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Exploring policy support for wind power development from a balancing perspective - A study of dynamic strategies based on evolutionary game Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jinpeng Liu, Yingwen Lin, Mingyue Jiang, Xia Guo
Wind power, as a clean energy source, is becoming increasingly significant in China's energy reorganization. Policy is one of the main tools to promote the development of wind power, and in the process of realizing the goal of Peak Carbon and Carbon Neutral, the lagging aspect of policy has become a barrier to the growth of wind power, making research into wind power policy a popular topic. This study
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Power play in carbon trading market: How status of executives with R&D background incentives companies’ low-carbon innovation Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Qingyang Wu
Utilizing the phased initiation of carbon trading pilot projects in eight provinces and municipalities in China from 2013 to 2016 as a quasi-natural experiment, this study matches micro-level data on low-carbon patents and financial information of publicly listed companies from 2009 to 2019. Employing a staggered difference-in-differences framework, it assesses the impact and mechanisms through which
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How to choose a suitable network tariff? - Evaluating network tariffs under increasing integration of distributed energy resources Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Anya Heider, Jill Huber, Yamshid Farhat, Yves Hertig, Gabriela Hug
In a changing power system with increasing penetrations of distributed energy resources, traditional network tariffs might not be able to meet the underlying requirements. Therefore, it is necessary to assess suitable alternatives. We propose a new two-stage process and evaluation framework to support an informed decision process and test them in a Swiss environment. In the first stage, stakeholder
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Towards nexus thinking in energy systems modelling: A multi-scale, embodied perspective Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Louisa Jane Di Felice, Laura Pérez-Sánchez, Michele Manfroni, Mario Giampietro
The European Green Deal aims to decarbonise the EU by 2050. In alignment with that goal, the REPowerEU plan took Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an opportunity to address the security and sustainability of the EU's energy sector, by increasing energy efficiency and local energy production. While policy targets are often a political choice, models informing policies shape what dimensions are included
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Climate change and economic development in Africa: A systematic review of energy transition modeling research Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Moussa P. Blimpo, Prudence Dato, Brian Mukhaya, Lily Odarno
African countries face a dual challenge of building broad-based prosperity and addressing the threats of climate change. We analyze the climate-energy-development nexus in Africa through a systematic review of the state of the knowledge on energy transition modeling and projections, with particular attention to the relative prioritization of socio-economic development and the commitment to eliminating
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The multiple benefits of current and potential energy efficiency policies: A Scottish islands case study Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Chris Matthew
Energy efficiency is essential for decarbonisation targets, but quantifying its multiple benefits remains difficult given heterogeneity of technologies, stakeholders, and interactions. This study uses a 100%-sample, hourly model to estimate electricity demand and economics for the Scottish islands by 2045. Scenarios of current and more ambitious policies for appliances, buildings, heating, transport
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The impact of environmental taxation on innovation: Evidence from Canada Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Ilias Matterne, Annelies Roggeman, Isabelle Verleyen
In recent years, many governments have implemented environmental regulations to combat climate change. In particular, carbon taxes have shown to be an important policy tool to reduce emissions. However, there is little clarity about what drives this relationship. Based on the Porter hypothesis, we find evidence of innovation as a mediator between carbon taxes and CO emissions. Using Canadian province-level
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What we talk about when we talk about electricity: A thematic analysis of recent political debates on Swedish electricity supply Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Hannes Sonnsjö
The Swedish electricity system is undergoing a transition unprecedented in both speed and scale, thereby exposing a number of policy-related controversies. In this study, six central themes in the on-going debates around the security of electricity supply in Sweden are identified based on a material of over 1000 news articles, published between the years 2010–2022. By applying the themes to the political
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Gas power — How much is needed on the road to carbon neutrality? Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Hendrik Scharf, Dominik Möst
The national and international expansion of renewable energy and the retirement of conventional capacity are increasing the challenge of ensuring generation adequacy in the European power system. New gas-fired power plants have been perceived as a promising option to secure supply. However, recent geopolitical developments have raised concerns about the high dependence on natural gas. This paper explores
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Time of use pricing and likelihood of shifting energy activities, strategies, and timing Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Mahmood Muttaqee, Greg Stelmach, Chad Zanocco, June Flora, Ram Rajagopal, Hilary S. Boudet
