Developing Nordic Cooperation in Renewable Electricity Policy: Exploring Views from Finland and Sweden

Kilpeläinen, Sarah

doi:10.17645/pag.v8i4.3408

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“…The largest amounts were invested in the wind, biomass, and hydropower energy sectors (Kilpeläinen, 2020 confirm this result [18]) during the whole period under review. Finland had the most installed electricity capacity in these mentioned sectors and produced the most renewable energy (there was not statistical dependence between investments from public financial institutions and installed electricity capacity either between investments and electricity generation based on the "p" values).…”

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Evaluation of development and efficiency of renewable energy sources in Nordic countries of the European Union

Čeryová

Belinska

Turčeková

et al. 2021

20th International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development Proceedings

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Renewable energy sources (solar, hydropower, wind, geothermal energy, and biomass) are an alternative to fossil fuels. Using renewable energy sources, in addition to environmental benefits (e.g., reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions), allows to improve the economic (e.g., increasing the state's independence from fuel and energy imports) and social (e.g., job creation) situation of countries. The cumulative effect of these benefits is the reason for the European Union support for renewable energy sources. The object of the research is the Scandinavian (or Nordic) member states of the European Union, which from all member states have made the most significant contribution to the value of gross finally energy consumption from renewable sources in the European Union. These countries -Sweden, Finland, and Denmarkhave on a long-term basis a large share of production from renewable sources. Due to the availability and variety of data, a basic data set was created, which represents data for five monitored indicators per capita of the renewable energy sector in the period 2009-2016. The results of the research part indicate the development tendency of these indicators and their statistically significant corelation using nonparametric statistical methods (such as Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman test and Spearman's correlation coefficients). Most indicators developed very fluctuating (an exception was an indicator "electricity capacity"increasing rate). An indicator "investments from public financial institutions" was unsystematical (the largest amount in Denmark -60 dollars per capita, in Finland 5.6 dollars per capita and in Sweden 36 dollars per capita). Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) model in the logarithmic form of Cobb-Douglas production function allowed to estimate the output-oriented technical efficiency of conversion inputs into output and compare it with other member states of the European Union. Finland has the highest level of technical efficiency (TE = 0.62), followed by Sweden (TE = 0.60) and the lowest by Denmark (TE = 0.44). In comparison to other European Union countries, the monitored countries are included in the same ranges of estimated technical efficiency as most European Union countries.

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Evaluation of development and efficiency of renewable energy sources in Nordic countries of the European Union

Čeryová

Belinska

Turčeková

et al. 2021

20th International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development Proceedings

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“…Threats posed by energy security issues can be mitigated either domestically or through international cooperation. Northern European countries, for example, have an agreement known as the "Nordic Program for Cooperation on Energy Policy" (Kilpeläinen, 2020). Norway is a country in Northern Europe that is relatively well-established in terms of energy resources.…”

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“…Norway is a country in Northern Europe that is relatively well-established in terms of energy resources. This reason is inextricably linked to several Norwegian investments and state-owned companies engaged in North Sea exploration, exploitation, and production (Kilpeläinen, 2020). However, to meet its energy needs, this region is developing renewable energy sources such as wind and water.…”

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“…These policies are governed by agreements between Northern European countries. The energy policy regulates the amount of electricity supplied to each Northern European country, as well as the setting of taxes, selling and buying prices for each energy supply, and future energy development strategies (Kilpeläinen, 2020). Threats posed by security issues can be mitigated both collectively and independently.…”

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The Securitization of Energy Issues from The Perspective of Security Studies

Ramadhan

2023

IJE

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Security studies debated the phenomenon of "high politics," such as politics and the military, at the outset of their development. As the study's object, it discusses the arms race, nuclear war, and political coups. Following the end of the Cold War, the economic, social, and environmental sectors became subjects of study in security studies. Not only that, but security studies also address issues that are frequently overlooked, such as energy issues. This is undeniably one of the most pressing issues in security studies today. The energy issue discusses how the country's foreign policy efforts will be carried out in order to avoid the threat of domestic energy scarcity. The inclusion of energy issues in security studies does not happen overnight. Through this scientific article, the author intends to examine how energy issues can become part of security issues. The author employs the concept of securitization to examine the securitization of energy issues from the standpoint of a security study. The author used a qualitative method in this study, with secondary data collection (journals and archive documents) as part of the data collection technique. The discussion of this scientific article has resulted in the securitization of energy issues being divided into three stages. Non-securitization, politicization, and securitization are the stages. Energy issues are not considered security issues during the non-securitization stage. When the energy issue becomes politicized, it poses a real threat that the government must address. Meanwhile, security issues have defined threats in the securitization stage. However, this securitization process will only take place if the audience accepts the threat and the state takes responsibility for mitigation efforts. The author comes to the conclusion that the securitization of energy issues is mutual between the state and the audience (society).

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“…To ensure the robust and sustainable supply and demand while facing an uncertain climatic future, requires efficient cross-technology integration and, in turn, close collaboration and communication between end-users and climate service/data providers [6][7][8] in order to mediate imminent challenges such as data accessibility, formats and commercial interests [9]. Non-technological barriers include political, social and legal challenges [10,11], but are all outside the scope of this study. That said, the Nordic electricity market offers special opportunities for the efficient and joint management of wind, solar, and hydropower, since hydropower reservoirs, which dominate the Nordic electricity market [12], can act as electricity storage, and at the same time constitute a very flexible production facility.…”

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Climate Services for Renewable Energy in the Nordic Electricity Market

Halsnæs

Bay

Kaspersen

et al. 2021

Climate

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To limit global warming to less than 2 °C requires a low-carbon transition with very large shares of renewables. Options such as wind, solar and hydro are influenced by both short and longer-term weather and climate variability. While still subject to natural and anthropogenic climate forcing and fluctuating energy prices, water reservoirs can dually operate as storage and production facilities and serve to balance the more volatile production capacity from solar and wind. This paper assesses the dynamics and demands of the hydro-dominated Nordic electricity system and market and identifies untapped potential for climate services based on a combination of literature-based research, documented stakeholder needs and data sources on historical and future conditions. A critical need for both improving the appropriateness and reliability of existing climate services and for developing new tailored solutions for a broader group of stakeholders from the renewable energy sector in the Nordics is observed. The quantification of uncertainties related to short-term weather forecasts and longer-term climate predictions is also found to be important for minimizing the financial risk in relation to systems management and to overall investments in renewable energy.

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Developing Nordic Cooperation in Renewable Electricity Policy: Exploring Views from Finland and Sweden

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Evaluation of development and efficiency of renewable energy sources in Nordic countries of the European Union

Evaluation of development and efficiency of renewable energy sources in Nordic countries of the European Union

The Securitization of Energy Issues from The Perspective of Security Studies

Climate Services for Renewable Energy in the Nordic Electricity Market

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