Oil-exporting states in the Middle East and North Africa have launched reforms of long-standing energy subsidies thought to comprise an important source of legitimacy for autocratic regimes. The actions challenge enduring academic assumptions of the illegitimacy of retrenchment in polities underwritten by...
whereas a $25 per barrel of crude oil tax surges EPIC by $2.384/MMBtu on average in the same period. Using the weights of the demand of the petroleum energy products that have been estimated from the EPIC framework along with the projections for...
Subsidy Policy for Renewable Energy 2069 [127] focuses on opportunities for improving the living standards in rural communities by developing and exploiting sustainable, i.e., renewable energy sources. The main objectives of this policy are: (i) reduce the dependency on traditional energy sources ...
Ironically, both Spain and Italy incurred the lion's share of their liability for renewables support after the onset of the crisis particularly because of the rapid drop in costs of solar PV panels, while subsidy levels remained high. In spite of changes to their support regimes, Italy is ...
New energy vehicles are regarded as an important measure for improving air quality, reducing oil dependence, fostering emerging industries, and promoting high-quality development. Since 2009, the Chinese government has been committed to promoting new ene
The U.S. energy subsidy scorecard: surprises abound.Tax subsidies outpace R & D spending. Solar R & D is wellfunded. Oil production is the big winner. Coal receives almost as muchin tax subsidies as it does for R & D. Nuclear power receives muchless than coal for R & D....
This is approximately equal to 60% of annual coal use for power generation in England and Wales prior to privatisation. An unintended beneficiary of the need to provide a consumer subsidy to nuclear power has been non-conventional power sources. To give the subsidy at least a veneer of ...
Feasibility of hydrogen hybrid energy systems for sustainable on- and off-grid integration: An Australian REZs case study Zainul Abdin, Nameer Al Khafaf, Brendan McGrath Pages 1197-1207 Article preview Sorry, this component is empty due to an unexpected error. Please try reloading the page. sel...
Subsidy to residential users would be largely irrelevant in such a high income future, though some low income households would continue to be subsidized. A market based retail pricing structure would be one of the important features of India's net-zero future. Fig. 1. Reduced role of state ...
National Energy System Operator calls for businesses and households to play greater role November 2 2024 Green levies on UK electricity bills set to climb by more than a fifth Increase driven by rising costs of keeping power stations on stand-by for when renewables produce less ...