Summary Countries differ substantially in the emphasis on the public sector and the ratio between state consumption and provision of public goods. It seems that these differences are often not well explained by only assuming a heterogeneous population. In this paper, I take differing state...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of consumer preferences and mind‐set regarding the transition to using renewable energy. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is an experimental design of messaging (conjoint analysis). Findings – The study...

Purpose – Anaerobic digestion (AD) of livestock waste is a potential source of renewable energy and can reduce the methane emissions associated with livestock waste storage. Because AD is capital intensive, lenders will play a key role in the adoption of this technology. The purpose of this...

Purpose – In this paper, a real option model is developed to examine the critical factors affecting the decision to lease agricultural land to a company installing a PV power plant. Subsidies introduced by governments for the production of renewable energies have increased the investments in...

Purpose The study examined perceptions and beliefs that influence the intention to adopt solar energy solutions in the Zambian Housing Sector. This is important because empirical evidence for measures aimed at improving the adoption of solar energy solutions with SSA in general or a Zambian...

Purpose – This paper aims to present a forecast for renewable energy production in the USA. Growth curves are used to conduct the forecasts. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based upon a literature review, supplemented by collection of secondary data. The study then focuses on...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the linkages between the technological, market and political environment in the wind power industry and their contribution to market diffusion. Design/methodology/approach – The evaluation is based on a literature review of the wind power...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that the observed strong link between global economic output and primary energy use will continue in future; and attempts to replace fossil fuels with alternative energy sources or implementing CO 2 removal or geoengineering approaches cannot...

Purpose – The discussion of climate change and energy problems is generally based on the assumption that technical solutions are possible and that the task is essentially to determine the most effective ways. This view relies heavily on the expectation that renewable energy sources can be...

Abstract Federal and state policies have historically privileged fossil fuel development in the western US. Presently, these abundant conventional energy sources remain important economic contributors to western state and federal coffers but rising energy demand, calls for energy independence,...