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Second-stage challenges and opportunities for renewable energy and national variation in adoption

In: Research Handbook on the Green Economy

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  • Paul Midford

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This chapter analyzes what it labels as “second-stage challenges” that face the current global renewable energy revolution. First-stage policies, such as the feed-in tariff and parity access to the grid for variable renewable energy have been extremely successful in promoting renewables by driving down costs and speeding their wider adoption. However, it is difficult for existing electricity grids, built for non-variable generation sources, to absorb variable renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, and consequently form the main second-stage infrastructure challenge impeding renewable energy from replacing fossil and nuclear fueled generation of electricity. Expanding electricity storage, the deployment of smart grids that facilitate demand-side management, and the geographical expansion of grids nationwide and beyond national borders are identified as the primary means for overcoming second-stage challenges. This chapter considers the role of vested interests, public opinion and strong states in facilitating or hindering the overcoming of second-stage challenges.

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  • Paul Midford, 2024. "Second-stage challenges and opportunities for renewable energy and national variation in adoption," Chapters, in: Andrew Jones & Patrik Ström (ed.), Research Handbook on the Green Economy, chapter 13, pages 194-219, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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