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Towards Sustainable Energy: A Systematic Review of Renewable Energy Sources, Technologies, and Public Opinions

University of Malaya · Universiti Brunei Darussalam · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

The use of renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, and biomass will not diminish their availability. Sunlight being a constant source of energy is used to meet the ever-increasing energy need. This review discusses the world's energy needs, renewable energy technologies for domestic use, and highlights public opinions on renewable energy. A systematic review of the literature was conducted from 2009 to 2018. During this process, more than 300 articles were classified and 42 papers were filtered for critical review. The literature analysis showed that despite serious efforts at all levels to reduce reliance on fossil fuels by promoting renewable energy as its alternative, fossil fuels continue to…

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Keywords
  • Renewable energy
  • Environmental economics
  • Sustainable energy
  • Energy (signal processing)
  • Computer science
  • Engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Economics
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