Breaking barriers in deployment of renewable energy
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Several economic, institutional, technical and socio-cultural barriers hinder countries from moving from the high to the low emission pathway. The objective of this research is to find out the impacts of social, economic, technological and regulatory barriers in the deployment of renewable energy. Data were collected through an online questionnaire responded to by 223 professionals working in the energy sector all over the globe. This research shows that social, technological and regulatory barriers have a strong influence on the deployment of renewable energy, while economic barriers significantly influence it indirectly. By breaking research and development-related barriers, organizations will be able to invest greatly in developing advanced technologies that can optimize usage of renewable energy and make renewable energy appear more lucrative. With less polluting and lower tariff energy solutions being made available to local people, and higher profits for manufacturers, this will create an atmosphere where all stakeholders are satisfied.
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There is no significant direct relationship between economic barriers and renewable energy project deployment.
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Regulatory, social and technological barriers play a significant role in renewable energy deployment.
“The research confirms that regulatory, social and technological barriers play a significant role in renewable energy deployment.”
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- Authors
- Seetharaman, Moorthy, K., Patwa, N., Saravanan, & Gupta, Y.
- Affiliations
- Taylor's University (MY)
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (MY)
- S P Jain School of Global Management (AE)
- S P Jain School of Global Management (SG)
- Corresponding author
- Moorthy, Krishna
- Venue
- Heliyon
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e01166
- ISSN
- 2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6351575
- OpenAlex
- W2914274618
- Cited by
- 341
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 29 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 50 · 2023: 73 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 55 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 6
- FWCI
- 7.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable Energy and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy and Environmental Sustainability
- Keywords
- renewable energy deployment, barriers to renewable energy, social barriers, economic barriers, technological barriers, regulatory challenges, research and development, stakeholder satisfaction
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