Interactions of factors impacting implementation and sustainability of renewable energy sourced electricity

This review identified several knowledge gaps. First, research on RES-E implementation lacks system level analyses on the impact of interactions on project outcomes. A well-developed line of research examines interactions between multiple, simultaneous supportive policies on RES-E implementation in developed nations, however, a second gap exists on the understanding of these interactions in developing nations. A third gap exists on evaluating the impact of technological lock-in. This includes the impact on RES-E implementation rates when the complex economic, policy, governance, and societal factors implicated in lock-in are removed.