The energy demand across the globe has increased in many folds due to technological
advancement, rapid growth in industries and increase in household energy demand. This …

This paper presents estimates of the geographical and technical potentials for solar
electricity generation in rural areas of West Africa (ECOWAS region). The study is performed …

The areas of energy, water and food policy have numerous interwoven concerns ranging
from ensuring access to services, to environmental impacts to price volatility. These issues …

Water and energy are each recognized as indispensable inputs to modern economies. And,
in recent years, driven by the three imperatives of security of supply, sustainability, and …

Turbine types suit specific ranges of head, flow rate and shaft speed and are usually
categorised by specific speed. In the pico range, under 5 kW, the requirements are often …

This paper is to select the best locations to build solar photovoltaic farms (large grid-
connected photovoltaic systems which have more than 100 kW p of installed capacity), with …

In this paper we studied factors behind the adoption and non-adoption of solar PV in the
Netherlands. The main purpose of this paper was to gain insight in and to understand the …

Access to sustainable and affordable energy services is a crucial factor in reducing poverty
in developing countries. In particular, small-scale and community-based renewable energy …

The renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in China is to put into effect at the beginning of
2020, which will inevitably affect the strategy of stakeholders in retail electricity market. To …

Nowadays, renewable energies are more preferable to fossil fuels because of being free,
widely available and producing minimal pollution. One of the disadvantages of renewable …