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{"title":"A multiscale approach to optimize off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems for sustainable rural electrification: Economic evaluation and design","authors":"Hasan Huseyin Coban","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101527","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101527","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article thoroughly investigates the design and optimization of an off-grid hybrid renewable energy system for a remote town in the province of Ankara, whose traditional power infrastructure is lacking. The goal is to provide an efficient and cost-effective energy system that can supply the village's power needs indefinitely. The optimization process entails selecting the best mix of renewable energy sources and sizing components to obtain the best economic and technical performance. To handle the complexity of the optimization problem, the Nelder-Mead simplex search method is used, taking into account the stochastic nature of renewable energy generation and the nonlinear features of RES-based power plants. The simulation results show that the suggested hybrid system outperforms traditional diesel power generators in terms of economic viability and environmental sustainability. The system assures consistent power supply by using reserve energy devices such as batteries, thereby minimizing the intermittent nature of renewable sources. With a competitive energy cost of €0.63/kWh, the optimized hybrid system ensures a dependable and continuous power supply, fulfilling the village's electrical requirement for an amazing 16 years.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101527"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24002360/pdfft?md5=2bc450b2da0074dc6768287345a78664&pid=1-s2.0-S2211467X24002360-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142172935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How does economic policy uncertainty influence energy policy? The role of financial sector development","authors":"Xu Mengfeng ,&nbsp;Umar Farooq ,&nbsp;Mosab I. Tabash ,&nbsp;Abdullah A. Aljughaiman","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101523","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101523","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It is necessary to warrant the long-term viability of the energy policy for sustainable economic growth. However, certain factors exist that can create a threat to energy policy. In this essence, the current analysis explores the impact of EPU (economic policy uncertainty) and financial sector development on fossil fuel energy, renewable energy (REC), and total energy (EGY). The empirical analysis utilized the CS-ARDL model and focused on a sample comprising G7 economies. The robustness of analysis was examined by employing fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) technique. The estimated coefficients outline the significant negative impact of all main explanatory variables on fossil fuel energy and total energy and EGY in the long run and a significant negative impact on renewable energy in the short run. The findings further demonstrate the significant positive impact of financial development on fossil fuel energy and total energy and the significant negative relationship between financial development and renewable energy. Particularly, the analysis discloses the moderating role of financial development in the EPU-energy policy nexus. It is advised to policy officials that they should enhance the cooperation between the financial sector and the energy sector for the success of energy policy and for responding to the uncertain economic situation. This study robust the empirical findings of studies exploring the EPU-energy nexus and extends the literature by pointing out the moderating role of FCD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101523"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24002323/pdfft?md5=dce60b729d07dda25e670d47f09e7e8a&pid=1-s2.0-S2211467X24002323-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial-temporal evolution characteristics and driving factors analysis of regional energy supply and demand in China","authors":"Weijun He ,&nbsp;Jingyi Sun ,&nbsp;Min An ,&nbsp;Thomas Stephen Ramsey","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101542","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101542","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Under the requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals, the study of China's energy development is an important reference for other countries to plan their energy policies. China is facing the problem of slow energy transformation processes and a continuously widening gap between supply and demand. Using panel data for 2012–2021, this study analyzes the characteristics of energy in China's 30 provinces, and clarifies the problems faced by each province. GM (1,1) model is employed to forecast the level of energy development from 2023 to 2030. The LMDI (Logarithmic mean Divisia index) model is utilized to analyze factors impacting energy demand in each province, according to which the design of energy development direction in each region is completed. The study finds that: (1) Overall, energy supply and demand in China are marked by “high in the west, low in the east” and “low in the west, high in the east,” respectively. The energy structure of each region is continuously optimized, but coal still has a high share. (2) The pace of clean energy development is satisfactory. However, natural gas's increase in share is relatively slight on both supply and demand sides. The substitution effect is not in line with the expectations of the transition policy. (3) Economic and investment effect are major contributing factors to increase energy demand, while the technical effect plays a significant part in reducing energy demand. A few insights from this study are provided for the formulation of transition policies in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101542"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on the influence of the new energy industry agglomeration on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction","authors":"Bing Han ,&nbsp;Hongshuang Wu ,&nbsp;Yanxia Diao ,&nbsp;Dongri Han","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101540","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101540","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the new development stage, reaching the objective of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality” will inevitably demand the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. Based