Time of Use (TOU) pricing charges higher electricity rates during peak demand windows. Utilities are increasingly deploying TOU pricing to match demand to supplies from renewables. From a survey of 804 California households, we analyze respondents’ reported likelihood of shifting energy-using activities under TOU pricing, their preferred time slots and strategies for shifting. Among the activities
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Locally-led governance of residential heat transitions: Emerging experience of and lessons from the Dutch approach Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Anna Devenish, Matthew Lockwood
Decarbonising heat is especially difficult in the Netherlands, as it is the country in Europe most heavily dependent on natural gas for residential heating. However, the Dutch government aims to phase out the use of gas by 2050, and has adopted a local government-led process for heat decarbonisation visions and plans for neighbourhoods. This article examines the evolution of this new governance approach
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Resolving energy policy failure: Introducing energy justice as the solution to achieve a just transition Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Raphael J. Heffron, Maciej M. Sokołowski
This article acts as an editorial to a Special Issue that addresses energy policy failure which advances a range of solutions. These contributions and how energy justice specifically can address the issues are highlighted. Energy justice as a concept and with its five key principles of justice (distributive, procedural, restorative, recognition, and cosmopolitan) can contribute to transformative change
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Impact of locational pricing on the roll out of heat pumps in the UK Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Andrew Lyden, Samuel Alene, Peter Connor, Renaldi Renaldi, Stephen Watson
This paper investigates the impact of locational pricing on the roll out of heat pumps in the UK. Qualitative assessment of proposals set out for electricity market reform in the UK identified locational pricing as potentially having an impact on heat pump running costs. Energy system modelling was used to assess the economics of both individual heat pumps and system-wide heat pump roll out under both
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Early evidence of a transition towards sustainability-oriented decision-making in the chemical industry in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: A choice-based conjoint analysis Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Janine Heck, Lars Jahnke, Jens Leker
The chemical industry faces the challenge of moving from a predominantly cost-based model to one that integrates green and sustainable practices. This study seeks to understand the evolving priorities of decision-makers in this sector. Specifically, it is examined how they weigh the importance of four criteria: the importance of a renewable energy mix, the energy price, investments in production plants
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Voices of transitions: Korea's online news media and user comments on the energy transition Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Byungjun Kim, Soeun Yang, Hana Kim
It is important to understand stakeholders' attitudes toward energy transition policies, or indeed toward any government proposal. Online news platforms are agoras where media and people interact, so they appear to be a rich vein for mining media and public attitudes toward energy transition. We collected online news articles and comments with the keyword “energy transition,” along with such commenters'
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The intricate goal of energy security and energy transition: Considerations for Libya Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Victor C. Azubike, Marai M. Gatiesh
Energy transition, net-zero goals, and climate change are important discussions that should be had alongside energy security by any oil and gas-rich country. Libya is rich in oil and gas and dependent on oil and gas for energy sources, and revenues amongst others. The East-West ceasefire that was reached over a while ago has become a monumental achievement for the country and has somewhat made it possible
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Sociocultural determinants of electric cooking in rural Namibia: Recommendations for youth and educational approaches to implementation strategy and policy Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Samantha Lindgren
Electric cookstoves and other efficient cooking devices are popular solutions in international energy development for their presence in multiple Sustainable Development Goals, yet their uptake remains a challenge. Though energy use is a household affair, rarely are the local culture and all household members considered and intentionally engaged in cookstove implementation programs. Drawing on an energy
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Fixed rebate subsidy vs. unit price subsidy: Incentive effect on the biomass power supply chain Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Huan Zhang, Xianglei Duan, Jianli Jiang
Subsidy policies have increasingly been introduced by regulators to bloom biomass energy, where the unit price and fixed rebate subsidies are particularly used at different stages of a biomass supply chain. However, the effectiveness and appropriateness of these policies have not been investigated systematically. In this study, a game theory model is proposed according to a three-stage biomass power
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Defueling the impasse: EU political discourse on e-fuels Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 T. Birel, G.E. Breeman, A. van Buitenen, M.G. Vijver
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The spatial dimension of energy consumption in cities Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Francesca Poggi, Miguel Amado
Most global energy consumption is spatially bounded in cities, leading to an urgent need to reduce urban energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. This study delves into the spatial dimension of energy consumption, focusing on urban areas' physical and functional parameters. The goal is to define a model to support decision-making for formulating public policies that contribute to promoting strategies
