000151703 001__ 151703 000151703 005__ 20250319155218.0 000151703 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108340 000151703 0248_ $$2sideral$$a143226 000151703 037__ $$aART-2025-143226 000151703 041__ $$aeng 000151703 100__ $$aGarcía-Riazuelo, Álvaro$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151703 245__ $$aSpatial distribution and drivers of renewable energies in European regions 000151703 260__ $$c2025 000151703 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000151703 5203_ $$aThe energy transition is a complex process that varies significantly among European regions. This research uses spatial econometric panel models to investigate the evolution of wind and photovoltaic (PV) energy in Europe throughout the 21st century by identifying the main drivers (socioeconomic, institutional, geographic and demographic factors) of renewable energy capacity in European regions. The study reveals high heterogeneity in the development of these renewable energy sources. GDP per capita shows a positive relationship with both technologies, while the opposite is found for population density. While natural resource factors considered here do not seem to considerable impact the location of wind and PV farms, the pattern of territorial technology diffusion through spatial spillovers stand out as a determining factor in the wind and photovoltaic energy place-based evolutionary processes. 000151703 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2022-140010OB-I00$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S40-23R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HORIZON EUROPE/101137905/EU/Pathways to(wards) carbon neutrality for climate, environment, health and socio-economic co-benefits (PANTHEON)/PANTHEON 000151703 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 000151703 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000151703 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3113-1698$$aDuarte, Rosa$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151703 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4802-600X$$aSarasa, Cristina$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151703 700__ $$aOrtega-Argilés, Raquel 000151703 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico 000151703 773__ $$g144 (2025), 108340[14 pp.]$$pEnergy econ.$$tENERGY ECONOMICS$$x0140-9883 000151703 8564_ $$s836898$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151703/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint$$zinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2028-03-27 000151703 8564_ $$s1388124$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151703/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint$$zinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2028-03-27 000151703 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:151703$$particulos$$pdriver 000151703 951__ $$a2025-03-19-14:21:09 000151703 980__ $$aARTICLE