Breaking barriers in deployment of renewable energy

Seetharaman,; Moorthy, Krishna; Patwa, Nitin; Saravanan, V.; Gupta, Yash P.

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01166

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“…The research confirms that regulatory, social and technological barriers play a significant role in renewable energy deployment. The research does not find a significant direct relationship between economic barriers and project deployment; however, the interrelated nature between the economic dimension with regulatory, social and technological barriers affects deployment, however, indirectly (Seetharaman et al 2019).…”

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Strategies for mitigation of climate change: a review

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Climate change is defined as the shift in climate patterns mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions from natural systems and human activities. So far, anthropogenic activities have caused about 1.0 °C of global warming above the pre-industrial level and this is likely to reach 1.5 °C between 2030 and 2052 if the current emission rates persist. In 2018, the world encountered 315 cases of natural disasters which are mainly related to the climate. Approximately 68.5 million people were affected, and economic losses amounted to $131.7 billion, of which storms, floods, wildfires and droughts accounted for approximately 93%. Economic losses attributed to wildfires in 2018 alone are almost equal to the collective losses from wildfires incurred over the past decade, which is quite alarming. Furthermore, food, water, health, ecosystem, human habitat and infrastructure have been identified as the most vulnerable sectors under climate attack. In 2015, the Paris agreement was introduced with the main objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2 °C by 2100 and pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 °C. This article reviews the main strategies for climate change abatement, namely conventional mitigation, negative emissions and radiative forcing geoengineering. Conventional mitigation technologies focus on reducing fossil-based CO2 emissions. Negative emissions technologies are aiming to capture and sequester atmospheric carbon to reduce carbon dioxide levels. Finally, geoengineering techniques of radiative forcing alter the earth’s radiative energy budget to stabilize or reduce global temperatures. It is evident that conventional mitigation efforts alone are not sufficient to meet the targets stipulated by the Paris agreement; therefore, the utilization of alternative routes appears inevitable. While various technologies presented may still be at an early stage of development, biogenic-based sequestration techniques are to a certain extent mature and can be deployed immediately.

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“…Regarding social barriers, no simple solution can be defined for the Italian framework. However, informative campaigns through social networks and traditional communication channels, as well as the involvement of citizens and associations through a participatory approach should be mandatory to improve public awareness and acceptance of P2H plants, as suggested for other renewable energy production systems [205]. Table 6 summarizes the existing barriers and identified targets and suggestions for the implementation of P2H in the Italian framework.…”

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Analysis of the Existing Barriers for the Market Development of Power to Hydrogen (P2H) in Italy

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New technological solutions are required to control the impact of the increasing presence of renewable energy sources connected to the electric grid that are characterized by unpredictable production (i.e., wind and solar energy). Energy storage is becoming essential to stabilize the grid when a mismatch between production and demand occurs. Among the available solutions, Power to Hydrogen (P2H) is one of the most attractive options. However, despite the potential, many barriers currently hinder P2H market development. The literature reports general barriers and strategies to overcome them, but a specific analysis is fundamental to identifying how these barriers concretely arise in national and regional frameworks, since tailored solutions are needed to foster the development of P2H local market. The paper aims to identify and to analyze the existing barriers for P2H market uptake in Italy. The paper shows how several technical, regulatory and economic issues are still unsolved, resulting in a source of uncertainty for P2H investment. The paper also suggests possible approaches and solutions to address the Italian barriers and to support politics and decision-makers in the definition and implementation of the national hydrogen strategy.

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“…Such barriers like the incapability to perform operation and maintain jobs correctly may end in failure of RES project after the implementation phase (Karakaya & Sriwannawit, ). Some potential policies have been identified to be able to deal with social barriers: information dissemination campaigns for raising awareness, demonstration projects as well as training and capacity building (Kilinc‐Ata, ; Paravantis et al, ; Seetharaman, Moorthy, Patwa, Saravan, & Gupta, ; Sovacool, ).…”

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“…A great number of studies exist in the field of barriers of renewables (Byrnes, Brown, Foster, & Wagner, ; Huang et al, ; Karatayev, Hall, Kalyuzhnova, & Clarke, ; Malik et al, ; Nasirov et al, ; Raza et al, ; Seetharaman et al, ; Sovacool, ; Sovacool & Saunders, ; Stavytskyy, Kharlamova, Giedraitis, & Šumskis, ) and the policies and measures to promote renewables in various countries (Boie, Fernandes, Frías, & Klobasa, ; Cadoret & Padovano, ; Chen, Cheng, Vinko, & Song, ; Harrison, ; Kasperowicz, Pinczyński, & Khabdullin, ; Kilinc‐Ata, ; Nesta, Vona, & Nicolli, ; Papież, Śmiech, & Frodyma, ; Polzin, Migendt, Täube, & Von Flotow, ; Zhang, Li, Zhou, & Zhou, ). There are a limited number of studies that are dealing systematically with the analysis of barriers of renewables and policies and measures to overcome these barriers in specific sectors.…”

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Renewable energy barriers and coping strategies: Evidence from the Baltic States

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Renewable energy sources (RES) are the main drivers of sustainable energy development. Notwithstanding the substantial expansion of renewables in the past decade, boosted by the various policies and measures, renewable energy sources are still far from full incorporation into the energy markets. It is necessary to overcome the remaining impediments for renewables to realize the energy transition to 100% renewable energy. The aim of this research is to analyze the main barriers of renewables and success of policies dealing with these barriers. The case studies in the Baltic States provide concrete examples of policies and their impacts in terms of overcoming barriers in relevant sectors: heating and cooling, power and transport. The assessment of policies in the Baltic States shows that there are a few measures that are implemented in the transport sector, although this sector encounters many social, economic, technological, and regulatory barriers. The countries have achieved the lowest results in approaching RES targets in transport. New financial incentives and investments in the development of infrastructure for electric vehicles are crucial for the development of markets of electric vehicles. K E Y W O R D S barriers and drivers of renewables, sustainable energy, sustainable energy policies, the Baltic States

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Breaking barriers in deployment of renewable energy

Cited by 223 publications

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Strategies for mitigation of climate change: a review

Strategies for mitigation of climate change: a review

Analysis of the Existing Barriers for the Market Development of Power to Hydrogen (P2H) in Italy

Renewable energy barriers and coping strategies: Evidence from the Baltic States

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