{"title":"Revisiting the Regulatory Framework: A Necessary Action to Promote the Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity in Jordan","authors":"I. Marei","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.04","url":null,"abstract":"Jordan has been suffering from dependence on imported energy for decades and the recent geopolitical situations in its neighbouring countries have affected its energy security, allowing only an intermittent supply of imported fuels to Jordan. Moreover, the consequent volatility of fuel prices resulted in immense debt for the National Electricity Company in 2013. To manage these crises, the Jordanian government aims to diversify Jordan’s energy sources and to promote local energy production. It has begun a gradual reduction in subsidies for fossil fuels and it has prepared legal and financial forecasts based on the strong potentials of solar and wind power. Despite its adoption of economic instruments, such as net metering and auction provisions, the government did not achieve its targeted 7% of energy from renewable sources by 2015. To ensure the achievement of the target of 10% by 2020 and the effective implementation of the plan for green growth, Jordan’s energy laws and policies need to be revised continuously.","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129743632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Lawfulness of the Support Scheme of the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) from the Perspective of German Constitutional Law and European Law","authors":"H. Schwintowski","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134188962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"11thAnnual Conference EU Energy Law & Policy, 9–10 February 2016, Brussels","authors":"Nelly Stratieva","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.09","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114373513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renewable Energy Policy in Croatia","authors":"Ana-Maria Boromisa","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124533766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005 and the Development of Renewable Energy in Nigeria","authors":"O. Aigbovo, Ebiton Ogboka","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114701910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rwanda – A Case Study in Solar Energy Investment","authors":"C. Abrams","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117288091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Integration of Renewables into the Bolivian Energy Mix - Legal Framework and Policies","authors":"Maria Elena Zegada","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.06","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128021147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy in Malaysia","authors":"W. Loh, A. Majid","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.08","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128304094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renewable Energy Scenario in India: Quest for an Appropriate Policy","authors":"Ashok K Mangotra","doi":"10.4337/relp.2016.01.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4337/relp.2016.01.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":438737,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121613793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}