on panel data from 266 cities in China from 2011 to 2021, this research investigates the multifaceted effects of the new energy industry agglomeration on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. This research uses the static location entropy coefficient to measure the new energy industry agglomeration and the coupling coordination model to assess the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. Utilizing the fixed, intermediary, and dynamic threshold effect models, this research studies the influence of the new energy industry agglomeration on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. This research demonstrates that: first, this research demonstrates that the new energy industry agglomeration directly promote the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and it shows heterogeneous; Second, based on the “technical effect” and the “structural effect”, with the green technology innovation and the advanced industrial structure as the intermediary variables, the new energy industry agglomeration has an indirect conduction effect on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. Third, with the continuous enhancement of the new energy industry agglomeration, its effect on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction has shifted from the “crowding effect” to the “scale effect” and is characterized by a “U”-shaped threshold effect that indicates “first promotion inhibition and then promotion”. At last, simulation research was conducted on the dynamic interaction between the fields of “energy” and “environment” using the Simulink module, providing operational insights into the potential development path of the new energy industry agglomeration and its impact on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. This research provides some reference value for promoting the new energy industry agglomeration and improving the ability of the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101540"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Policy process analysis: Advocacy coalitions in the Namibian electricity market reform","authors":"Andreas Tangeni Ndapuka,&nbsp;Tom Wanjekeche,&nbsp;Matheus M. Kanime","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101534","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101534","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the policy process in the Namibian Electricity Supply Industry in relation to the development of the Modified Single Buyer market model. The research employs the Advocacy Coalition Framework as a theoretical framework wherein actors within a policy subsystem are conceptualized as forming advocacy coalitions based on shared beliefs and engaging in coordinated efforts over time to influence policy direction. The analysis has uncovered the existence of two prominent coalitions: the progressive coalition is advocating for market liberalisation, while the conservative coalition is seeking to preserve the status quo and resist the adoption of the new electricity market model. The study concludes that powerful actors in the Electricity Supply Industry, although equipped with enormous economic resources and strong political ties, could not prevent the regulator from implementing comprehensive changes in the electricity sector. However, the conservative coalition has managed to negotiate for a phased implementation of the policy to ensure minimal disruption in the industry and to guarantee the security of the electricity supply in the long run. The phased implementation also allows sufficient time for this coalition to realign their business strategies within the new regulation policy and maintain their status as relevant and critical actors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101534"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are automakers overcharging consumers for electric vehicle batteries?","authors":"Tamara L. Sheldon ,&nbsp;Rubal Dua","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the recent slowdown in EV adoption rates in many countries despite decreasing battery prices, a better understanding the relationship between battery and EV prices is critical for industry and policymakers. We fill this gap in the literature by assessing to what extent ongoing increases in EV battery capacities have increased EV prices, and how this compares with actual EV battery prices. Specifically, we use fixed effects regression analysis to investigate the responsiveness of EV list prices to changes in battery capacity over time, finding evidence that increases in battery capacity led to increases in EV prices that are substantially greater than estimated EV battery costs over our sample. This suggests that automakers may be overcharging consumers for EV batteries and that recent decreases in battery prices are not fully benefiting consumers. This, in turn, suggests that EV prices have been higher than they otherwise could have been, which may have led to slower EV adoption in recent years.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101538"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142359483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Potential of the Archimedes screw to generate sustainable green energy for mini, micro, and pico hydro Turbine power stations: An extensive analysis","authors":"Robin Thakur ,&nbsp;Tanish Kashyap ,&nbsp;Raj Kumar ,&nbsp;Raj Kumar Saini ,&nbsp;Daeho Lee ,&nbsp;Sushil Kumar ,&nbsp;Tej Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101514","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101514","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Archimedes Screw Turbine (AST) is an innovative type of hydroelectric power plant that can be particularly useful in locations with very low-head sites (less than 10 m head). Compared to alternative hydroelectric turbines like Pelton, Francis, and Kaplan, the AST can provide a clean renewable energy source that is safer for fish and other aquatic species. While the AST is not universally superior to these other turbine technologies, it can offer unique advantages in certain low-head applications. Unlike Pelton, Francis, and Kaplan turbines, which typically require greater maintenance, debris collection systems, and continuous design improvements, the AST can operate effectively with fewer of these supporting requirements. To explore the potential of the AST in low-head hydropower generation, the present study conducted a comparative analysis of the AST against Pelton, Francis, Kaplan, bulb, and Vortex turbines. A meta-analysis was performed to synthesize data from various theoretical, experimental, and numerical