The different types of renewable energy finance: A Bibliometric analysis

Elie, Luc; Granier, Caroline; Rigot, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104997

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“…According to Elie et al, 8 bridging the RE financing gap requires a better understanding of the role play by a different source of RE finance. Over the years, most countries have relied on mainstream financial sources such as commercial banks, capital markets, institutional investors, and international financial institutions to mobilise funding for developing RE technologies 8 . However, the 2014 decline in oil price coupled with failed cleantech deals led many investors to think of clean energy as a ‘dirty word’, and these industrial challenges have given rise to the need for RE technologies firms to seek alternative forms of funding outside the mainstream financing sources 9 …”

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“…3,4 RE has received much attention in sustainable development policy; however, RE transformation is often constrained by capital (funding). [5][6][7] According to Elie et al, 8 bridging the RE financing gap requires a better understanding of the role play by a different source of RE finance. Over the years, most countries have relied on mainstream financial sources such as commercial banks, capital markets, institutional investors, and international financial institutions to mobilise funding for developing RE technologies.…”

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Crowdfunding and renewable energy development: What does the data say?

Appiah-Otoo

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Acheampong

et al. 2021

Intl J of Energy Research

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Summary For the first time, this paper investigates the relationship between crowdfunding and renewable energy generation for a panel of 32 countries from 2013 to 2018. Applying the instrumental variable generalised method of moment, this study indicated that crowdfunding has a significant positive effect on renewable energy generation. Notably, 1% increase in crowdfunding raises renewable energy generation by 0.35%. Specifically, we also found that crowdfunding spurs the generation of solar energy (0.45%), wind energy (0.37%), and other renewable energy (0.30%) while having a neutral effect on hydroelectricity generation. The findings from the causality analysis showed that there is bi‐directional causality between crowdfunding and renewable energy generation. Country‐specific analysis indicated that China has the highest effect of crowdfunding on renewable energy generation, while the United Arab Emirates has the lowest effect. These findings suggest that policymakers need to advance crowdfunding development by promoting favourable regulations, social capital (trust), and internet infrastructure investment. Policies that advance renewable energy generation, such as subsidies, feed‐in‐tariffs, and technology procurement, are also recommended. Highlights Examines the effect of crowdfunding on renewable energy generation. Use a panel of 32 countries from 2013 to 2018. Crowdfunding drives renewable energy generation. There exists bi‐directional causality between crowdfunding and renewable energy generation. China has the highest effect of crowdfunding on renewable energy generation. NOVELTY STATEMENT This study has, for the first time, measured the contributions of crowdfunding to renewable energy generation. The study has also demonstrated that there exists bi‐directional causality between crowdfunding and renewable energy generation. Finally, this study has shown that China has the highest effect of crowdfunding on renewable energy generation.

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confidence: 99%

Crowdfunding and renewable energy development: What does the data say?

Appiah-Otoo

Song

Acheampong

et al. 2021

Intl J of Energy Research

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“…, 13, x FOR PEER REVIEW 6 of 22 popular research tool in the energy literature, making it one of the most rapidly increasing research fields (e.g., [25][26][27][28][29][30]). In the analysis, the VOSviewer is a powerful tool used to determine the links among publications by considering citing and cited references, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, co-authorship and co-occurrence.…”

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“…Therefore, it highlights how future studies may capture the gap in the current literature [22][23][24]. This advantage of such studies makes bibliometric analysis a popular research tool in the energy literature, making it one of the most rapidly increasing research fields (e.g., [25][26][27][28][29][30]).…”

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“…Such exercises enable existing and future researchers to explore new dimensions of the related topic and to acquire deeper perspectives on it by providing a broader assessment of the available sources and their intellectual structures, thus establishing a feasible way to track knowledge flows and the diffusion of ideas [21,22]. Due to its power of visualization and synthetization, this research method has been widely used in various research fields [23,24] and has become a frequently employed analytical tool for researchers focusing on different aspects of energy-related issues (e.g., [25][26][27][28][29][30]).…”

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Bibliometric Literature Analysis of a Multi-Dimensional Sustainable Development Issue: Energy Poverty

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Energy plays a critical role in building a sustainable future—economically, socially, and environmentally. Energy poverty holds a similarly prominent position and covers certain economic, social and environmental issues that are underlined by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Due to its multidimensional role in plans for achieving sustainable development, there is a growing body of literature focusing on various aspects of energy poverty. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of this literature by utilizing more extensive data from the Web of Science, covering all information on energy poverty studies. The analysis reveals how energy poverty has attracted attention over time, who the leading authors are, which studies constitute outstanding contributions to the literature, which different sides of the research topic stand out, and also highlights the potential research gaps. The results reveal all the network flows among researchers, publications, journals, keywords, organizations, co-cited publications, and bibliographic coupling for energy poverty studies. The findings confirm the increasing popularity of energy poverty as a topic and demonstrate the increasing awareness of the issue in academia over time.

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