Locally Available Energy Sources and Sustainability

• Other Authors: Colmenar Santos, Antonio (Editor), Borge Diez, David (Editor), Rosales Asensio, Enrique (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; community energy; energy storage; time of use tariff; home battery; demand response; renewable energy; business model; global meta-frontier non-radial direction distance function; energy efficiency; CO2 emission performance; benchmark; potential CO2 emission and energy reduction; solar home systems (SHS); levelized cost of energy (LCOE); photovoltaic system; HOMER; rice straw ash; ash-forming elements; solubility; sustainable development of both agriculture and biomass energy; recycling property; ashing temperature; municipalities; public policies; rural development; wind farms; civic energy communities; local energy initiatives; grassroots innovation; energy transition; social practice theory; energy practices; hazardous waste; contaminated soil; potential toxic elements; removal; mine waste; biomass power generation; positive externalities; support policy; apple branches; Jingning; LCA; LCC; photovoltaic; onshore wind; prosumers; renewable energy sources; Mediterranean wineries; constraints and enablers; social-ecological system; resilience
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Renewable energy is electricity generated by fuel sources that restore themselves over a short period of time and do not diminish. Although some renewable energy technologies impact the environment, renewables are considered environmentally preferable to conventional sources and, when replacing foss...