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Top down strategy for renewable energy investment: Conceptual framework and implementation
Lee, Cheuk Wing; Zhong, Jin - In: Renewable Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 761-773
Electricity market is undergoing a tremendous transformation throughout the world. A drastic reduction of carbon emission cannot be realized if renewable energy resources are not increased in share of generation mix. Currently, most of the traditional mechanisms, including regulatory policies,...
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Mitigating energy-related GHG emissions through renewable energy
El-Fadel, M.; Chedid, R.; Zeinati, M.; Hmaidan, W. - In: Renewable Energy 28 (2003) 8, pp. 1257-1276
An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from various economic sectors in Lebanon was conducted following the guidelines set by the World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Programme Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The inventory indicated that the energy sector...
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An investigation of the impacts of climate change on wave energy generation: The Wave Hub, Cornwall, UK
Reeve, D.E.; Chen, Y.; Pan, S.; Magar, V.; Simmonds, D.J.; … - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 9, pp. 2404-2413
In this paper a generic methodology is presented that allows the impacts of climate change on wave energy generation from a wave energy converter (WEC) to be quantified. The methodology is illustrated by application to the Wave Hub site off the coast of Cornwall, UK. Control and future wave...
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Review of Turkey's renewable energy potential
Ozgur, M. Arif - In: Renewable Energy 33 (2008) 11, pp. 2345-2356
The use of renewable energy has a long history. Biomass, for instance, has been used for heating and cooking, while wind has been used in the irrigation of fields and to drive windmills for centuries. Although Turkey has many energy resources, all of these with the exception of coal and...
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Climate change implications for wind power resources in the Northwest United States
Sailor, David J.; Smith, Michael; Hart, Melissa - In: Renewable Energy 33 (2008) 11, pp. 2393-2406
Using statistically downscaled output from four general circulation models (GCMs), we have investigated scenarios of climate change impacts on wind power generation potential in a five-state region within the Northwest United States (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming). All GCM...
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Prospects of renewable energy – a feasibility study in the Australian context
Shafiullah, G.M.; Amanullah, M.T.O.; Shawkat Ali, A.B.M.; … - In: Renewable Energy 39 (2012) 1, pp. 183-197
the potentialities of renewable energy including the prospective locations in Australia for renewable energy generation …’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This model also explores suitable places around Australia for wind energy … Australia that would be suitable for both wind and solar energy generation. From simulation analysis it is clearly observed that …
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The importance of clean development mechanism for small hydro power plants
Martins, Douglas Eduardo Costa; Seiffert, Mari … - In: Renewable Energy 60 (2013) C, pp. 643-647
The present study sought to examine the importance of CDM for the implementation of small hydro in Brazil, assessing its advantages, disadvantages and limitations. An analysis of official documents of all SHPs in activity, under construction, and approved in Brazil was performed, including all...
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Renewable energy policy in Turkey with the new legal regulations
Tükenmez, Mine; Demireli, Erhan - In: Renewable Energy 39 (2012) 1, pp. 1-9
Since the energy crises in the 1970’s, public and private decision makers are considering how to achieve a sustainable transition from fossil fuel based energy to sustainable and clean energies – namely renewable energies. Combined with the improvement of energy efficiency and the rational...
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Renewable energy in the outback of Australia
Harrison, D.G.; Ho, G.E.; Mathew, K. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 776-780
Many stations and small communities, particularly Aboriginal Communities, have switched from diesel generators to sensible Remote Area Power Supply (RAPS) systems consisting of wind and/or solar input, battery bank, inverter and generator back-up.
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Australian renewable energy policy: Barriers and challenges
Byrnes, Liam; Brown, Colin; Foster, John; Wagner, Liam D. - In: Renewable Energy 60 (2013) C, pp. 711-721
long term reductions in carbon emissions. Australia's renewable energy policy has taken significant steps towards …
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