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An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Torran Semple, Lucelia Rodrigues, John Harvey, Grazziela Figueredo, Georgiana Nica-Avram, Mark Gillott, Gregor Milligan, James Goulding
Fuel poverty is a complex socioenvironmental issue of increasing global significance. In England, fuel poverty is assessed via the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator, yet concerns exist regarding the efficacy of this metric given its omission of households based on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings, rather than the ability of occupants to afford energy. To assess the potential
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Can official development assistance promote renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa countries? A matter of institutional transparency of recipient countries Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Jiaqi Guo, Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li
While there are many researches on the impact of official development assistance (ODA) on energy, economic, and environmental in sub-Saharan African countries (SSA), the question of whether ODA promotes renewable energy development in SSA countries remains open and countries. To better understand the relationship between ODA and renewable energy development in SSA, a unique advantage in causality identification
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The effects of hydrogen research and innovation on international hydrogen trade Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Parsa Asna Ashari, Knut Blind
Climate change and the pressure to decarbonize, as well as energy security concerns, have drawn the attention of policymakers and the industry to hydrogen energy. To advance the hydrogen economy at a global scale, research and innovation progress is of significant importance, among others. However, previous studies have provided only limited quantitative evidence of the effects of research and innovation
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Governing experimentation to decarbonise the electricity sector Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Katherine Owens
This article explores one of the most critical challenges for public and private actors attempting to achieve deep decarbonisation: how to develop and decide on decarbonisation solutions in the face of deep uncertainty and significant coordination difficulties. Through the lens of experimentation, the article presents the case of Australia and its efforts to reconfigure its national electricity grid
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Sustainable lifestyle: Quantification and determining factors analysis of household carbon footprints in Japan Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Liqiao Huang, Yoshikuni Yoshida, Yuan Li, Nan Cheng, Jinjun Xue, Yin Long
Household consumption acts as a critical driver of socio-economic development. However, escalating consumption needs, propelled by rising living standards, underscore the urgency of transitioning to low-carbon household consumption patterns. The environmental footprint of households extends beyond direct emissions from domestic energy use; it encompasses indirect impacts across the lifecycle of various
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Sustainable infrastructure and energy commodities for sector integration Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Anne Neumann
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Government incentive contract design for carbon reduction innovation considering market value under asymmetric information Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Dong Cai, Guoxing Zhang, Kee-hung Lai, Chunxiang Guo, Bin Su
The government often provides incentives for manufacturer to improve carbon reduction from low-carbon products through carbon reduction innovation, but the manufacturer’s carbon reduction innovation effort may be private information, so designing optimal incentive contract is key to success. Considering the market value of carbon reduction innovation, we design optimal incentive contracts including
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The impact of environmental policies on renewable energy investment decisions in the power supply chain Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Chun-Yi Ji, Zi-Kai Tan, Bin-Jia Chen, Ding-Ce Zhou, Wu-Yong Qian
Environmental policy is one of the main factors affecting enterprises' investment in renewable energy, including carbon trading policy, subsidy policy and green certificate trading policy in China. To study the impact of policies on investment decisions in the power supply chain, this paper constructs an electricity supply chain and compares the equilibrium results under eight investment scenarios
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Convergence of clubs between per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement production Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Domingo Rodríguez-Benavides, Roldán Andrés-Rosales, José Álvarez-García, Festus Víctor Bekun
Various studies have addressed the issue of convergence in carbon dioxide emissions at an aggregate level, ignoring the analysis of such emissions at a higher level of disaggregation. In order to cover this gap, the present study offers a new perspective to the hypothesis of relative convergence in carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement for a sample
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Green with Envy? Hydrogen production in a carbon-constrained world Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Mark Droessler, Andrew Leach
Hydrogen is widely recognized as a key component of a decarbonized global energy system, serving as both a fuel source and an energy storage medium. While current hydrogen production relies almost entirely on emissions-intensive processes, two low-emissions production pathways – natural-gas-derived production combined with carbon capture and storage and electrolysis using carbon-free electricity –
