Drivers and Barriers to Wind Energy Technology Transitions in India, Brazil and South Africa

Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil

“…There is additional employment in all three segments (components, installation and O&M) that might occur far away from the park locations which we are unable to capture due to unavailability of identifiable labor data. In particular, the impact on component manufacturing would be an interesting aspect to study in the Brazilian context, since the local content requirements targeted this aspect of the value chain and descriptive evidence suggests that the number of firms and employees in wind turbine production has increased constantly over the past 15 years (Figure A.22), which matches with qualitative evidence that argues that Brazil managed to build-up considerable local value chains in wind turbine manufacturing (Rennkamp and Perrot, 2016).…”

Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil

“…There is additional employment in all three segments (components, installation and O&M) that might occur far away from the park locations which we are unable to capture due to unavailability of identifiable labor data. In particular, the impact on component manufacturing would be an interesting aspect to study in the Brazilian context, since the local content requirements targeted this aspect of the value chain and descriptive evidence suggests that the number of firms and employees in wind turbine production has increased constantly over the past 15 years (Figure A.22), which matches with qualitative evidence that argues that Brazil managed to build-up considerable local value chains in wind turbine manufacturing (Rennkamp and Perrot, 2016).…”

Implications of Non-technical Factors for Off-grid Electrification Initiatives in Cameroon: A Review of the Esaghem Village Solar PV Project

“…On their part, Ahlborg and Hammar examined Tanzania and Mozambique; they identified among the main barriers, factors such as the lack of access to human capital, difficulties in planning, donor dependency, low rural markets, little interest from the private sector and lack of technical expertise [26]. Also worthy of note is the contribution of Rennkamp and Perrot who identified the facilitators and impediments to wind energy development initiatives in Brazil, India and South Africa [27]. Like most researchers before them, they focused exclusively on the technological dimensions of renewable energy.…”