studies, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, ensuring a rigorous and comprehensive review. The findings demonstrate that the AST can be a viable and advantageous option for power generation in sites with head heights below 10 m, generating between 4 kW and 140 kW of power with flow rates of 1–6 m³/s and efficiencies ranging from 72 % to 94 %. Additionally, this study provides an easy and quick method, along with analytical equations, for estimating the design parameters needed to predict screw power output. However, the suitability of the AST versus other turbines is highly dependent on the specific site characteristics and requirements. The analysis provides insights into the performance, maintenance needs, and environmental impacts of the AST compared to conventional hydroelectric turbines. These insights can inform decision-making on appropriate turbine selection for low-head hydropower projects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101514"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24002232/pdfft?md5=8f3ebf9a8be0169c756102a9b0ac2a54&pid=1-s2.0-S2211467X24002232-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142128785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Energy transition strategies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries","authors":"Antonio Sanfilippo,&nbsp;Marc Vermeersch,&nbsp;Veronica Bermudez Benito","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101512","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101512","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During the last two decades, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have seen their population, economies and energy production growing steeply with a substantial increase in Gross Domestic Product. As a result of this growth, GCC consumption-based carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions increased from 540.79 Metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (MtCO₂) in 2003 to 1090.93 MtCO₂ in 2020. The assumptions and strategies that have driven energy production in the past are now being recast to achieve a more sustainable economic development. The aim of this study is to review and analyze ongoing energy transition strategies that characterize this change to identify challenges and opportunities for bolstering the effectiveness of current strategic orientations. The ensuing analysis shows that since COP26, GCC countries have been pursuing a transition away from carbon-based energy policies largely characterized by the adoption of solar PV with other emerging technologies including energy storage, carbon capture, and hydrogen generation and storage. While as of 2022 renewable energy adoption in the GCC only represented 0.15 % of global installed capacity, GCC countries are making strong efforts to achieve their declared 2030 energy targets that average about 26 % with peaks of 50 % in Saudi Arabia and 30 % in the UAE and Oman. With reference to solar energy, plans are afoot to add 42.1 GW of solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power which will increase 8-fold the current installed renewable capacity (5.1 GW). At the same time, oil and gas production rates remain stable and fossil fuel subsidies have grown in the last few years. Also, there is a marked preference for the deployment of CCUS and utility-scale solar energy technology vs. distributed solar energy, energy efficiency and nature-based solutions. The pursuit of energy transition in the GCC will require increased efforts in the latter and other overlooked strategic endeavors to achieve a more balanced portfolio of sustainable energy solutions, with stronger emphasis on energy efficiency (as long as rebound effects are mitigated) and nature-based solutions. Increased efforts are also needed in promoting governance practices aimed to institutionalize regulatory frameworks, incentives, and cooperation activities that promote the reduction of fossil fuel subsidies and the transition away from fossil fuels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101512"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24002219/pdfft?md5=22cbbf24c70827e524ff727cfaa57761&pid=1-s2.0-S2211467X24002219-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142122617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Green growth and net zero policy in the UK: Some conceptual and measurement issues","authors":"Victor Ajayi,&nbsp;Michael G. Pollitt","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper examines how the likelihood of a transition to net zero could play out on the UK's total factor productivity growth over the longer term. It does this in the context of a potential trade-off between net zero goals and productivity growth. We begin by discussing the concept of green growth and a green industrial revolution, and then relate the green economy to the circular economy, as well as GDP measurement and how this relates to productivity growth under climate policies. We use a simulation method for the projected growth under net zero of the electricity sector in Great Britain to provide a context on the consequences of increasing input growth as output growth declines, and the result shows that the 2020s are challenging decades as productivity declines by −3.24 % p.a. in the electricity sector due to the combination of high input and low output growth. However, our findings reveal that the 2030s and 2040s look more promising, with productivity growth of 3 % p.a. and 1.6 % p.a. respectively as electrification increases and fossil fuel and labour inputs decline. Overall, the analysis offers a glimpse of just how challenging raising even maintaining the level of TFP will be in that sector in the earlier years out to 2050.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101506"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24002153/pdfft?md5=e40a2a2f155c71d81b61c17dcd08238c&pid=1-s2.0-S2211467X24002153-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Retraction notice to ‘Optimization strategy for power sharing and low-carbon operation of multi-microgrid IES based on asymmetric nash bargaining’ [Energy Strategy Rev. 44 (2022) 100981]","authors":"Zongnan Zhang ,&nbsp;Jun Du ,&nbsp;Kudashev Sergey Fedorovich ,&nbsp;Menghan Li ,&nbsp;Jing Guo ,&nbsp;Zhenyang Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101491","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esr.2024.101491","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11546,"journal":{"name":"Energy Strategy Reviews","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101491"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142419856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}