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Barriers and Drivers of Renewable Energy Penetration in Rural Areas

Dalia Štreimikienė, Tomas Baležentis, Artiom Volkov, Mangirdas Morkūnas, Agnė Žičkienė, Justas Štreimikis · 2021 · Energies

Summary. Rural communities face significant barriers to adopting renewable energy despite government climate policies and technological advances like smart grids and microgeneration. The paper identifies obstacles and enablers for renewable energy penetration in rural areas, where energy cooperatives and citizen prosumers can drive low-carbon transitions. It offers policy recommendations to accelerate renewable energy adoption in rural communities.

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Štreimikienė, D., Baležentis, T., Volkov, A., Morkūnas, M., Žičkienė, A., & Štreimikis, J.. (2021). Barriers and Drivers of Renewable Energy Penetration in Rural Areas. Energies. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206452

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DOI
10.3390/en14206452
Categories
energy, policy
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2026-04-28