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Business model design for Electric Commercial Vehicles (ECVs): An ecosystemic perspective Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Rashid Dehkordi, Petri Ahokangas, Natasha Evers, Mika Sorvisto
Transport electrification has been identified as a key factor in reducing CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, integrating electric commercial vehicles (ECVs) in commercial fleets is far below its potential due to many related challenges. Such challenges can be interpreted as opportunities for new business models (BMs). This study aims to explore how freight transport companies who are considering electrifying
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Incentivizing household action: Exploring the behavioral wedge in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Mariah D. Caballero, Michael P. Vandenbergh, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Elodie O. Currier
In the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the United States (US) Congress placed a major bet on the importance of household actions, and the incentives for these actions may yield disproportionately large emissions reductions. Modeling estimates from the Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit (REPEAT) suggest that the IRA's $331
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Cleantech and policy framework in Europe: A machine learning approach Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Annalisa Croce, Laura Toschi, Elisa Ughetto, Sara Zanni
The pursuit of a sustainable and clean energy future has emerged as a paramount global imperative of the 21st century. Achieving this transition is a multifaceted and complex endeavour that requires a harmonious interplay of factors: effective policy frameworks, cleantech firms, and the transformative power of data science. By focusing on the European context, this paper advances the field in several
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Organizational complexity and value relevance under the regulatory and financial standards of Brazilian electric power companies Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Paulo Vitor Souza de Souza, João Paulo Machado Ribeiro, Edilson Paulo
The organizational complexity in the electric power industry can influence the quality of information reported to their users differently, given the context of double disclosure under different standards. This article analyzed the influence of organizational complexity on value relevance under regulatory and financial accounting standards in the Brazilian electric power industry. The sample included
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The effect of transferable tax benefits on consumer intent to purchase an electric vehicle Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 James Stekelberg, Thomas Vance
While the U.S. government has offered tax incentives to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) for many years, a new provision of the law that takes effect on January 1, 2024, will allow consumers to transfer tax credits on the purchase of qualifying EVs to the vehicle dealer at the time of sale, rather than wait to claim these credits on their tax returns filed the following year. We provide experimental
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Promoting pro-environmental choices while addressing energy poverty Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Nives Della Valle, Chiara D'Arcangelo, Marco Faillo
Policy-makers can address climate change by promoting energy sufficiency and energy efficiency. They can do so through not only traditional economic interventions but also behavioural ones, such as nudges and boosts. However, some individuals are not free to decide how to engage in these pro-environmental strategies. The energy poor may be prevented from choosing options enabling them to meet their
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Combinatorial auctions for renewable energy — potentials and challenges Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Karl-Martin Ehrhart, Marion Ott, Stefan Seifert, Runxi Wang
Combinatorial auctions, which allow bidders to bid not only on individual items but also on packages of items and to express complementary and substitute relationships between items, have rarely been used for competitive allocation of renewable energy (RE) support. In other settings, combinatorial auctions are widely used because they can increase efficiency and take substitution relationships into
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Risk vs. restriction—An investigation of capacity-limitation based congestion management in electric distribution grids Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Roman J. Hennig, Laurens J. de Vries, Simon H. Tindemans
Electrification of energy end-uses brings an increasing load on electric distribution grids with load peaks that can cause network congestion. However, many new end-uses like electric vehicles, heat pumps, and electrified industrial processes have some flexibility to move their power consumption away from peak times. Congestion management mechanisms can harness this flexibility. This paper investigates
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The spatial and economic footprint of the coal industry on rural livelihoods in Jharkhand, India Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Setu Pelz, Alexandra Krumm, Michaël Aklin, Vagisha Nandan, Johannes Urpelainen
The socio-economic dimensions of coal mining in India form a complex picture of inter-linked livelihoods and economic dependencies. In this article, we contribute to sharpening this understanding through an analysis of household reliance on coal-related livelihoods. Through a telephone survey of 2000 households, stratified by proximity to active coal mines (within 5 km, 5–10 km, and 10–20 km), we provide
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Relatedness, digital economy and renewable energy product evolution—based on product space perspective Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Jiahui Luo, Jingrong Dong, Zhixiong Tan, Haitao Zhang, Wenqing Zhang
