Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries

Abstract The replacement of fossil fuels to produce electricity and heat to propel vehicles with solar energy, along with other new energy technologies, will bring significant economic, environmental, and social benefits to all Mediterranean countries. The transition to new energy, however, calls fo...

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Main Authors: Rosaria Ciriminna, Lorenzo Albanese, Mario Pecoraino, Francesco Meneguzzo, Mario Pagliaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Global Challenges
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201900016
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spelling doaj-86578ae1088e45daaf64cb5c75a2c9ef2021-05-02T19:24:43ZengWileyGlobal Challenges2056-66462019-10-01310n/an/a10.1002/gch2.201900016Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean CountriesRosaria Ciriminna0Lorenzo Albanese1Mario Pecoraino2Francesco Meneguzzo3Mario Pagliaro4Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati CNR via U. La Malfa 153 90146 Palermo ItalyIstituto di Biometeorologia CNR via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italyvia C. Giacquinto 1490135 Palermo ItalyIstituto di Biometeorologia CNR via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino ItalyIstituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati CNR via U. La Malfa 153 90146 Palermo ItalyAbstract The replacement of fossil fuels to produce electricity and heat to propel vehicles with solar energy, along with other new energy technologies, will bring significant economic, environmental, and social benefits to all Mediterranean countries. The transition to new energy, however, calls for a proactive and creative role of policy makers.https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201900016energy transitionMediterraneansolar energyutility‐scale photovoltaics
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author Rosaria Ciriminna
Lorenzo Albanese
Mario Pecoraino
Francesco Meneguzzo
Mario Pagliaro
spellingShingle Rosaria Ciriminna
Lorenzo Albanese
Mario Pecoraino
Francesco Meneguzzo
Mario Pagliaro
Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries
Global Challenges
energy transition
Mediterranean
solar energy
utility‐scale photovoltaics
author_facet Rosaria Ciriminna
Lorenzo Albanese
Mario Pecoraino
Francesco Meneguzzo
Mario Pagliaro
author_sort Rosaria Ciriminna
title Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries
title_short Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries
title_full Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries
title_fullStr Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries
title_full_unstemmed Solar Energy and New Energy Technologies for Mediterranean Countries
title_sort solar energy and new energy technologies for mediterranean countries
publisher Wiley
series Global Challenges
issn 2056-6646
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Abstract The replacement of fossil fuels to produce electricity and heat to propel vehicles with solar energy, along with other new energy technologies, will bring significant economic, environmental, and social benefits to all Mediterranean countries. The transition to new energy, however, calls for a proactive and creative role of policy makers.
topic energy transition
Mediterranean
solar energy
utility‐scale photovoltaics
url https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201900016
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