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Overcoming the lock-out of renewable energy technologies in Spain: The cases of wind and solar electricity
Pablo del Río,Gregory C. Unruh +1 more
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In this paper, the authors apply an evolutionary economics framework to analyse the factors leading to lockout of renewable energy technologies (RETs) and suggest several policy measures which may help to overcome the lockout.Abstract:
This paper applies an evolutionary economics framework to analyse the factors leading to lock-out of renewable energy technologies (RETs) The cases of wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) in Spain are empirically analysed The paper shows that a wide array of interrrelated factors (technoeconomic characteristics of technology components, system-level infrastructure and institutional factors) can create both barriers to the wide diffusion of RETs and can also be drivers that foster an escape from a lock-in situation Based on this analysis, the paper suggests several policy measures which may help to overcome the lock-out of promising renewable energy technologiesread more
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Why does renewable energy diffuse so slowly? A review of innovation system problems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a literature review of studies that have analyzed the troublesome trajectory of different renewable energy technologies (RETs) development and diffusion in different, mainly European countries.
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Life cycle assessment of a multi-megawatt wind turbine
TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply the ISO 14040 standard to the whole life cycle of a wind turbine, from cradle to grave, with regard to the manufacture of its key components, transport to the wind farm, subsequent installation, start-up, maintenance and final dismantling and stripping down into waste materials and their treatment.
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Competing Dimensions of Energy Security: An International Perspective
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors survey the academic literature on energy security and conclude that it is composed of availability, affordability, efficiency, and environmental stewardship, and analyze the relative energy security performance of the United States and 21 other member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1970 to 2007.
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Environmental decision-support systems for evaluating the carrying capacity of land areas: Optimal site selection for grid-connected photovoltaic power plants
J. Arán Carrión,A. Espín Estrella,F. Aznar Dols,M. Zamorano Toro,Marco Rodríguez,A. Ramos Ridao +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, an environmental decision support system (EDSS) was proposed for selecting optimal sites for grid-connected photovoltaic power plants, taking into account environment, orography, location, and climate factors.
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A review of technology diffusion models with special reference to renewable energy technologies
K. Usha Rao,V.V.N. Kishore +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review different diffusion theory based models and their applicability to RET diffusion analysis and show that these diffusion models when applied to commercial products do not deal with the issues of policy influences which are critical toRET diffusion.
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