The governance of Peruvian energy transitions: Path dependence, alternative ideas and change in national hydropower expansion

Israel, Alena; Herrera, Rocío Juliana

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101608

Cited by 15 publications

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“…Second, there may be an amount of resource nationalism motivating the investment in alternatives which nations may use to disengage from the fossil fuel commodity trade and protect or grow national sovereignty (Kaup and Gellert 2017). Semiperipheral nations include many nations invested in hydroelectricity and other large alternative energy projects to grow electricity generation capacity without necessarily increasing fossil fuel use (e.g., Martínez and Castillo 2016;Kappeler 2017;Israel and Herrera 2020). Given the semiperiphery is conceptualized as nations which often have tensions between domestic elite who either align with core nations or push against them through nationalist policies, resource nationalism may be one strategy of the latter group and lead to greater levels of displacement.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Where are Fossil Fuels Displaced by Alternatives?

Sikirica

2024

JWSR

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In light of ongoing and accelerating climate change driven by human combustion of fossil fuels, researchers have found evidence that national-level inequality influences whether nations are able to replace fossil fuels with alternative energies. This paper asks whether the inequality between nations also influences the rate at which nations replace fossil fuels. I use multilevel modeling techniques, World Bank data and data aggregated by Our World in Data for 146 nations from 1960–2021 to better understand the variation in national-level displacement of fossil fuels. Findings suggest there has been only partial displacement of fossil fuels at the global level during this period. In examining whether the variation in displacement of fossil fuels with alternative fuels at the national level can be described by lasting global inequality among nations, here measured by world-systems position, I find that semiperiphery nations displace fossil fuels at a higher rate on average as compared with core nations. This is further evidence for the importance of fossil fuel infrastructure and global inequality for implementing energy transitions to address climate change.

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Where are Fossil Fuels Displaced by Alternatives?

Sikirica

2024

JWSR

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“…According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (MINEM), energy consumption in the country is estimated to increase by 10% annually, related mainly to industrial development [3]. Concerning data from the Economic Operation Committee of the National Interconnected Electricity System of Peru (COES-SEIN), the total electricity generated in 2012 was 37,617.6 GWh, while in 2022 it was 56,084.2 GWh, equivalent to a growth of 49.1% in comparison to 2012.…”

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Implementation of Renewable Energy from Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Facilities in Peru: A Promising Sustainable Future

Cacciuttolo,

Guardia,

Villicaña

2024

Sustainability

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In the last two decades, Peru has experienced a process of transformation in the sources of its energy matrix, increasing the participation of clean energy such as solar photovoltaic (PV), on-shore wind, biomass, and small hydro. However, hydropower and natural gas remain the main sources of electricity, whereas off-shore wind, biogas, waves, tidal, and geothermal sources are currently underdeveloped. This article presents the enormous potential of Peru for the generation of electrical energy from a solar source equivalent to 25 GW, as it has in one of the areas of the world with the highest solar radiation throughout the year. In addition, this article presents the main advantages, benefits, and considerations of the implementation of solar photovoltaic technology, with emphasis on (i) the potential of solar energy, showing the available potential and an installed capacity by the year 2024 equivalent to 398 MW, (ii) current solar energy sources, characterizing existing industrial solar photovoltaic (PV) energy plants, and (iii) future solar energy facilities projections, stating the portfolio of solar renewable energy plant projects to be implemented in the future considering an installed capacity of 7.2 GW by 2028. Additionally, lessons learned, challenges, and directions for the future development of solar energy in the country are presented. Finally, the article concludes that if Peru takes advantage of solar potential by considering a sustainable future perspective and implementing strategic land-use planning, the southern region will be transformed into a world-class territory for renewable energy development considering the hybridization of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and solar energy storage systems.

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“…In Peru, the demand for electricity has experienced growth rates of 7% per year due to the remarkable population growth of recent decades [5]. This demand was covered, in part, by the development of hydroelectric plants, but despite this, the national energy system still faces a great challenge, which is the expansion of energy supply in rural areas [6]. Likewise, the treatment of wastewater is another critical problem in Peru, due to the precariousness of the sanitation service and the poor development of wastewater treatment plants, so that most of these effluents are discharged into the environment.…”

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Electricity generation and wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells with graphite and aluminum electrodes

QuiÑones¹,

Coronado²,

Leon³

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the 2nd LACCEI International Multiconference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development (LEIRD 202

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A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a system that can integrate electricity generation and, at the same time, contribute to decontaminating wastewater, becoming an eco-friendly technology with the environment. In this research, microbial fuel cells with graphite and aluminum electrodes were used at different sizes: 9, 25 and 64 cm 2 , and a wastewater sample obtained from a rural location in Peru was used as substrate. The MFCs parameters of voltage, current and conductivity were monitored for 12 days, for the generation of electricity; and the parameters of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Thermotolerant Coliforms, Turbidity and pH, for wastewater treatment. The MFCs with electrodes of 64 cm 2 were the ones that had the highest efficiency in the production of electricity, because they generated higher voltage, current and conductivitythroughout the days evaluated, with peaks of 0.22 V, 0.08 mA and 1.05 mS/cm, respectively. Likewise, a reduction in the content of COD, Thermotolerant Coliforms and Turbidity of the substrate used (70, 73 and 36%) was achieved, while the pH remained slightly stable, with values from 7.39 to 6.49 during the days evaluated. The MFCs are a promising approach to a sustainable future in which energy can be generated from the use of household wastewater, while simultaneously treating these effluents.

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The governance of Peruvian energy transitions: Path dependence, alternative ideas and change in national hydropower expansion

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Where are Fossil Fuels Displaced by Alternatives?

Where are Fossil Fuels Displaced by Alternatives?

Implementation of Renewable Energy from Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Facilities in Peru: A Promising Sustainable Future

Electricity generation and wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells with graphite and aluminum electrodes

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