Turn on the lights: Macroeconomic factors affecting renewable energy in Pakistan

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ihtisham Abdul Malik ◽  
Ghamz-e-Ali Siyal ◽  
Alias Bin Abdullah ◽  
Arif Alam ◽  
Khalid Zaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Turn On

scholarly journals Identification of factors affecting sustainable development of renewable energy sources in transport

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Leontiy Eder ◽  
Irina Filimonova ◽  
Vasily Nemov ◽  
Anna Komarova ◽  
Vladislav Kozhevin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Environmental Taxes ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Productivity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Motor Transport ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

At present motor transport is one of the key components of the formation of a long-term policy of sustainable economic development. Analysis of the structure of energy consumption in motor transport is necessary for better understanding of the factors that affect the increase in the share of renewable energy sources in transport and the effectiveness of specific support measures for the transition to vehicles with minimal or no greenhouse gas emissions. Models of pooled regression, regression with random and fixed effects were built in order to reveal the influence of the chosen factors on the share of renewable energy and electricity in the structure of energy consumption by vehicles. The results of evaluation for 31 European countries in the 2005-2017 showed that the criterion, which allows identifying groups of countries, is the volume of environmental transport taxes per vehicle unit. Countries with higher taxation volumes has such influencing factors as Corruption Perceptions Index, Energy productivity, Total environmental taxes per capita and Employment in high- and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors and knowledge-intensive service sectors. Consumption in countries with lower tax differentiation is influenced by index of research intensity, Corruption Perceptions Index and Shares of environmental and labour taxes.

scholarly journals Education, Communication and Decision-Making on Renewable and Sustainable Energy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Ioannou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Renewable And Sustainable Energy

This editorial aims to introduce the themes and approaches covered in this special issue on education, communication, and decision-making on renewable and sustainable energy. At first, I discuss the themes and topics that have informed the creation of this special issue. Then, I provide an overview of the content of each paper that is included on the special issue. Additionally, this editorial provides a solid background on the relationships between the factors affecting decision-making on renewable energy sources as well as on the degree of influence education and communication takes part in the attitudes of the public towards renewable energy sources.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Public Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies: An Exploratory Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas A. Makki ◽  
Ibrahim Mosly
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Willingness To Adopt

Renewable energy has become an important element of today’s modern technology targeting high-efficiency energy production. As part of its 2030 Vision, Saudi Arabia is aiming to increase its energy production through renewable sources. The purpose of this research study is to explore the factors affecting public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. This was achieved through an extensive literature review of previous studies conducted worldwide and resulted in the extraction of 19 factors that affect public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a quantitative research design, random cross-sectional data of 416 participants using the extracted factors were collected via an online questionnaire survey. Following a dimension reduction statistical approach, key components were extracted with exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis. Five main components clustering the 19 extracted factors were revealed: cost and government regulations and policies, public awareness and local market, environment and public infrastructure, residential building, and renewable energy technology systems. The implications of this research study assist in guiding governments, regulations and policy makers, marketing agencies, and investors to better understand the concerns and enablers of renewable energy technologies adoption from the public perspective.

Key risk factors affecting renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) set-up projects in developing countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1340-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Nii Addy ◽  
Stephen Akunyumu ◽  
Barbara Simons
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level ◽  
Survey Approach

Purpose Sustained access to efficient electricity plays an essential role in improving living conditions of people and contributes to the economic development of the nation as a whole. Volta River Authority (VRA) mainly manages the generation plants (hydropower sources and thermal plants) alongside independent power producers (IPPs). Power generation in the country has been influenced by myriads of factors. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the key risk factors affecting renewable energy of IPPs set-up project in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative approach was adopted for the study. Empirical investigation was carried out using the survey approach. The likelihood of occurrence of the risk and the degree of impact of same motivated the use of risk significance index to analyze the data and make deductions from the results. Findings From the study, three key risk factors have high level of severity, which include long and complex procedures for authorization of project activities, stability of the policy environment and ease of obtaining rights to land. These risks could be found in the business/strategic risks and policy/regulatory risks categories, respectively. A total of 25 key risk factors had moderate level of severity and 12 key risk factors have low level of severity on renewable energy IPP set up projects. Practical implications Top-ranked risk factors require maximum attention. The identified risks should be alleviated with strategies to reduce levels of severity by targeting either the likelihood of occurrence or the level of impact. This will serve as a catalyze to promoting renewable energy IPP set-up projects in Ghana. Originality/value Key contribution of the paper to the body of knowledge is demonstrated by the empirical evidence of the risks IPPs are likely to encounter in setting up renewable energy plants in Ghana. The distinctive attribute of this study is further demonstrated by the fact that it focused on the set-up stage, which is a critical stage in the renewable energy provision value chain.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS UPON SME’S PROFITABILITY

Ekonomika ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rokas Bekeris
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Average Salary ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Monetary Base ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Macroeconomic Impact ◽  
The Impact

Profitability is one of the most volatile company’s financial indicators: it is affected not only by internal but also by external, macro factors. Therefore, this research was aimed at evaluating the macroeconomic impact on SMEs’ profitability. The paper presents the model with the macroeconomic factors affecting the profitability of a SME, which includes the macroeconomic indicators such as population and firms’ number in a country, exports and imports, FDI, GDP, unemployment, inflation, taxes paid, average salary, and several others. The paper also deals with the dynamics of corporate profitability in Lithuania and shows a correlation between macro factors and corporate profitability. Most of the selected macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, average wages, the number of enterprises, the monetary base were found not to be statistically significant and had no strong correlation with corporate profitability. The VILIBOR interbank interest rate changes and the unemployment have the gretest impact on profitability.

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