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Impact of COVID‐19 on the Renewable Energy Sector and Mitigation Strategies
Author(s) -
Olabi Valentina,
Wilberforce Tabbi,
Elsaid Khaled,
Sayed Enas Taha,
Abdelkareem Mohammad Ali
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.202100504
Subject(s) - renewable energy , covid-19 , business , pandemic , sustainability , neglect , energy sector , china , obstacle , natural resource economics , climate change , economic growth , economics , engineering , political science , medicine , ecology , nursing , disease , pathology , law , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , biology
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.