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Integration of large-scale variable renewable energy (VRE) generation resources -- wind and solar -- into national … for most developing countries. This study develops such a framework and applies it to analyze VRE policies in Bangladesh … project in Bangladesh …
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This paper considers the design and performance of auction mechanisms used to deploy renewable energy in three emerging … content. Several countries have turned to public competitive bidding as a mechanism for developing the renewable generation …
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Morocco has set an ambitious target of supplying 42 percent of electricity through renewable sources, 14 percent each … fuel taxation and a renewable energy mandate financed through increased electricity prices, have been considered to attract … investment in renewable energy. The study shows that meeting the renewable target would achieve up to 15 percent reduction of …
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countries can hedge against such effects by using renewable energy. By considering the Realized Volatility of oil prices, rather … volatility shocks in hypothetical energy mixes (with increased renewable shares) illustrate the potential economic benefits … resulting from efforts to disconnect the macroeconomy from volatile commodity markets. It is concluded that expanding renewable …
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Transaction costs are major challenge to moving forward toward low-carbon economic growth, as new technologies or policies tend to have higher transaction costs compared with those in the business as usual situation. However, neither a well-developed theoretical foundation nor a consensus...
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generated by fossil fuels and renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for 105 developing countries over a period of 16 … likelihood of switching toward renewable investment is driven by long-run environmental factors, such as the increases in the … schemes, provided by feed-in tariffs, affect only the entry in renewable based electricity generation and have no impact in …
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Skeptics point out, with some justification, that the nuclear industry's prospects were dimmed by escalating costs long before Fukushima. If history is any guide, one direct consequence of the calamity in Japan will be more stringent safety requirements and regulatory delays that will inevitably...
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reductions and government policies supportive of renewable energy development and utilization. This study analyzes the technical … the recent past, it still remains much higher than the cost of conventional energy technologies. Like other renewable … exemptions, feed-in-tariff, preferential interest rates, renewable portfolio standards and voluntary green power programs in many …
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modeling and cost estimates from recent engineering studies to determine where stand-alone renewable energy generation is a … cost effective alternative to centralized grid supply. The results suggest that decentralized renewable energy will likely …
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Many countries have introduced policy measures, such as carbon pricing, greenhouse gas offsetting mechanisms, renewable … how a renewable energy standard in the power sector would interact with a national emission trading scheme that is … China to simulate policy measures, the study finds that the addition of a separate renewable energy standard policy would …
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