scholarly journals Renewable energy policy landscape in South Africa: moving towards a low carbon economy

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nhamo ◽  
S.-Y. Ho
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Renewable Energy Policy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

scholarly journals Regulatory Imperatives for Renewable Energy: South African Perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Tumai Murombo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
South African ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Regulation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

Abstract Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is a pre-condition for sustainable economic development. This is the case in South Africa, where the workforce and entrenched fossil fuel industry remain sceptical about a transition to renewable energy. This article explores the complexity of energy regulation in countries with a deep-seated economic dependency on fossil fuels. South Africa presents a good case study of the challenge of balancing the environmental, social and economic imperatives of energy. It unpacks the drivers behind directed regulation towards renewable electricity. A painful, but necessary, “just transition” to a low-carbon economy requires laws to phase-out fossil fuels, without exposing public funds to private profit seekers. The South African experience of renewable electricity demonstrates the challenges of regulatory uncertainty. Careful legal reforms are necessary to rid existing electricity laws of their inertia and achieve a low-carbon economy while ensuring access to affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable energy.

scholarly journals Digital transformation of energy sector companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 06001
Author(s):  
Victoria Akberdina ◽  
Ainur Osmonova
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Carbon Economy

Digital transformation is an ongoing process that is driven by the recent advances in digitalization as well as the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) that penetrate all socio-economic fields of everyday life and business. In this paper, we describe the digital transformation of energy companies. We show that successful transformation is based on skills, expertise and knowledge of the employees that need to be created and maintained. In addition, we show that digital competences become a key element in building capacities that are required for the digital transformation. This is of a particular importance for the energy companies that are experiencing major changes on the path of transition toward low-carbon economy and renewable energy.

Renewable energy and low carbon economy transition in India

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 031005 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Shukla ◽  
Subash Dhar ◽  
Junichi Fujino
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

Development of Alternative Energy in Russia in the Context of a Low-Carbon Economy Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
pp. 122-139
Author(s):  
Olga Kudryavtseva ◽  
Elena Mitenkova ◽  
Olga Malikova ◽  
Maksim Golovin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Carbon Economy

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the development of alternative energy in Russia as one of the key factors of forming a low-carbon economy model. Authors reviewed the main stages of forming the institutional environment which regulated the process of the transition to a low-carbon economy model and a wider use of alternative energy including renewable energy sources (RES).Authors analyzed the renewable energy industry in Russia. The empirical base of the study consists of auctions results conducted in the framework of the government support of RES during 2013-2018 and the information system “SPARK”. Using the Concentration ratio, the Herfindahl-Hirschman and the Hall-Tideman indices authors revealed a high level of concentration in this industry in the context of each type of RES. In addition, an analysis of the ownership structure of companies has shown that the most successful companies are companies in the form of partnerships between the state, a Russian company and / or a foreign company.

scholarly journals Decarbonisation and renewable energies in Hungary

2014 ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Orsolya Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Dependency ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
The Eu

The decarbonisation of the power sector signifies reducing its carbon dependency. The aim of several programmes is making a conversion to a sustainable & low-carbon economy. Some of the targets by the EU are legally binding, thus appear in the national legislation and strategies. To meet the objective, we need to use renewable energy soures expansively.

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