Renewable Energy: Social Acceptance, Markets and Innovation Policies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 6032
Special Issue Editors
Interests: social acceptance to renewable energy; energy policy; innovation policy; sustainable growth and development; sustainable agriculture; applied econometric analysis
Interests: environment-economy nexus; climate change and energy policy; sustainable growth and territorial development; tourism economics and policies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The latest trend in energy markets, resulting in energy price increases and biased consumer responses, is the result of a combination of demand and supply factors, the external shock of the pandemic and global climate change dynamics. These changes are affecting the adoption of renewable energy and investments in low-carbon energy sources and technologies. As a consequence, markets, societies and policy makers play a key role in reducing these current gaps and developing future insights into renewable energy transitions.
The international scientific community is being called to reflect upon the role of actual markets, the response of consumers and societies as a whole and innovation policy strategies to facilitate the adoption of renewable energy, boost investments in energy technology and advance public acceptance of green energy.
This Special Issue will present current and future research trends in renewable energy with a focus on social acceptance, markets and innovation policies. The results of theoretical and applied works and case studies reveal future directions for renewable energy and the growth of low-carbon energy societies.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Demand and supply analysis of current renewable energy markets;
- Future scenarios of renewable energy markets;
- Geopolitics and renewable energy markets;
- Current and future renewable energy technology adoption;
- Innovation policies and strategies for renewable energy;
- R&D for renewable energy;
- Investments and green energy technology adoption;
- The role of planning in renewable energy and societies;
- Smart grid technologies and the urban environment;
- Social acceptance of renewable energies;
- Renewable energy technologies and the transformation of the global economy;
- Education on the renewable energy transition;
- Cryptocurrency adoption, energy prices and markets;
- Renewable energy and the regional economy;
- Agriculture and renewable energy.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Caterina De Lucia
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Pazienza
Dr. Diana Caporale
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- energy markets
- social acceptance
- innovation policy
- energy transition
- low-carbon economy