Many actors amongst multiple renewables: A systematic review of actor involvement in complementarity of renewable energy sources

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dc.contributor.authorBekirsky, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorHoicka, Christina E.
dc.contributor.authorBrisbois, Marie Claire
dc.contributor.authorRamirez Camargo, Luis
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-31T17:01:08Z
dc.date.available2024-05-31T17:01:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAlthough complementarity achieved by combining multiple renewable energy sources (RES) is an important method to increase shares of RES, it is often overlooked in policy prescriptions supporting an energy transition. Complementarity can be implemented by multiple actors, however there has been little attention to which actors are involved, and their roles. A systematic review was conducted to provide an overview of the state of academic literature on the topic of combinations of multiple RES and the involvement of multiple associated actors. The sample included 78 articles using a range of methodologies to analyze varying combinations of wind, solar, bioenergy, hydro, geothermal, and ocean energy, alongside combinations of traditional, new, and supporting energy actors. Studies included contextualized (location specific) agent-based, techno-economic, economic, business model, and qualitative analyses, and decontextualized reviews, agent-based, and optimization models. Multi-actor complementarity is being addressed by diverse disciplines in diverse contexts globally, across a range of geographic scales. The majority of studies focus on solar-wind, although more diverse RES combinations were found in contextualized studies. New actors usually participate alongside traditional system actors. More attention to supporting actors is required. Findings highlight the need for further research beyond the technical benefits of combining multiple RES, to explore the roles of various actors. This can be accomplished by incorporating more context in studies, for example, using the substantial existing body of data and research, and by including a greater range of RES combinations, and incorporating more perspectives of associated actors.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding provided by York University and the Ontario Early Researcher Award ER19-15-298, the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 824342, and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (reFUEL, grant agreement No. 758149), Ontario Early Researcher Award Grant Number ER19-15-298. Open access funding provided by University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU).
dc.identifier.citationBekirsky, N., Hoicka, C. E., Brisbois, M. C., & Ramirez Camargo, L. (2022). Many actors amongst multiple renewables: A systematic review of actor involvement in complementarity of renewable energy sources. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161, 112368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112368
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112368
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16581
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectrenewable energy
dc.subjectcomplementarity
dc.subjectmulti-stakeholder
dc.subjectmulti-actor
dc.subjectenergy transitions
dc.subjectsystematic review
dc.titleMany actors amongst multiple renewables: A systematic review of actor involvement in complementarity of renewable energy sources
dc.typeArticle

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