The Penetration of Renewable and Sustainable Energy in Asia: A State-of-the-Art Review on Net-Metering

Waqas Ur Rehman; Abdul Rauf Bhatti; Ahmed Bilal Awan; Intisar Ali Sajjad; Asad Ali Khan; Rui Bo; Shaikh Saaqib Haroon; Salman Amin; Iskander Tlili; Oroghene Oboreh-Snapps

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022738

IEEE Access (Jan 2020)

The Penetration of Renewable and Sustainable Energy in Asia: A State-of-the-Art Review on Net-Metering

Waqas Ur Rehman,
Abdul Rauf Bhatti,
Ahmed Bilal Awan,
Intisar Ali Sajjad,
Asad Ali Khan,
Rui Bo,
Shaikh Saaqib Haroon,
Salman Amin,
Iskander Tlili,
Oroghene Oboreh-Snapps

Affiliations

Waqas Ur Rehman: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
Abdul Rauf Bhatti: ORCiD; Department of Electrical Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Faisalabad, Pakistan
Ahmed Bilal Awan: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Intisar Ali Sajjad: ORCiD; Department of Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Taxila, Pakistan
Asad Ali Khan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Rui Bo: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
Shaikh Saaqib Haroon: ORCiD; Department of Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Taxila, Pakistan
Salman Amin: ORCiD; Department of Electrical Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Taxila, Pakistan
Iskander Tlili: ORCiD; Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
Oroghene Oboreh-Snapps: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022738
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 170364 – 170388

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Conventional fossil-fuel energy resources are being drastically depleted; thus, the current shift towards renewable energy (RE) resources has become imperative. However, there are many impediments to the adoption of renewable power generation. These impediments can be overcome by enacting policies to encourage the acceptance of sustainable energy resources. For instance, the net-metering policy can provide the necessary incentives to promote the development of local distributed energy sources, primarily solar photovoltaic and wind generators. While there has been significant advancement and development in net-metering in Asia with the increased penetration of RE, at present there is a lack of systematic review in this area. This paper aims to present an in-depth review on net-metering advances and challenges, current RE shares, and future RE targets in the Asian region. Additionally, a case study is performed and an economic analysis of net-metering regulations in an Asian country is carried out. In this study, the monetary benefits of net-metering policies for residential consumers are proved. It is envisaged that the information gathered in this paper will be a valuable one-stop source of information for Asian researchers working on this topic.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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