Solar Energy Potential as Support for Sustainable Development of Romanian Economy

Abstract

Energetic resources represent one of the most important factors in the process of consolidation of competitive market economy, having also a very important role in assuring the functionality of the economic system components. The decline of oil and gas production imposes the necessity to identify and implement new energy sources. Another reason to identify new energy sources is the pollution that is generated by the fossil fuel burn. The chapter presents a methodology about the solar energy potential evaluation for Romania. As a result of the tax incentives that are offered to investors in renewable energy, many projects were developed in Romania in the recent years, especially about wind and solar energy. But many projects have been done without a realistic assessment of potential wind or solar energy, as the consulting firms had presented an exaggerated image of the financial potential of these investments.

Energy Poverty in European Union: Assessment Difficulties, Effects on the Quality of Life, Mitigation Measures. Some Evidences from Romania

“…Solutions to solve this problem must be adapted to the specifics of each category of vulnerable consumers (urban or rural), and require the involvement of many categories of stakeholders such as local communities, NGOs, banks that must have adapted credit offers, public institutions which The use of renewable energy sources-and the transition to the green economy-implies not only broad structural, institutional, technological, social, economic changes targeting the energy sector, transport, housing stock, equipment used by the population and companies in different fields, but also the behavior of consumers who must become more responsible in use of energy [68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77]. Modern societies must move towards an inclusive energy transition path that is achieved, on one hand, by reducing energy poverty, and on the other hand by controlling the impact of energy production and consumption on the environment through carbon emission [78][79][80][81].…”