Adoption of renewable energy technologies in rural Tigray, Ethiopia: An analysis of the impact of cooperatives

Gezahegn, Tafesse W.; Gebregiorgis, Gebrecherkos; Gebrehiwet, Tesfay; Tesfamariam, Kifle

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.11.056

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“…On the other hand, given that the biosphere pollution is increasing, the share of renewable energy is receiving policy priority around the world. Developing renewable energy is now a major challenge for society and the major influential economic agents are embracing it gradually [55]. While these studies argue that differences in endowments, preferences and technological progress lead to differences in the adoption of energy efficient technologies from country to country, the rates of adoption may also be influenced by market failures, such as environmental externalities, lack of access to information and liquidity constraints in capital markets, and behavioral factors.…”

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The impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in organization for economic co-operation and development countries

2020

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This study investigates the short-term and long-term impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Based on a panel data set of 25 OECD countries for 43 years, we used the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach and the related intermediate estimators, including pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG) and dynamic fixed effect (DFE) to achieve the objective. The estimated ARDL model has also been checked for robustness using the two substitute single equation estimators, these being the dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS). Empirical results reveal that economic growth, trade openness and technological progress significantly influence renewable energy use over the long-term in OECD countries. While the long-term nature of dynamics of the variables is found to be similar across 25 OECD countries, their short-term dynamics are found to be mixed in nature. This is attributed to varying levels of trade openness and technological progress in OECD countries. Since this is a pioneer study that investigates the issue, the findings are completely new and they make a significant contribution to renewable energy literature as well as relevant policy development.

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The impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in organization for economic co-operation and development countries

2020

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“…The documents framed in this cluster focused on the study of the consequences that the deployment of RES have on the development of economies and societies in a sustainable manner [74,82,88,110,112,115, and the trade-off that this development entails in relation to the use of fossil fuels [65,122,139,140]. Their scope was frequently developing countries as well as emerging countries [72,74,76,79,82,88,94,107,109,[118][119][120]122,[129][130][131][132][133][134]141], such as India or Brazil, so that, in principle, they contemplated a different reality to that of the EU. Notwithstanding, there were remarkable connections between the terms "sustainable development" and "economic and social effects", with the term "Europe" in cluster #3.…”

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Econometric Studies on the Development of Renewable Energy Sources to Support the European Union 2020–2030 Climate and Energy Framework: A Critical Appraisal

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One of the key objectives of the European Union is the transition to a total decarbonization of the economy by 2050. Within this strategic framework, the renewable energy development target plays a key role. This renewable energy deployment must be translated into national and European Union realities through specific political decisions. The econometric analysis techniques have the capacity to represent, in a mathematical and objective way, the system of relations comprising the economic, technical, and political factors that contribute to the deployment of renewable energy, and the impact that such an investment in renewable energy has at an economic, environmental, and social level. Therefore, econometric studies have a high potential to support policymakers who have to translate the guidelines of the strategic plan for renewable energy deployment into concrete policies. This article analyzed the capacity of the econometric literature on renewable energy development to provide this support, by means of a bibliometric study carried out on a sample of 153 documents related to 1329 keywords. The results show that, in general, there is a large literature based on econometric methodology to support the different renewable energy guidelines provided by the European Union 2020–2030 climate and energy strategic framework.

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“…The use of hydropower, solar power, and wind power as sources of energy is given special consideration [29]. The overarching goal of Ethiopia's national energy policies and strategies is to strengthen and accelerate national efforts centred on the efficient, equitable, and optimal propagation and utilization of available energy resources for significant socioeconomic development and to help promote the country's economic advancement [30]. Beginning in 2010, the government of Ethiopia has developed a detailed national strategy that is being referred to as the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP-I and GTP-II).…”

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A Review on Renewable Energy Scenario in Ethiopia

Tahiru,

Takal,

Sunkari

et al. 2023

IJEE

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Although Ethiopia is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, access to sustainable energy and cutting-edge clean energy technology remains a major concern. The government is making significant efforts to generate renewable energy and provide more access to its citizens. Despite this, traditional fuels (charcoal, fuel wood, dung cakes, and agricultural waste) account for around 87 percent of Ethiopia's energy use, and they pose a range of health and environmental risks. Solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal resources abound in the nation, but only 5% of the country's total hydroelectric capacity is being used; while, the rest is either underutilized or underdeveloped. An in-depth look at Ethiopia's renewable energy potential, as well as the opportunities and problems it faces, is presented in this review. With a combined installed capacity of over 7000 MW, hydropower and wind power are the most promising renewable energy sources in Ethiopia as of yet. It is hoped that this assessment will shed light on how Ethiopia can harness and maximize the use of its abundant renewable energy sources.

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Adoption of renewable energy technologies in rural Tigray, Ethiopia: An analysis of the impact of cooperatives

Cited by 21 publications

References 15 publications

The impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in organization for economic co-operation and development countries

The impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in organization for economic co-operation and development countries

Econometric Studies on the Development of Renewable Energy Sources to Support the European Union 2020–2030 Climate and Energy Framework: A Critical Appraisal

A Review on Renewable Energy Scenario in Ethiopia

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