Affordable and Clean Energy: A Study on the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Main Modalities

Carpejani, PabloUniversidade Federal do Parana,Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)

The purpose of this study is to identify several renewable and clean energy sources and investigate their accessibility. The structuring of the energetic sources was outlined to display the advantages and disadvantages of their use. To do so, the literature review method and the snowball method were used as the research methodology. Previous results had determined the elements of a sample of the main existing forms of energy. Therefore, this research analysed the following sources: solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric power, thermoelectric energy with renewable fuels, tidal energy, biogas energy, geothermal energy and hydrogen energy. The results discuss the benefits of using sustainable energies, such as being helpful to the environment, aswell as the implementation obstacles that, in this case, are stripped down to the high financial cost of initial investment. Because no previous research provided a structure to compare different energy forms, this study is expected to act as an initial guide for researchers and professionals in the field. As a limitation and recommendation for future research efforts, it is suggested to discover and verify mechanisms capable of reducing the high initial investment costs associated with sustainable energies.

Tessaro de Jesus, EricaUniversidade Federal do Parana,Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)
Luzia Santor Bonfim Catapan, BarbaraUniversidade Federal do Parana,Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)
Gouvea da Costa, Sergio EduardoUniversidade Federal do Parana,Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)
Pinheiro de Lima, EdsonUniversidade Federal do Parana,Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)
Tortato, UbirataPontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana,Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná,Department of Business, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)
Gonçalves Machando, Carla,1975Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology,Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden(Swepub:hj)goncar (author)
Richter, BernardoUniversidade Federal do Parana,Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (author)
Universidade Federal do ParanaDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil (creator_code:org_t)

In:World Sustainability SeriesCham : Springer International Publishing, s. 615-627, s. 615-6272199-73732199-7381
In:International business, trade and institutional sustainabilityCham : Springer International Publishing, s. 615-627, s. 615-62797830302675829783030267599

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