Serbian government has recently introduced the system of feed-in tariffs for electricity generated from renewable sources. The proposed feed-in tariff for photovoltaic electricity is set to 0.23€/kWh paid for 12 years, with the PV electricity produced after the first 12 years being sold at the...

An effective energy technology strategy has to balance between setting a stable long term framework for innovation, while also responding to more immediate changes in technology cost and performance. Over the last decade, rather than a steady progression along an established learning curve, PV...

Energy economy restructuring at the city level is an essential prong in any strategy that aims to address the dual energy and climate change challenges. Cities form hubs of human activity that are accompanied by high levels of energy consumption and emissions but also contain existing resources...

Estimates of the amount of land used for a defined amount of utility-scale electricity generation in the solar power industry, referred to here as solar land use energy intensity (LUEI), are important to decision makers for evaluating the environmental impact of energy technology choices....

In this paper is presented the application of a comprehensive methodology for the prediction of the photovoltaic (PV) potential in building façade surfaces and particularly with an application example for the Greek residential sector. The methodology is based on the determination of typical...

This paper provides an exergetic analysis of a 10MW high concentration photovoltaic thermal (HCPVT) power plant case study located in Hammam Bou Hadjar, Algeria. The novel HCPVT multi-energy carrier plant converts 25% of the direct normal irradiance (DNI) into electrical energy and 62.5% to low...

There are a range of policy frameworks and support mechanisms to promote the penetration of renewable energy technologies into the energy mix assembled by the governments and regulatory bodies around the world. The three dominant and most common support schemes that have also been implemented...

An analytical method has been developed for the calculation of the future (2013–2050) reduction of CO2 emissions by the deployment of photovoltaic (PV) systems according to three Scenarios from the International Energy Agency (2DS, Roadmap and New Policies). Next, we have also evaluated the...