scholarly journals Economic Effects of Renewable Energy Technologies

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Maradin ◽  
Ljerka Cerović ◽  
Trina Mjeda
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Multiplier Effect ◽  
Energy Economy

Abstract Rapid economic development has resulted in the more frequent use of renewable energy technologies. On the other hand, the production and use of renewables fosters the development of new technologies, creating many new opportunities for entrepreneurial-minded individuals and, consequently, the economy in general. Renewable energy technologies have a multiplier effect in spurring the economy and the development of not only the energy sector but also all the supporting activities related to such industry. The purpose of this research is to analyse both the positive and the negative economic effects of investing in various renewable technologies, as well as to confirm, by means of the energy-economy model, the benefit of such technologies in boosting the economy.

scholarly journals Justifiable Renewable Energy Usage from an Economic Angle

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Ádám Csuvár
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Market Impacts ◽  
Business Opportunities

AbstractWorldwide, there is a huge demand for the application of renewable energy technologies mainly due to the current environmental problems that mostly originated from our fossil-based energy system. This study is aiming at presenting areas which require a bigger share of renewables from the global energy mix but only for economic reasons. We highlight that these alternatives can bear with advantageous economic effects compared to the non-renewable ones. We take into account renewables-based business opportunities, and then we discuss the positive effects of renewables on economic development. Finally, we look at the issuant security of energy supply and talk about beneficial labor market impacts caused by renewable energies.

scholarly journals “A Heat Pump Needs a Bit of Care”: On Maintainability and Repairing Gender–Technology Relations

2020 ◽  
pp. 016224392097830
Author(s):  
Mandy de Wilde
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Feminist Ethics ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Transitions ◽  
Current Energy

As part of current energy transitions in the Global North, households have begun adopting renewable energy technologies, such as heat pumps and solar power systems, in significant numbers. These changes give rise to the following question: how are technology and gender configured when new technologies enter everyday life? Based upon ethnographic fieldwork on interactions between households, technologies, and technicians and interviews with sales technicians, installers, and service mechanics, I demonstrate how both stable and fragile variants of renewable energy technologies are enacted during prepurchase consultations and postpurchase installations, respectively. I employ science and technology studies scholarship, feminist ethics, and repair and maintenance studies—captured through the analytical lens of care—to analyze how technicians mobilize and tinker with gendered affection, knowledge, and action in households to effectuate adoption of renewable energy technologies. I clarify how, in this process, openings are created to configure both hegemonic and heterogeneous gender–technology relations. Finally, I advance discussion beyond gender issues by arguing that acknowledging the role of maintainability and the repair of user–technology relations in current energy transitions opens pathways not only for exploring gender in new and exciting ways in relation to technology but technician–user relationships as well.

scholarly journals Energy Meets Water

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (07) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Hightower
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

This article discusses the need for new technologies to address emerging energy and water challenges. The demand for both energy and water is expected to grow with growth in global economy and population. Therefore, there is a need to minimize future conflicts between energy and water development and to foster more reliable and sustainable use of these two very important natural resources. Several renewable energy technologies and alternative cooling approaches for thermoelectric power plants exist that could reduce water consumption for electric power generation. Improving dry, hybrid, and other alternative cooling technologies and carbon sequestration approaches could help lower future water consumption and reduce the water footprint of power plants. Likewise, research to address the issues that are limiting the implementation of low-water-use renewable energy technologies could accelerate their use, reducing both water consumption and carbon emissions. Any major scale-up of alternative transportation fuels must consider approaches that use less fresh water than current methods, and must improve water use efficiency in mining, processing, and refining future fuel resources.

scholarly journals Renewable Heating and Cooling Solutions for Buildings and Industry

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Andrea Frazzica ◽  
Régis Decorme ◽  
Marco Calderoni ◽  
Alessandra Cuneo ◽  
Zuzana Taťáková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Selection Of

This workshop brought together a selection of H2020 EU-funded projects involving experts from the biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, and heat pump sectors to discuss a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling for buildings and industry.

scholarly journals Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Multi-Generation and Hybrid Energy Systems

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1125
Author(s):  
Kody M. Powell ◽  
Kasra Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Hybrid Energy Systems ◽  
Increasing Trend

As renewable energy technologies decrease in cost and become more prevalent, there is an increasing trend towards electrification of many energy systems [...]

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