Renewable energy products refer to equipment, ancillary components, and related materials used to contribute to the production and utilization of renewable energy. By using the product space theory, this paper explores the path-dependent characteristics in national renewable energy product diversification and focuses on whether the digital economy entails countries to further break path-dependent trajectories
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Manufactured housing: Energy burden outcomes from measured and simulated building performance data Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Philip Agee, Leila Nikdel, Andrew McCoy, Simin Kianpour rad, Xinghua Gao
This paper reports findings from a manufactured housing development located in a mixed-humid climate zone (CZ 4 A, Virginia, USA). The research employs a multi-step case study methodology to 1) measure building air leakage in-situ in three use cases (existing, factory, enhanced) per ASTM E779 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization and the United States Army Corps
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The impact of urban form on residential electricity consumption: Panel data analyses of South Korean urban municipalities Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Jaehong Ki, D.K. Yoon
This study estimated the relationship between urban form and residential electricity use based on data from South Korean urban municipalities. Urban measures representing population distribution characteristics in four distinct dimensions were used in the analysis: size, density, degree of concentration, and degree of clustering. The estimations showed that urban form had a significant impact on residential
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Political expectations and electoral responses to wind farm development in Sweden Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Zeth Isaksson, Simon Gren
Wind energy expansion has influenced electoral behavior by decreasing support for incumbents, primarily explained by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) arguments. However, how does the establishment of wind farms shape electoral behavior when municipal politicians can veto such establishments? Analyzing Sweden, this study shows that voters respond not only by retrospectively evaluating past constructions but
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The economic logic of open science in fusion energy research: A policy perspective Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Elias G. Carayannis, Marco Vincenzi, John Draper
This policy perspective explains the economic logic of open science in fusion energy research (FER) via application of the Mertonian norms of communalism, universalism, disinterestedness, originality, and skepticism. FER is transitioning between science and technology and so provides a fitting example of the productive balance between the community of scientists, who generally favor full disclosure
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Ladder or Stacking: Lesson from Burkina Faso Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Abdoulganiour Almame Tinta
Access to energy is a major issue in Africa, even in urban areas. Energy remains a luxury good for the majority. However, in rural areas, the situation is even more critical. The lack of government intervention in remote and off-grid rural areas has led some households to move toward technology efficient energy sources. This study explores how entrepreneurship influence the energy efficiency through
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Financial contracts for differences: The problems with conventional CfDs in electricity markets and how forward contracts can help solve them Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Ingmar Schlecht, Christoph Maurer, Lion Hirth
Contracts for differences are widely seen as a cornerstone of Europe's future electricity market design. This paper is about designing such contracts. We identify the dispatch and investment distortions that conventional CfDs cause, the patches used to overcome these shortcomings, and the problems these fixes introduce. We then propose an alternative contract we call “financial” CfD. This hybrid between
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Unleashing the economic and ecological potential of energy flexibility: Attractiveness of real-time electricity tariffs in energy crises Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Robert Förster, Sebastian Harding, Hans Ulrich Buhl
The European energy crisis in 2021 and 2022 emphasized the importance of energy flexibility to mitigate price peaks and manage increased market volatility. Dynamic electricity tariffs are key to unlocking the potential of energy flexibility, as they incentivize flexible consumers to reduce their costs by shifting their load to periods of low prices. We quantify the potential of dynamic tariffs and
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Understanding the load profiles and electricity consumption patterns of PV mini-grid customers in rural off-grid east africa: A data-driven study Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Yibeltal T. Wassie, Erik O. Ahlgren
This paper analyzes the load profiles and electricity consumption patterns of different customer types electrified by off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grids in two remote towns in Ethiopia using metered data collected over a 20-month period and a survey of 238 customers. Findings show that the load profiles of mini-grid customers differ significantly across locations, sectors, and time. The load
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Nuclear waste in my backyard: Social acceptance and economic incentives Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Petyo Bonev, Rony Emmenegger, Laura Forero, Kaloyan Ganev, Ralitsa Simeonova-Ganeva, Magnus Söderberg
We evaluate a political market mechanism for siting nuclear waste repositories to local communities. This mechanism consists of a local referendum and economic incentives offered to the local population. Using a randomized choice experiment, we find that the political market mechanism decreases the Not-In-My-Backyard opposition in the case of nuclear waste.
