How three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewable energy systems in remote Arctic communities
Challenges related to access and supply of fossil fuel generated energy in Arctic communities, together with a global agenda to fight the climate change, including through promoting renewable energy systems as alternatives to fossil fuels, are motivating implementation of renewables in the Arctic Re...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/3af3bc5f-4054-49e8-b6a2-958f40864e7e 2024-06-02T07:59:44+00:00 How three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewable energy systems in remote Arctic communities Mortensen, Lucia Hansen, Anne Merrild Shestakov, Alexander 2017-07-03 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/3af3bc5f-4054-49e8-b6a2-958f40864e7e https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2017.1329758 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019762633&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/3af3bc5f-4054-49e8-b6a2-958f40864e7e info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Mortensen , L , Hansen , A M & Shestakov , A 2017 , ' How three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewable energy systems in remote Arctic communities ' , Polar Geography , vol. 40 , no. 3 , pp. 163-185 . https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2017.1329758 Arctic remote communities Renewable energy sustainable development article 2017 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2017.1329758 2024-05-06T03:02:24Z Challenges related to access and supply of fossil fuel generated energy in Arctic communities, together with a global agenda to fight the climate change, including through promoting renewable energy systems as alternatives to fossil fuels, are motivating implementation of renewables in the Arctic Region, as in the rest of the world. Various benefits are anticipated in relation to implementation of renewables in Arctic communities, a fact that is driving interest in an appraisal of the state of energy production in the Arctic toward a transition from fossil fuel generated electricity and heating, to an Arctic energy system based on renewable energy sources. To understand and promote the potential for increased implementation of renewable energy solutions, it is important to investigate the role of key factors such as the economy, infrastructure and technology for the transition process. This article is based on an explorative study and analysis of how these three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewables. It aims at contributing to the debate on how to promote renewables in the four Arctic areas: Alaska, Canadian Arctic, Greenland and Russian Arctic. Key findings are discussed and recommendations to tackle some of the identified challenges are provided. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Climate change Greenland Polar Geography Alaska Aalborg University's Research Portal Arctic Greenland Polar Geography 40 3 163 185 |
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Challenges related to access and supply of fossil fuel generated energy in Arctic communities, together with a global agenda to fight the climate change, including through promoting renewable energy systems as alternatives to fossil fuels, are motivating implementation of renewables in the Arctic Region, as in the rest of the world. Various benefits are anticipated in relation to implementation of renewables in Arctic communities, a fact that is driving interest in an appraisal of the state of energy production in the Arctic toward a transition from fossil fuel generated electricity and heating, to an Arctic energy system based on renewable energy sources. To understand and promote the potential for increased implementation of renewable energy solutions, it is important to investigate the role of key factors such as the economy, infrastructure and technology for the transition process. This article is based on an explorative study and analysis of how these three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewables. It aims at contributing to the debate on how to promote renewables in the four Arctic areas: Alaska, Canadian Arctic, Greenland and Russian Arctic. Key findings are discussed and recommendations to tackle some of the identified challenges are provided. |
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How three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewable energy systems in remote Arctic communities |
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Mortensen , L , Hansen , A M & Shestakov , A 2017 , ' How three key factors are driving and challenging implementation of renewable energy systems in remote Arctic communities ' , Polar Geography , vol. 40 , no. 3 , pp. 163-185 . https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2017.1329758 |
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