Barriers to onshore wind energy implementation: A systematic review

JRF Diógenes, J Claro, JC Rodrigues… - Energy Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Onshore wind energy (WE) has achieved a significant diffusion worldwide, in spite of the
existence of multiple barriers to the large-scale implementation of wind farms. These barriers …

A bird's eye view of Ghana's renewable energy sector environment: a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach

EB Agyekum, F Amjad, M Mohsin, MNS Ansah - Utilities Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines Ghana's renewable energy (RE) sector environment using PESTLE
analysis (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental). The …

Energy consumption within policy uncertainty: Considering the climate and economic factors

ZZ Li, CW Su, NC Moldovan, M Umar - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate and economic policy are closely correlated with energy consumption. This study
investigates the bi-directional causality between renewable (REC) and non-renewable …

Technology and the diffusion of renewable energy

D Popp, I Hascic, N Medhi - Energy Economics, 2011 - Elsevier
We consider investment in wind, solar photovoltaic, geothermal, and electricity from biomass
and waste across 26 OECD countries from 1991 to 2004. Using the PATSTAT database, we …

Determinants of pro-environmental consumption: The role of reference groups and routine behavior

H Welsch, J Kühling - Ecological economics, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the determinants of pro-environmental consumption, focusing on the
role of reference groups and routine behavior. We study the factors that explain whether or …

Investment decisions in the renewable energy sector: An analysis of non-financial drivers

A Masini, E Menichetti - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2013 - Elsevier
Notwithstanding their many environmental, economic and social advantages, renewable
energy technologies (RE) account for a small fraction of the world's primary energy supply …

Impact of public policy uncertainty on renewable energy investment: Wind power and the production tax credit

MJ Barradale - Energy Policy, 2010 - Elsevier
It is generally understood that the pattern of repeated expiration and short-term renewal of
the federal production tax credit (PTC) causes a boom–bust cycle in wind power plant …

Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers

K Malik, SM Rahman, AN Khondaker… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
There is a growing focus on the role of renewable energy (RE) policies such as feed-in tariffs
(FITs), renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), subsidies, incentives, and research and …

Does localized imitation drive technology adoption? A case study on rooftop photovoltaic systems in Germany

J Rode, A Weber - Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the spatio-temporal diffusion of rooftop household
photovoltaic installations in Germany and to test whether localized imitation drives their …

Renewable energy policy evaluation using real option model—The case of Taiwan

SC Lee, LH Shih - Energy Economics, 2010 - Elsevier
This study presents a policy benefit evaluation model that integrates cost efficiency curve
information on renewable power generation technologies into real options analysis (ROA) …