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Securing access to electricity with variable renewable energy in the Philippines : learning from the Nordic model

Taniguchi, Shinichi - 2019

Although access to electricity has improved in the Philippines, the country still faces an energy insecurity problem. The country is highly dependent on coal power and large-scale transmission lines to meet its growing demand for electricity; while aiming to supply electricity to the cities,...

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Analyzing the factors influencing the demand and supply of solar modules in Japan

Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Yoshino, Naoyuki; Inagaki, Yugo - 2020

technology that has partially supported this change is solar photovoltaic technology. Japan was one of the leading countries in … the solar photovoltaic market, with the third-highest number of solar modules installed in the world. However, its … effort into green financing to maintain its progress in solar photovoltaic technology. …

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Assessing opportunities for solar lanterns to improve educational outcomes in rural off-grid regions : challenges and lessons from a randomized controlled trial

Stojanovski, Ognen; Thurber, Mark; Muwowo, George; … - 2018

Solar lanterns are promoted across rural sub-Saharan Africa to improve both lighting in homes and educational outcomes. We undertake a randomized controlled trial in Zimba District, Zambia, to evaluate whether solar lanterns help children study more effectively and improve academic performance....

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Avoiding energy insecurity by promoting private investment : the case of the Vietnamese power sector

Le Ngoc Dang; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2019

Viet Nam needs huge investment in the energy sector in the coming 30 years to satisfy the rapid increase in the energy demand. Given the current status of the electricity sector, which is primarily dependent on fossil fuels (coal) and increasingly reliant on imports, as well as the weak level of...

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Toward energy security in ASEAN : impacts of regional integration, renewables, and energy efficiency

Liu, Yang; Zhong, Sheng; Azhgaliyeva, Dina - 2019

ASEAN countries share the common challenge of energy security, which consists of meeting rising demand for energy in a secure, affordable and sustainable manner. This paper extends the gravity model to estimate the effects of economic integration, renewable energy supply and energy efficiency on...

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Dimensions of energy insecurity on small islands : the case of the Maldives

Shumais, Mohamed; Mohamed, Ibrahim - 2019

transformation to renewable energy has begun, particularly through solar photovoltaic hybrid systems. An evaluation in the context of …

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Environmental challenges and sustainable economic development in the People's Republic of China : the role of renewable energy across provinces

Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy; Shi, Yukun; Zhao, Yang - 2019

In recent times, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has faced significant challenges in terms of managing its environment and moving forward with the concept of sustainable economic development. The environmental challenges concern the increasing consumption of fossil fuel energy, which has...

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Energy insecurity in Turkey : opportunities for renewable energy

Kalehsar, Omid Shokri - 2019

Turkey's energy market has expanded over the course of the past decade at a pace that only the People's Republic of China (PRC) has approached. This shows that Turkey has serious potential. To achieve the energy targets for 2023, there is an expectation that the market must receive investments...

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Energy insecurity and renewable energy sources : prospects and challenges for Azerbaijan

Aydin, Ulviyye - 2019

This study investigates the prospects and challenges of renewable energy source (RES) usage in Azerbaijan within the context of the country's energy security goals. As one of the hydrocarbon producers of the world, Azerbaijan is looking to generate 20% of its electricity from renewable sources...

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Default risks, moral hazard, and market-based solution : evidence from renewable energy market in Bangladesh

Hossain, Monzur; Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2019

This paper analyzes a unique case of default risks and associated factors of a solar home system (SHS) program in Bangladesh and, within that context, proposes a theoretical market-based solution to finance a renewable energy (RE) program. The paper first develops a theoretical framework that...

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