Identifying barriers in the diffusion of renewable energy sources

Iordanis M. Eleftheriadis and Evgenia G. Anagnostopoulou

Energy Policy, 2015, vol. 80, issue C, 153-164

Abstract: Rapid diffusion of renewable energy sources (RES) in the electricity power sector is crucial if the EU wants to fulfill its 2050 CO2 reduction commitments. For this reason, identifying and alleviating all barriers that hinder the development of RES is necessary to the successful deployment of these technologies. This paper discusses the main barriers in the diffusion of wind and photovoltaic (PV) solar power in the Greek electricity sector by drawing on the literature of technological innovation systems and system functions. Furthermore, we provide an explanation of the different diffusion rates between the two technologies. Inadequate financial resources, low grid capacity, delays in the issuance of building permits, opposition from local communities to the construction of wind farms and the lack of a stable institutional framework are among the most important barriers that inhibit the diffusion of the wind and PV solar power. The nature of the barriers identified in this study calls for policy intervention.

Keywords: Technological innovation systems; Resource mobilization barriers; RES Legitimization; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.039

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