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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Renewable energy transition"”.
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Knowledge Controversies and Renewable Energy Transition: Exploring Science and Policy Debates
… controversies arising from policies to promote a transition to greater reliance on wind and solar power in Ontario, Canada. Drawing on conceptual frameworks from science and technology studies (STS), human geography and socio-technical transition studies, it provides new insights into the dynamics …
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The winds of change: the political ecology of renewable energy transition in Vermont
This research presents a case study of renewable energy transition (RET) in Vermont, illustrated by a recently completed commercial wind project in the Lowell Mountains. Preliminary analysis maps out the current political landscape of Vermont's RET - its stakeholders, political climate, and …
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Guiding the renewable energy transition in developing countries : towards an integrated model of providing renewable energy in low income housing in Egypt
… urban low-income communities, through community renewable energy (RE) initiatives, can be a way to achieve a just RE transition that would address energy poverty in developing countries. Previous research has explored different ways of integrating RE into low-income housing to address energy …
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Energy and sustainability transitions: the case of community renewables for off-grid rural electrification in Nigeria with emphasis on Shape community project.
The transition from one energy system to another has been analysed by many researchers especially in the context of developed countries. Community renewable energy transition in rural areas is largely under-researched, particularly in developing countries. This study developed a model based on …
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Sustainable Energy Transitions in Conflict Contexts: The Role of Local Governance in Palestine
… achieve 15–50% of their electricity supply from renewable sources by 2030. Most MENA countries focus on technological innovation and socio-technical feasibility in their energy transitions. Institutional co- evolution that goes with technological innovation and socio-institutional feasibility …
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A comparative analysis of South Africa's minerals-energy complex before 2011 and the current pursuit of a renewable just energy transition post-2011 to 2023
This research traces South Africa's energy transition. It examines to what extent South Africa is on a just transition trajectory by comparing the minerals-energy complex and the current transition to renewable energy. It conducts this review of just transition through the lens of “equity” and …
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‘Hot Air’ and the Tenacity of Fossil Fuels: A Neo-Gramscian Perspective of Energy Transitions in Nigeria and Norway
… a comparative case study approach to examine energy transitions in Nigeria and Norway. Utilizing qualitative methods and Neo-Gramscian theory, the research questions that guide this study are: How do the energy transitions in Nigeria and Norway differ, and what does the contrast confer? How …
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Public Opinion concerning the Feasibility of South Africa meeting its greenhouse gas emission targets
… emission reduction efforts and facilitate a renewable energy transition which should be done in a just manner. The study shows that expert opinion research could be beneficial for policymakers in advancing climate action. However, achieving this would depend on cooperation and collaboration …
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Investigating weak signal of risk impacts on diversification to renewable energy: the case of British petroleum
Investigating weak signals of risk impacts on renewable energy diversification is critical in British petroleum projects and the renewable energy transition process. This research relates to the anticipated threats and risks in the ongoing British petroleum transition. With the recent shift in …
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Making Energy Work: Enacting Renewable Transitions in the Deserts of Chile and California
… how different people enact and engage the “Energy Transition,” a temporal orientation increasingly used to describe a range of activities that operate on and through electricity, renewable energy, and fossil fuels. I ask, given the infrastructural, political, economic, and material-semiotic …
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Transformation in US Agriculture: Insights from Energy Price Shocks, Ecosystem Service Enhancements, and Renewable Energy Developments
… transformation in response to shifting energy markets, environmental challenges, and renewable energy policies. Using economic simulation and econometric models, this dissertation explores how changes in energy prices, renewable energy policies, and conservation programs influence …
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Factors That Enable or Hinder the Transition of Some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries to Green Energy
… continue to play a strategic role in the global energy system. They account for a fifth of the global oil production and enjoy relatively high GDP per Capita, and their economies heavily rely on oil-producing and exporting at a time when the West is pushing towards net-zero, low-carbon emissions …
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A critical evaluation of the prospects for a transition towards ocean based renewable energy development in Nigeria.
The move towards addressing two pertinent energy challenges that is access to electricity and climate change has seen the transition towards sustainable forms of energy including Ocean Based Renewable Energy (OBRE). However, much work remains to be done in understanding the critical success factors …