Sustainable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

Falcone, Pasquale Marcello

doi:10.3390/en16186682

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“…(2) a need for grid infrastructure upgrades; (3) consideration of social and environmental factors; (4) budget constraints; and (5) a need for cross-border cooperation (i.e., practice and technological sharing and successful policies) [38].…”

Section: Digitalization Categories and Applicationsmentioning

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“…Due to their expanding population, expanding economy, and accelerating urbanization, developing countries are likely to be the key players determining the global energy picture in the near future [38]. These countries need to work on several fronts simultaneously to address digitalization of their renewable energy sector (RES).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Digitalization in the Renewable Energy Sector

El Zein,

Gebresenbet

2024

Energies

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This study explored the association between renewable energy uptake and digitalization in the sector by reviewing relevant literature (published 2010–2022), with the aim of identifying the existing utilization of digital technologies within the sector, challenges to adoption, and future prospects. Different search engines (SCOPUS, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) were used to locate relevant papers and documents. The results revealed the high significance of digital technologies in supporting the renewable energy sector, with high costs and security risks representing the key challenges. Most papers reviewed had a positive outlook, but recommended further research and development for effective energy transition and resilient infrastructure. The current drivers of the integration of digital technologies to support the diffusion of renewable energy sources appear to extend beyond energy demand and involve many aspects of sustainability and sustainable development. Compared with previous reviews, this work has unique scope and novelty since it considers the bigger picture of the coupling between digitalization and the renewable energy sector, with a greater focus on critical areas in these two interconnected bodies that need to be addressed. The relatively small sample of relevant papers (69 from 836 hits) located in the literature review confirms the need for more research covering the subject in greater depth.

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Section: Digitalization Categories and Applicationsmentioning

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Digitalization in the Renewable Energy Sector

El Zein,

Gebresenbet

2024

Energies

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“…Singapore is presently recognized as one of the nations with substantial ecological deficiencies, according to several countries. In recent times, Singapore has implemented a range of proactive initiatives aimed at addressing the ecological deficit situation, resulting in significant progress in the advancement of renewable energy technologies (Falcone, 2023). However, as per the International Energy Agency, Singapore has been ranked as the 27th most emissions-intensive country out of a total of 142, based on per capita emissions.…”

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Energy, economy, financial development, and ecological footprint in Singapore

Raihan

2024

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The escalating energy consumption resulting from rapid economic expansion is causing a decline in ecological health, therefore exacerbating the issue of climate change on a global scale. The juxtaposition of Singapore's ranking as having the most robust financial market with the largest ecological deficit globally implies the potential validity of the trade-off theory. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of Singapore's financial growth, energy use and economic development on the nation's ecological footprint. The investigation applied the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method by using the annual time series data spanning from 1979 to 2021. The stationarity of data was confirmed by using several unit root tests. The ARDL bounds test revealed evidence for long term cointegration among the variables. The empirical results exposed that a 1% upsurge in financial growth, energy use, and economic expansion leads to a corresponding long-term increase in ecological footprint of 0.77%, 1.11% and 0.32%, as well as short-term increases of 0.44%, 0.61%, and 0.13%, respectively. Several diagnostic tests were used to confirm the accuracy of the ARDL outcomes. The findings of the analysis hold significant relevance for policymakers as they can inform the development of prudent policies that promote sustained economic prosperity without compromising environmental integrity.

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“…Access to clean energy is still a luxury in some parts of the planet. Over 750 million people live without electricity throughout the world, and at least 2.6 billion people use biomass as their main cooking fuel [1][2][3][4]. Biomass remains the largest proportion of energy used as primary cooking fuel in rural areas of developing countries [5,6].…”

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Unlocking the Technology Potential for Universal Access to Clean Energy in Developing Countries

Diouf,

Miezan

2024

Energies

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Access to clean energy remains a major issue in developing countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, despite successive policies and the assistance of international institutions or organizations. The United Nations (UN) launched some of the most ambitious initiatives with the Millennium Development Goals and, more recently, the Sustainable Development Goals and Power Africa, a United States (US) government initiative. Sub-Saharan Africa has an important potential in renewable energy for both biogas and solar photovoltaic energy, but they remain underexploited. This paper presents the challenges of access to clean energy in developing countries and the failure of remedial policies mostly based on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in the context of endemic poverty of rural populations. In addition, the development of modern energy technologies remains very limited. Appropriate reforms should be carried out to change the paradigm and allow universal access to clean energy. This paper also addresses the different structural barriers that hinder access to technology in Sub-Saharan Africa and the consequences of access to clean energy in the context of poverty.

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Sustainable Energy Policies in Developing Countries: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

Cited by 53 publications

References 79 publications

Digitalization in the Renewable Energy Sector

Digitalization in the Renewable Energy Sector

Energy, economy, financial development, and ecological footprint in Singapore

Unlocking the Technology Potential for Universal Access to Clean Energy in Developing Countries

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