Energy security and renewable energy efficiency in EU

Gökgöz, Fazıl; Güvercin, Mustafa Taylan

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.07.046

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“…The European Commission policy in promoting renewable energy sources gives successful results. Investments in renewables reduce the necessity of import fossil fuels and energy, which contributes to the increase of energy security (Gökgöz and Güvercin 2018).…”

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Diversification of energy production and consumption in European Union countries

Janiszewska¹

2019

Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal

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The aim of the research is to assess and discuss the diversity of energy production and consumption in European Union countries. The time scope covers the years 2007 and 2016. The diversity of EU countries was examined using the cluster analysis. The following diagnostic features were adopted for the analysis: energy dependency rate (in %), gross inland consumption of energy per 10,000 inhabitants (toe/10,000 inhabitants), primary production of energy (all products) per 10,000 inhabitants (toe/10,000 inhabitants), primary production of renewable energies per 10,000 inhabitants (toe/10,000 inhabitants), primary production of energy (without renewable energy) per 10,000 inhabitants (toe/10,000 inhabitants). Comparing the included indicators from 2016 to 2007 for all EU countries, an increase was recorded only for the primary production of renewable energies per 10,000 inhabitants,. Based on the cluster analysis, the examined countries were divided into six groups. According to the results of the research carried out, Northern and Eastern European countries are characterized by low energy dependence. However, according to the analysis carried out, this dependence is guaranteed based on various energy sources. The Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Finland) owe their high independence to the production of large amounts of energy from renewable sources. On the other hand, countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia and the whole of Eastern Europe are based on primary energy sources such as: coal, oil and gas. Southern 6 Europe countries (Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta) are characterized by high energy dependence, as evidenced by low rates in the area of energy production, both in total and renewable and non-renewable energy production.

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Diversification of energy production and consumption in European Union countries

Janiszewska¹

2019

Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal

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“…At the national level, quite a few studies have been conducted. For example, Gökgöz et al used the DEA method to measure energy consumption efficiency in EU countries [9]. Simsek [10] quantified energy consumption efficiency in 23 OECD countries and demonstrated that countries such as Ireland, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and the US display the highest level of energy consumption efficiency.…”

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Assessing the Economic-Environmental Efficiency of Energy Consumption and Spatial Patterns in China

Peng

Zhao

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The improvement of energy consumption efficiency represents a significant task and a critical step toward sustainable energy transformations. This study uses a data envelopment analysis (DEA) and spatial autocorrelation method to conduct comprehensive measurement and assessment research on the economic-environmental efficiency of energy consumption in 31 Chinese provinces. It then carries out a synthetic study on energy consumption efficiency in the context of temporal and spatial dimensions, analyzes the characteristics and patterns related to temporal and spatial evolution, and systematically summarizes the temporal and spatial evolution processes associated with China’s economic-environmental efficiency in energy consumption. The results show that economic efficiency and environmental efficiency, both directly related to energy consumption, are positively correlated and display a parallel and synchronizing relationship. China’s energy consumption efficiency displays an upward trend in general, although differences exist between economic efficiency and environmental efficiency about the growth rate and overall development level. In other words, economic efficiency is generally higher than environmental efficiency. A positive spatial correlation occurs between economic and environmental efficiency in energy consumption across all the Chinese provinces studied. Furthermore, some cluster characteristic can be identified. Accurately, the eastern coastal area of China with a higher efficiency represents a spatial cluster of high values, whereas the midwestern inland area of China with a lower efficiency represents a spatial cluster of low values. Therefore, a descending pattern is displayed from the east to the west. As time goes by, the extent of clustering could become more prominent, accompanied by an increasing spatial cluster of high values and a decreasing spatial cluster of low values. Accordingly, China needs to improve its energy consumption efficiency further and promote sustainable energy transformations.

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“…Renewable energy is produced from local natural resources that are constantly replenished and environmentally friendly. Thanks to this features renewables are available, accessible and acceptable worldwide (Gökgöz and Güvercin 2018). Thus the consumption of renewable energy contributes both to environmental protection and to improving energy security.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Consequences of the energy policy in member states of the European Union – the renewable energy sources targets

Ossowska¹

2019

Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal

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The aim of the article is to discuss and assess the diversification of renewable energy sources consumption in European Union member states. The time scope covers 2005 and 2015. The data comes from Eurostat. The analysis was based on synthetic indicators-using a non-standard method. Synthetic indicators were assessed based on three simple features such as: the share of renewable energy in energy consumption in 2015, the difference between the share of renewable energy in energy consumption in 2015 and in 2005 (in percentage points), deficit/surplus in the 2020 target reached in 2015 (in percentage points). The European Union member states were divided into four diversified group in terms of renewable energy sources consumption (first class-a very high level, second class-quite a high level, third class-quite a low level, fourth class-a very low level). Then the divided groups were analyzed according to the share of renewable energy sources in the primary production of renewable energy and the consumption of individual renewable energy sources. During the research period renewable energy consumption increased in the European Union, but individual member states are characterized by a diverse situation. The type of energy used depends largely on national resources. The countries of Northern Europe are characterized by a gre-22 ater share of renewable energy sources in consumption. Biomass is the most popular renewable source of energy in the European Union. Depending on the conditions of individual countries-it is agricultural and forest biomass.

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Energy security and renewable energy efficiency in EU

Cited by 219 publications

References 43 publications

Diversification of energy production and consumption in European Union countries

Diversification of energy production and consumption in European Union countries

Assessing the Economic-Environmental Efficiency of Energy Consumption and Spatial Patterns in China

Consequences of the energy policy in member states of the European Union – the renewable energy sources targets

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