We analyze the determinants of solar panel adoption, focusing on small and medium-sized commercial and service firms. We use monthly billing data that is matched with data from the ENCENRE-2019 –a novel survey that gathers data on electricity consumption, stock of electric equipment, and...

The present work focused on estimating the cross-correlation between the time series of agricultural production variables and the variables of the Space Weather Wolf Number (W) in the United States, in both cases the annual averages were processed. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) methodology...

This special open access edition of the Australian Journal of Chemistry represents a collection of papers from the first international conference dedicated to creating a Global Artificial Photosynthesis (GAP) or Global Solar Fuels (GSF) project, held at Lord Howe Island on 14–18 August 2011....

Economies are increasingly adopting renewable energy certificates as a policy mechanism to support the transition away from reliance on fossil fuels. We investigate the price of solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) in New Jersey, allowing for the potential presence of jumps and...

The predominant approach in the US environmental policy has been to offer incentives for renewable energy as a more palatable alternative to market-based policies favored by economists. The policies targeting rooftop solar have been in line with this approach. However, recently there has been a...

Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP) is a renewable energy system that indirectly converts solar energy to electricity. However, the efficiency of SCPP is not sufficient for practical applications. Integrating SCPPs with Photovoltaic-Thermal systems (PVT) could enhance their performance to levels...

Households adopt solar panels for different reasons, but always with a reduced electricity bill in mind. However, the access to solar power at near zero marginal costs may well induce rebound effects which shift households' demand curve and distort the net effects of solar PV investments. By...

Renewable energy can yield social benefits through local air quality improvements and their subsequent effects on human health. We estimate some of these benefits using data gathered during the rapid adoption of large-scale solar power generation in Chile over the last decade. Relying on...