Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate impacts of policy instruments for market penetration of renewable technologies in South Africa. Based on the current debates about renewable energy policies and the comparative advantage of the country in terms of coal resources the author...

Abstract In this paper we advance a nonlinear optimization problem for hedging wind power variability by using a dispatchable energy source (DES) like gas. The model considers several important aspects such as modeling of wind power production, electricity price, nonlinear penalization scheme...

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,...

Purpose The paper presents a techno-economic analysis of the electromechanical equipment of traditional vertical axis water mills (VAWMs) to help investors, mill owners and engineers to preliminary estimate related benefits and costs of a VAWM repowering. Design/methodology/approach Two...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate sequences of event and the resulting innovation paths and trajectories followed by a university spin-off organization. Design/methodology/approach A single longitudinal case study methodology was applied to analyze innovation events and paths...

Purpose – In light of the shortcomings of the current world order for indigenous peoples and the environment, there is a need to make “another world possible” by promoting new ways of thinking and articulating indigenous economies. This paper aims to address this issue....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the competitive advantage of German renewable energy firms in India and China. Porter's diamond model is modified and specified for the renewable energy industry. Design/methodology/approach – Based on Porter's diamond model of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to quantify the possible interactions among the three European objectives in the horizon of 2020: the reduction of 20 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG); the saving of 20 per cent of the European energy consumption; and a share of 20 per cent of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find some feasible measures to solve the problems faced in China's renewable energy development and promote the industrial development of China's renewable energy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper summarises the status and studies the problems...

Purpose – Renewable energy (RE) is an important component to the complex portfolio of technologies that have the potential to reduce CO 2 emissions and to enhance the security of energy supplies. Despite RE's potential to reduce CO 2 emissions, the expenditure on renewable energy research,...