The electricity sector is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global climate change. Switching from fossil fuels to renewable fuels such as geothermal, biomass or wind would help to reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation. This research analyzes the costs and carbon emission consequences of three policies to promote the use of renewables to generate electri...

The energy market has destabilized with the increased economic development of emerging countries, owing to higher global energy demands and an increase in the cost of fossil fuels[1]. In addition, the seriousness of global environmental issues, such as the emission of greenhouse gases and the frequency of abnormal weather, has grown increasingly severe[2]. To resolve these issues, solar photovo...

The energy market has destabilized with the increased economic development of emerging countries, owing to higher global energy demands and an increase in the cost of fossil fuels[1]. In addition, the seriousness of global environmental issues, such as the emission of greenhouse gases and the frequency of abnormal weather, has grown increasingly severe[2]. To resolve these issues, solar photovo...

The authors ran a game-based simulation of an electric market with both an RPS and a cap-and-trade market greenhouse gas emissions allowances. High renewable energy shares reduced and shifted the output of therm units and pushed down both electricity and carbon pric The markets for renewable energy, carbon allowances, a spot and forward electricity interacted in complex wa that are relevant to ...

The German support for renewable electricity generation has lead to a very dynamic growth of the installed capacity. This paper presents a new approach to the simulation of the development of renewable electricity generation which is based on the concept of agent-based simulation. In a case study a first version of the developed simulation platform is applied to analyse the impact of soft loans...

This paper covers the development of a new smart distributed DC Micro-grid system, especially in rural areas in order to utilize energy available from distributed, renewable generators. The proposed DC micro-grid system is hybrid in nature and it utilizes the proper use of renewable as well as fossil fuel resources. It is normally fitted for residential and small commercial applications as well...

The promotion of renewable energy sources (RES) and ecologically clean technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a key policy of the European Commission. In isolated regions with great and unexploited RES potential, RES technologies can exploit local resources for electricity supply and substantial energy savings. The use of decision support systems (DSS) aims the multidimensional deci...

Due to development of the demand increasing of energy around the world and the decline of traditional energy sources in electricity generation the development orientation of power generation has been toward renewable energies. The use of these unfailing and renewable resources requires study substrates and new infrastructure in the transmission and distribution networks. Due to the power instab...

Island electricity systems tend to rely heavily on the use of fossil fuels for the everyday supply of customer needs, so there are both significant economic and environmental benefits from the decarbonisation of these systems. One such key global environmental benefit is the anticipated reduction in CO2 emissions and its associated effects on climate change. In recognition, many islands are alr...

Urban systems account for about two-thirds of global primary energy consumption and energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, with a projected increasing trend. Deep geothermal energy and woody biomass can be used for the production of heat, electricity and biofuels, thus constituting a renewable alternative to fossil fuels for all end-uses in cities: heating, cooling, electricity and mobility. ...