in the energy sector of Tajikistan and supported through demonstrations, business workshops, guides for installers …

Liberalisation of energy markets has been progressing among OECD countries since the early nineties. In Europe this … based on these commercial arguments. Denmark has, however, been in a different situation because its energy policy is based … primarily on environmental considerations. Danish energy policy involves government promotion of energy conservation and of …

This study outlines a number of issues of a political nature, associated with the implementation of renewables, with … an issue in the European Union (EU) with surplus agricultural land being considered for the production of energy crops … renewables including the development of PV in the US and wind power in the UK. Conclusions are made regarding the impact of the …

Polish economy is characterised by high energy intensity in all sectors. Energy used for heating purposes for municipal … and co-operatives buildings is especially high. A lot must be done to reduce energy consumption. This paper presents … energy conservation technologies that have started to be introduced in thermal modernisation and refurbishment of existing …

This paper deals with the feasibility of a Renewable Energy Sources (RES)-based stand-alone system for electricity … supply based on a Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS) located on the Greek Island of Naxos. The innovative use of flywheels … finalized using hand-made calculations and the HOMER software was used only for the energy calculations. It was found that an …

The performance of our cities in terms of how they deal with energy across a wide range of indicators is the key factor … consumption through the use of everyday residential and commercial appliances and equipment; the energy required for the pumping … policy and regulatory barriers for electricity, thermal energy and water utility providers to overcome. There needs to be a …

, renewables were incorporated as an alternative energy supply to such rural areas. This paper discusses the technical and socio …-economic characteristics of the rural areas in Zimbabwe and the role of renewables in meeting rural loads. …

Within recent years, energy policies have imposed a number of targets at European and national level for rational use … of energy (RUE), renewable energy sources (RES) and related CO2 reductions. As a result, a wide variety of policy …

demand in systems with high penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and run-of-river hydro. This … work also explores the reasons and the circumstances where common balance approaches used by mid- and long-term energy …