For about 35 years, governments in many countries all over the world have been attempting to foster the development and diffusion of renewable energy technologies (RETs), especially for electricity generation purposes. Support systems have changed over time, from the R&D centred policies of the mid-1970s to more market oriented measures adopted in many countries in the 1990s and 2000s. One exam...

Energy is crucial to economic progress, but the contemporary worldwide population increase that demands greater energy generated from conventional exhaustible resources, an energy price upsurge, and environmental concerns, imperils sustainable economic growth. Nevertheless, switching to renewable energy produced from naturally replenished resources promotes energy security, likewise addressing ...

The insurance and risk management industries are typically considered to have little interest in energy issues, other than those associated with large energy supply systems. The historical involvement of these industries in the development and deployment of familiar loss-prevention technologies such as automobile air bags, fire prevention/suppression systems, and anti-theft devices, evidences a...

U.S. regions are expected to follow the national trend towards investment in renewable energy as part of their electricity portfolio. The progress of energy portfolios that typically involves traditional methods, such as centralized nuclear and coal-fired generation, and towards cleanerand renewable-source generation will impact economic growth and public health. Renewable electricity productio...

B ecoming independent of crude oil imports, mainly from the Middle East, is an urgent concern for many countries all over the world. In order to secure a sustainable energy supply, especially in the transportation sector, governments need to apply policies that promote the use of renewable energy technologies. The dependence on crude oil imports decreases as the production of total energy from ...

the use of renewable energy in power generation and sudden changes in load and fault in power transmission lines  may cause a voltage drop in the system and challenge the reliability of the system. one way to compensate the changing nature of renewable energies in the short term without the need to disconnect loads or turn on other plants, is the use of renewable energy storage. the use of ener...

In today’s process of the transformation electrical energy sector, renewable sources and cogeneration have remained at halfway point: on one side, it is indisputable that they are in keeping with growing trend to reduce negative environmental impact other side require public support would rather accept a solution from past than market choice. This article attempts respond important questions po...