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Analysis of renewable energy feed-in tariffs in selected regions of the globe: Lessons for Saudi Arabia

Ramli, Makbul A.M.; Twaha, Ssennoga - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45 (2015) C, pp. 649-661

In this paper, an analysis of renewable energy feed-in tariffs (REFIT) for the selected regions of the globe is done with the aim of drawing lesson for Saudi Arabia. A brief background and status of renewable energy sources (RES) utilization in Saudi Arabia is given at the beginning of this...

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Strategies for renewable energy applications in the organization of Islamic conference (OIC) countries

Sopian, Kamaruzzaman; Ali, Baharuddin; Asim, Nilofar - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 9, pp. 4706-4725

Presently, the demand of energy is met by fossil fuels. Combustion of fossil fuels has caused negative impacts to the environment globally. The most significant ones are acid precipitation, stratospheric ozone depletion, and global climate change. To overcome it, sustainable, clean and safe...

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Insights into biofuel development in Burkina Faso: Potential and strategies for sustainable energy policies

Tatsidjodoung, Parfait; Dabat, Marie-Hélène; Blin, Joël - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 5319-5330

In many African countries, the upswing in oil prices is one factor that favours the adoption and implementation of a national biofuel policy. This trend has a major impact on state budgets and domestic trade balances, while also limiting the access of rural inhabitants to modern energy services....

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Economical mechanisms for renewable energy stimulation in Ukraine

Kurbatova, T.; Sotnyk, I.; Khlyap, H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 486-491

The paper reports main problems of stimulating development of renewable energy in Ukraine. The authors consider presented state mechanisms for maintenance of the green energy where the most effective tariff is the feed-in tariff (functions in Ukraine from 2009). The changes in the active laws...

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Malaysia’s renewable energy policies and programs with green aspects

Mekhilef, Saad; Barimani, Meghdad; Safari, Azadeh; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 40 (2014) C, pp. 497-504

Malaysia, as a developing country and a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is looking into inexhaustible and repeatable alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, mini-hydro and biomass. The estimated GDP at 2010 is $15,385 per capita and the economic and...

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Overall review of renewable energy subsidy policies in China – Contradictions of intentions and effects

Shen, Jianfei; Luo, Chen - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 41 (2015) C, pp. 1478-1488

, and Chinese government announced a series of policies to boom renewable energy industry. Subsidy policy is one of the … major forms of these policies. This paper aims to present these subsidy policies and to analyze their effects according to … original intentions and abstracts of 5 different levels of subsidy related policies are summarized, and the effects in reality …

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Renewable energy gathers steam in South Africa

Walwyn, David Richard; Brent, Alan Colin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 41 (2015) C, pp. 390-401

South Africa׳s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (the REI4P) is an extensive initiative to install 17.8GW of electricity generation capacity from renewables – wind, solar, biomass, biogas and hydropower – over the period 2012–2030. Although at the outset...

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Experiences in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Tunisia: Case study of a developing country

Saidi, Lotfi; Fnaiech, Farhat - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 32 (2014) C, pp. 729-738

Tunisia is one of the few developing countries to have developed a proactive policy for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency already in the mid-1980s. This policy gained special momentum starting in the mid-2000s, in the context of spiraling international oil prices and the...

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Deliberating on renewable and sustainable energy policies in China

Liu, Li-qun; Liu, Chun-xia; Wang, Jing-si - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 17 (2013) C, pp. 191-198

In order to realize the sustainable development of country and society, many countries have established their renewable energy law and development strategy no matter developed countries or developing countries. It is well known that China is the largest developing country in the world, and the...

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Progress and prospective on the police system of renewable energy in China

Zeng, Ming; Li, Chen; Zhou, Lisha - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 20 (2013) C, pp. 36-44

The Renewable Energy Law has been formulated by China government in 2005. During the next few years, there has been dramatic progress in China's renewable energy industries, along with the formation of the policy system of renewable energy in China. It is widely recognized that a reasonable and...

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