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Concentration versus diversification: A spatial deployment approach to improve the economics of wind power Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Leo Klie, Reinhard Madlener
Previous studies on the economics of onshore wind parks in Germany found that geographic diversification results in minor system costs savings (Pfluger et al., 2017a). Furthermore, such diversification does not necessarily result in higher market values (Eising et al., 2020) or better merchant profitability (Klie and Madlener, 2022). Therefore, the question arises whether an alternative allocation
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Energy savings potential and life cycle costs of deep energy retrofits in buildings with and without habitable style loft attic conversions: A case study of Irelands residential sector Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Brian Considine, Ying Liu, Aonghus McNabola
This paper evaluated the potential energy and life cycle cost (LCC) savings arising from the deep energy retrofit of residential buildings. The cost optimal model was determined for material upgrades and the addition of an air-to-water heat pump, where the household level of savings at 2023 energy prices will be dependent on the typical housing characteristics and weather conditions. LCC savings post
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Energy justice: Lessons from offshore wind farm siting conflicts in South Korea Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Seona Park, Sun-Jin Yun, Kongjang Cho
Given the growing salience of energy transition conflicts, policymakers need better tools to explain, prevent, and resolve them. The concept of energy justice highlights the normative direction of the energy system, and therefore, we examined the offshore wind farm siting conflict in Yeonggwang-gun, South Korea, through the lens of energy justice. In this study, we interviewed representatives of local
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Compounding or Curative? Investigating the impact of electrolyzer deployment on congestion management in the German power grid Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Hannes Hobbie, Martin Lieberwirth
Integrating large amounts of hydrogen production capacities for decarbonizing energy-intensive industries in Germany can be challenging for transmission system operators. This research investigates interactions of hydrogen production deployment pathways and associated congestion management policies with the operation of the German electricity transmission system for future market projections. Hydrogen
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How state governance can offer a new paradigm to energy transition in Indian agriculture? Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Riti Chatterjee
The agriculture sector is already deprived of the potential transformative effects of a transition as a result of the pursuit of these goals within power and climate silos. A state-level transition governance can stitch together the comprehensive strategies has the potential of having an impact on the energy transition and seeks to address multiple and simultaneous existing and upcoming challenges
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Energy consumption and energy poverty in Morocco Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Maryème Kettani, Maria Eugenia Sanin
Most of the world's increase in energy demand will come from the global south where there is the need to improve living standards while succeeding the energy transition. Herein we first study determinants of energy expenditure by source as well as energy poverty in Morocco. We find that socioeconomic determinants of energy consumption are in line with the literature on developed countries but, instead
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Policy options to mitigate the fiscal impact of road transport decarbonization: Application to Costa Rica Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Luis Victor-Gallardo, Mónica Rodríguez Zúñiga, Jairo Quirós-Tortós, Marcela Jaramillo, Adrien Vogt-Schilb
Decarbonizing road transport – through electrification, public transport, and walking and biking – can be a net social benefit thanks to reduced congestion, accidents, air pollution, and energy costs. However, governments face losing fuel and vehicle tax revenue. We develop for the first time a method to assess options to maintain fiscal revenues without hampering decarbonization benefits for firms
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Coordinating social equity and emissions: Challenges in carbon tax policy Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Raphaël Semet
This study addresses the challenging trade-off between maximizing environmental benefits and ensuring social fairness in a domestic carbon tax context. Focusing on France, where the pathway to decarbonization has faced public opposition, we explore four redistribution policies to reverse the regressive effect of a €100/t of CO2e carbon tax. While the homogeneous redistribution scheme reaches progressivity
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Serving two masters – How dual price signals can undermine demand flexibility Energy Policy (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Britt Stikvoort, Fouad El Gohary, Anders Nilsson, Cajsa Bartusch
Demand-side flexibility is often encouraged via demand response programs, where users are incentivized to adjust their electricity consumption based on price signals in tariffs. The design and implementation of these signals are vital, as they link conditions of the energy system with user behaviour. As a result of energy system separation into stages of generation, many users are required to simultaneously