Adoption of solar and wind energy: The roles of carbon pricing and aggregate policy support

Best, Rohan; Burke, Paul J.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.050

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“…Home energy efficiency labelling in California has been assessed more favourably (Kahn and Kok, 2014). Best and Burke (2018) pursued cross-country analysis, finding that carbon pricing is associated with faster uptake of solar power. Many studies do not empirically assess policy cost-effectiveness.…”

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Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

2019

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Australia has among the highest rates of small-scale solar photovoltaic adoption in the world, with substantial geographical variation in uptake. Using postcode-level data up to December 2018, we quantify the impact of Australia's spatially-differentiated Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme on solar uptake. We use spatial autoregressive models and other approaches such as a regression discontinuity design. The results indicate that postcodes receiving a higher subsidy factor have significantly more small-scale solar installations, after controlling for solar exposure and spatial patterns in the data. The subsidy elasticity of small-scale solar capacity installations during 2018 was around 1.2. We use this estimate to calculate that an increase in the subsidy flowing to new installations would be able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a subsidy cost of around US$36 per tonne, depending on assumptions.

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“…Kwan () found a positive effect of median home value on solar PV uptake in the United States, while De Groote et al () found mixed results using cadastral income as a proxy for home value in Belgium. Financial capital has also been revealed to be an important determinant of solar use at the national level (Best ; Best and Burke ). A common challenge for incorporating wealth or capital variables is the availability of suitable household‐level datasets.…”

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Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia

Best

Burke

Nishitateno

2019

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Australia is a world leader in household uptake of solar photovoltaic systems. In this paper, we use household‐level data to identify economic, social, and environmental factors that influence actual uptake and the intention to install. We find that higher net wealth is generally associated with higher likelihood to install. Households that have mortgages, that spend more on electricity, and that pay higher average electricity prices are more likely to intend to install. Environmental preferences and related behaviours, property tenure, and space constraints are associated with both actual uptake and intention to install. We use data from the Survey of Income and Housing of 2015‐16 and the Household Energy Consumption Survey of 2012.

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“…Detailed information of the solution, as well as extensive results collected in Spanish PV power plants connected to the grid, are also included in the paper. Energies 2018, 11, 3051 2 of 20Best et al [5] affirms that solar and wind resources are on the upper rungs of the energy ladder, their integration being predominant in higher-income countries. Recent contributions, focused on future electricity systems, also assume that renewable assets can be considered a mix between wind-and solar-power generation [6].…”

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PV Module Monitoring System Based on Low-Cost Solutions: Wireless Raspberry Application and Assessment

Paredes-Parra¹,

Mateo-Aroca

Silvente-Niñirola

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Energies

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The integration of renewables into power systems has led to multiple studies and analysis in terms of grid-power quality, reliability, and/or feasibility. Among different resources to be considered as alternative energy systems, wind and solar emerge as the most mature technologies. With regard to photovoltaic (PV) installations, monitoring problems requires detailed analysis, since solar-radiation fluctuations, soiling on solar panels, or deficiency of PV-panel performance can involve unexpected power-output oscillations and, subsequently, undesirable power-generation oscillations. Under this framework, this paper describes and assesses a wireless low-cost PV-module monitoring system based on open-source solutions. Our proposal allows us to monitor installations at the PV-module level, giving detailed information regarding PV power-plant performance. The proposed monitoring system is based on the IEC-61724 standard requirements, as a flexible and ad hoc solution with relevant connectivity options. Meteorological and electrical data are collected from the developed nodes and available for subsequent analysis. Detailed information of the solution, as well as extensive results collected in Spanish PV power plants connected to the grid, are also included in the paper. Energies 2018, 11, 3051 2 of 20Best et al. [5] affirms that solar and wind resources are on the upper rungs of the energy ladder, their integration being predominant in higher-income countries. Recent contributions, focused on future electricity systems, also assume that renewable assets can be considered a mix between wind-and solar-power generation [6]. In [7], and apart from wind and PV solar deployment, a slight increase has been estimated during the past few years for other renewable energy sources for electricity. In addition, Ellabban et al. [8] establishes a direct connection between technological maturity and economic barriers, mainly when the cost of a technology is above the cost of other competing alternatives. Therefore, wind and PV solar resources are currently the most integrated renewable energy sources into power systems, excluding hydropower-generation units. Nevertheless, there are no large-area power systems in the world where wind and solar power generate more than 50% of electricity [9].The integration of wind and PV power plants into power systems involves certain technical problems, mainly focused on reliability, power quality, and stability [10]. The intermittent nature of such sources may increase grid stress, mainly due to undesirable oscillations on the supply side [11] that may affect voltage regulation of transmission systems [12]. At a low/medium-voltage level, different reactive power control strategies have also been proposed to facilitate renewables integration [13], including active power curtailment [14]. As an additional solution to guarantee a balance between generation and demand, with reduced capacity and costs of operating reserves [15], short-term forecasting of PV production emerges as a relevant topic of inte...

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Adoption of solar and wind energy: The roles of carbon pricing and aggregate policy support

Cited by 89 publications

References 51 publications

Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia

PV Module Monitoring System Based on Low-Cost Solutions: Wireless Raspberry Application and Assessment

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