Impact of COVID-19 on the Renewable Energy Sector and Mitigation Strategies

Valentina Olabi; Tabbi Wilberforce; Khaled Elsaid; Enas Taha Sayed; Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem

doi:10.1002/ceat.202100504

Impact of COVID-19 on the Renewable Energy Sector and Mitigation Strategies

Valentina Olabi
, Tabbi Wilberforce
, Khaled Elsaid
, Enas Taha Sayed
, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem

University of Glasgow
Chemical Engineering Program Texas A& M University at Qatar Doha 23874 Qatar
Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates; Centre for Advanced Materials Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 615193, Egypt

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This review explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the renewable energy (RE) sector, especially in countries with the highest RE capacities, e.g., the USA, China, India, and the EU. It highlights stimulus packages put in place by governments worldwide and their sustainability to cushion the RE sector. Commissioning of RE projects has stalled due to lack of funding allocation and interruptions in the supply of equipment and components due to lockdown measures. Despite the need to fund COVID-19 vaccination programs and other related health services, the world must not neglect other sectors of the economy, creating more problems, such as worsening the climate change situation in the long run. This review aims to present the information needed to sustain future energy during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	558-571
Number of pages	14
Journal	Chemical Engineering and Technology
Volume	45
Issue number	4
Early online date	4 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202100504
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

COVID-19
Energy resources
Mitigation strategies
Renewable energy

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