scholarly journals Beyond the Hydrocarbon Economy: The Case of Algeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Camporeale ◽  
Roberto Del Ciello ◽  
Mario Jorizzo
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
North African ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
International Investors ◽  
Combat Climate Change

The energy sector is vital to efforts to combat climate change as well as achieve economic development. The economy of many Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, such as Algeria, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, is completely based on hydrocarbons which represent the main source of the state revenue. Investing in renewable energy and efficiency is a winner strategy, allowing both to ensure the necessary availability of energy to cover the country’s domestic energy demand and to make more resources available for export to guarantee the state earnings. Renewable sources can be a solution for a transition to a more sustainable economy and a response to the economic stability of these countries affected by the volatility of oil prices. Such a strategy is reflected in improving the attractiveness of foreign investment in the renewable energy sector. Focusing on Algeria, in this article, we analyze the link between the Algerian economy and energy, underlining the current weakness. This work is partially based on the research financed by the meetMED project (WP 3.1) on barriers for domestic and international investors in the energy sector of Algeria.

scholarly journals Institutional and Policy Assessment of Renewable Energy Sector in Afghanistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Murtaza Ershad
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
International Investors

Renewable energy resources could play a vital role in the sustainable economic, social, and environmental development of Afghanistan. Heavy reliance of rural households on firewood, rising costs of fossil fuels, outdoor and indoor air pollution, and climate change are some of the challenges that can be addressed by diversifying our power production fuel inputs and adopting renewable energy technologies. In order to deploy and scale up renewable energy technologies and improve access to sustainable energy, clear policies and targets and dedicated institutions are crucial. Fortunately, Afghan government with the support of international community is setting ambitious targets for the renewable energy sector and is encouraging national and international investors to take part in the generation, transmission, and distribution of renewable energy especially electricity through Power Purchase Agreements or very cheap land leases. Thus, the objectives of this report are (I) to review the existing institutions in the field of renewable energy, (II) to review renewable energy policies and targets in Afghanistan, and (III) to identify institutional and policy gaps and recommend solutions.

scholarly journals MODEL KOLABORASI PEMERINTAH DAERAH DENGAN PERUSAHAAN LISTRIK NEGARA DAN PEMBANGKIT LISTRIK TENAGA BIOGAS DALAM MEMANFAATKAN ENERGI BARU TERBARUKAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Achmad ◽  
Aries Djaenuri ◽  
Tjahya Supriyatna ◽  
Muchlis Hamdi
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Potential Collaboration

This research aims to analyze the collaboration policy of the Regional Government with the State Electricity Company and Biogas Power Plant in utilizing renewable energy. This research was conducted in Rantau Sakti Village, North Tambusai District, Rokan Hulu Regency, Riau Province using a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used in this study in the form of interviews, observation and documentation studies. The results of the study found that the collaboration of the Regional Government with the State Electricity Company and the Biogas Power Plant in utilizing new and renewable energy is basically not yet created and formed intactly and comprehensively because based on the facts only indicates that there is a potential collaboration of the Regional Government with the State Electricity Company and Biogas Power Plant. If the Biogas Power Plant already has legality and clarity on the legal status and its management as a result of a change in the Regional Government Law which causes the authority in the energy sector to be drawn to the provincial level, the Regional Government of Rokan Hulu Regency loses management rights over the Power Plant Biogas.

scholarly journals COPERNICUS AND THE ENERGY CHALLENGE

2021 ◽  
Vol XLVI-4/W2-2021 ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
L. Stucchi ◽  
M. Aiello ◽  
A. Gargiulo ◽  
M. A. Brovelli
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Multiple Datasets

Abstract. The energy sector will drastically change in the following years; multiple agreements have been signed by countries with the purpose to reduce carbon emission and contain the global temperature increase. Besides, in the next years the energy demand will increase with the growth of the Information and Communications Technology sector. To combine these two aspects, future energy needs to be produced with renewable resources and less with fossil fuels. An opportunity to discover and plan the use of renewable energy resources are geospatial data derived from satellite acquisitions. The European Earth Observation programme Copernicus provides multiple datasets in an Open Science approach. Within this paper, multiple datasets offered by Copernicus services are presented in relation to their exploitation for the energy system analysis, with a particular attention to renewable energy. The datasets will be analysed according to their properties and possibility of usage. Additional Copernicus satellite derived data that can benefit the emerging topic of the food-energy-water nexus are finally presented to point out significant development in the energy sector which is recently claiming growing attention.

Power Projects and Covid-19: A Practical Analysis of the Relevance of Force Majeure Clauses under the Standardised Power Purchase and Implementation Agreements of Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Aisha Naiga ◽  
Loyola Rwabose Karobwa
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
The State ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Force Majeure ◽  
Practical Analysis ◽  
Energy Justice

Over 90% of Uganda's power is generated from renewable sources. Standardised Implementation Agreements and Power Purchase Agreements create a long-term relationship between Generating Companies and the state-owned off-taker guaranteed by Government. The COVID-19 pandemic and measures to curb the spread of the virus have triggered the scrutiny and application of force majeure (FM) clauses in these agreements. This article reviews the FM clauses and considers their relevance. The authors submit that FM clauses are a useful commercial tool for achieving energy justice by ensuring the continuity of the project, despite the dire effects of the pandemic. Proposals are made for practical considerations for a post-COVID-19 future which provides the continued pursuit of policy goals of promoting renewable energy sources and increasing access to clean energy, thus accelerating just energy transitions.

FDI Opportunities in Indian Renewable Energy Sector

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-39
Author(s):  
R.Narayanan R.Narayanan ◽  
◽  
Dr. R. Hamsalakshmi Dr. R. Hamsalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Sector

scholarly journals Techno-Economic Analysis of a Novel Hydrogen-Based Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Both Grid-Tied and Off-Grid Power Supply in Japan: The Case of Fukushima Prefecture

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoto Takatsu ◽  
Hooman Farzaneh
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Integrated Simulation ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy System ◽  
Renewable Energy System ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

After the Great East Japan Earthquake, energy security and vulnerability have become critical issues facing the Japanese energy system. The integration of renewable energy sources to meet specific regional energy demand is a promising scenario to overcome these challenges. To this aim, this paper proposes a novel hydrogen-based hybrid renewable energy system (HRES), in which hydrogen fuel can be produced using both the methods of solar electrolysis and supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of biomass feedstock. The produced hydrogen is considered to function as an energy storage medium by storing renewable energy until the fuel cell converts it to electricity. The proposed HRES is used to meet the electricity demand load requirements for a typical household in a selected residential area located in Shinchi-machi in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. The techno-economic assessment of deploying the proposed systems was conducted, using an integrated simulation-optimization modeling framework, considering two scenarios: (1) minimization of the total cost of the system in an off-grid mode and (2) maximization of the total profit obtained from using renewable electricity and selling surplus solar electricity to the grid, considering the feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme in a grid-tied mode. As indicated by the model results, the proposed HRES can generate about 47.3 MWh of electricity in all scenarios, which is needed to meet the external load requirement in the selected study area. The levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the system in scenarios 1 and 2 was estimated at 55.92 JPY/kWh and 56.47 JPY/kWh, respectively.

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