Using Backcasting Methodology in Decision-Making of Biomass Energy Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 364-367
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Wen Bin Ding ◽  
Si Jiang Jing
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
Energy Domain

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a methodology-Backcasting for policy makers in renewable energy development, with expect to enable the development of an alternative strategy and the facilitation of a more flexible and responsible policy agenda. Take biomass energy domain as a case to explain the application of this methodology, and multiple factors should be taken into account. The study indicates that China’s renewable energy is still in the transition period from research and development to industrial production, and the effective, scientific and timely decision-making from government policy makers is utmost crucial to the healthy development of renewable energy industry in China because it regulates the development path of this innovative industry. It is an innovation to link biomass industry development with urbanization strategy in China rural area in the long run.

scholarly journals Multi-Criteria Spatial Decision Making Supportsystem for Renewable Energy Development in Kazakhstan

IEEE Access ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 122275-122288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravil I. Mukhamediev ◽  
Renat Mustakayev ◽  
Kirill Yakunin ◽  
Sophia Kiseleva ◽  
Viktor Gopejenko
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
Spatial Decision Making

A Case Study of Renewable Energy Development in Myanmar

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ei Hnin Hlaing ◽  
Paul Dargusch
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Energy Growth ◽  
Clean Technologies ◽  
Renewable Energy Development

Myanmar has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world, and most of its inhabitants, who lack access to electricity, live off-grid in rural areas. Despite Myanmar having abundant sun and wind energy resources, which could potentially generate electricity for rural communities, renewable energy growth in Myanmar is stunted. In this article, we examine the case study of renewable energy development in Myanmar to better understand the factors that influence renewable energy development and deployment in a developing country context. Our analysis reveals that there are numerous reasons for the lack of solar, wind, and biomass energy growth in Myanmar, such as regressive electricity tariffs, problematic hydropower contracts, low levels of social acceptance and awareness of clean technologies, and a lack of institutional policy framework for renewable energy. To reduce energy poverty and increase the share of electricity generation from renewable resources in Myanmar, we recommend tariff reforms and the establishment of a transparent, effective national policy framework. Increasing access to financial resources in rural areas, gaining public trust and support from local communities, and promoting their involvement in decision making in renewable energy projects should also be prioritised. Disseminating knowledge on clean technologies is also recommended to increase environmental awareness and encourage long-term behavioural change.

Modeling decision making as a support tool for policy making on renewable energy development

Energy Policy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 127-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cannemi ◽  
Mónica García-Melón ◽  
Pablo Aragonés-Beltrán ◽  
Tomás Gómez-Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Renewable Energy Development

scholarly journals Stakeholder analysis in the biomass energy development based on the experts’ opinions: the example of Triglav National Park in Slovenia

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Grilli ◽  
Giulia Garegnani ◽  
Aleš Poljanec ◽  
Andrej Ficko ◽  
Daniele Vettorato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
National Park ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
Local Stakeholders

Abstract The paper presents a method for identifying and classifying local stakeholders involved in renewable energy development. The method is based on the expert assessment and comprises three main steps: (1) identification of the independent experts considering their expertise and knowledge of the local context; (2) identification of the local stakeholders based on expert assessment; and (3) analytical categorisation of stakeholders taking into account the professional relationship network. Using forest biomass (bioenergy) production as example, the stakeholder analysis is illustrated on the case study of Triglav National Park, which is characterised by a high potential of woody biomass production and a large number of stakeholders involved in land use and management. The first stage of stakeholder analysis identifies the key stakeholders to be involved in bioenergy development, through a survey with local experts. The results highlight eight key stakeholders and several primary and secondary stakeholders that should be involved to ensure socially acceptable decision-making about the renewable energy development in the Triglav National Park.

Comprehensive Evaluation of Renewable Energy Planning Decision-Making Based on SE-DEA

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2944-2949
Author(s):  
En Chuang Wang ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Chun Yan Dai ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Song Lin Tang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Optimal Choice ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
Planning Decision ◽  
Social Environmental

In order to solve complexity of the comprehensive decision-making process about the renewable energy plan and according to the multi-criteria of renewable energy development, this paper establishes the co-benefits comprehensive evaluation index system which considers and weighs the technical, economic, social, environmental and other factors comprehensively. With SE-DEA method, this evaluation result can achieve the optimal choice of the renewable energy planning, makes objective analysis of the renewable energy planning decision-making of Hainan province, and provides a clear and specific guidance function for its further renewable energy development strategic direction.

scholarly journals Assessing the Level of Renewable Energy Development in the European Union Member States. A 10-Year Perspective

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3765
Author(s):  
Jarosław Brodny ◽  
Magdalena Tutak ◽  
Peter Bindzár
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Current State ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
European Union Countries

The global economic development is, to a great extent, dependent on access to large amounts of cheap energy sources. The growing social awareness of ecology and the enormous damage to the Earth’s ecosystem due to the production of energy from conventional sources have forced fundamental changes in the energy sector. Renewable energy is considered to be an opportunity for such changes. The current state of the art allows such changes to be made without restricting economic development. Therefore, activities related to the energy transition are being taken all over the world. The European Union has definitely managed to achieve the most tangible effects in this regard. This article presents the findings of the research aimed at presenting the current state of renewable energy in the European Union and analyzing the changes reported in this sector in the last decade. The research was carried out using a selected set of 11 indicators characterizing renewable energy in individual countries. These indicators were selected on the basis of literature review and own studies of the state of renewable energy and its development prospects. Based on these indicators, changes in the energy structure of individual European Union countries between 2008–2018 were determined. The study is divided into two main stages. The principal components analysis (PCA) was used for the first analysis. In turn, the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) was adopted to assess the level of renewable energy development in the European Union countries. Both these methods and the extended statistical analysis were applied to determine the state of renewable energy development in the European Union countries in the studied period and to divide the Member States into classes with different levels of development. The results of the study showed that the EU countries are characterized by significant differences in the development of RES during the period in question. The unquestionable leaders in this respect are Sweden, Austria, Finland, and Latvia. Based on the findings, it is possible to evaluate the effects of activities related to renewable energy development and to prepare assumptions for future activities. Additionally, both the research and its findings broaden the knowledge of the directions of renewable energy development in individual European Union countries. This is particularly important in the context of changes related to the need to reduce harmful substance emissions and the implementation of the European Green Deal idea.

scholarly journals Clean Energies for Ghana—An Empirical Study on the Level of Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3114
Author(s):  
Ephraim Bonah Agyekum ◽  
Ernest Baba Ali ◽  
Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
Development And Utilization ◽  
The Government ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Despite the enormous renewable energy (RE) resources available in Ghana, the country has not seen much development and investments in the sector. Therefore, the government has committed to increasing the share of RE in the country’s electricity generation mix to some 10% by 2030. However, this cannot be achieved without the Ghanaian people’s support since the RE sector is capital intensive and requires both public and private sector participation. This study was conducted to evaluate RE’s social acceptance among Ghanaian people using the ordered logit regression model. A total of 999 valid questionnaires out of 1020 distributed questionnaires were considered for the study. The five-point Likert scale was employed to rank their willingness to accept (WTA) RE. From the results, it was observed that there is a general sense of acceptance of renewable energy among Ghanaians. However, the level of acceptance varies from one respondent to another. The study observed that a majority of the respondents (i.e., approximately 45.65%) agree to their WTA renewable energy, while 36.04% strongly agree. The results also indicate that while 6.21% and 0.3% disagree and strongly disagree, 11.81% of the respondents were indifferent regarding their willingness to accept renewable energy development and utilization in Ghana.

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