scholarly journals The Decarbonisation Challenge of Southeast Europe: A Case Study of Romania

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-346
Author(s):  
Radu Dudău ◽  
Mihnea Cătuţi
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Net Zero

AbstractNot only is Romania facing some crucial energy system problems, but the proposed solutions have often been improvised and incoherent. This also raises doubts about the effectiveness of strategic planning aimed at implementing the energy transition to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Risk Analysis in Renewable Energy System (RES) Investment for a Developing Country: A Case Study in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-223
Author(s):  
Izzet Alp Gul ◽  
Gülgün Kayakutlu ◽  
M. Özgür Kayalica
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Infrastructure Investments

Technological improvements allow changing a significant part of the electricity generation investments to renewable energies. Especially in emerging markets and energy import-dependent countries, shift to renewable energy generation became more important to break the links of dependency. Pakistan relies on imported fossil fuels; however, the country’s experience and ambition about the renewable energy transition gain prominence in recent years. Considering the long-term life cycle of energy infrastructure investments, possible risk factors and their dynamic nature must be analysed before the financial decisions are taken. This article aims to propose a system dynamics model for the risk analysis of investment life cycle. In this study, possible risk factors are detected and discussed in different categories. The casual loop diagram of possible risk factors and risk assessment model are designed, and the impacts are analysed. Case study of the proposed model in Pakistan highlighted the importance of commercial risks. The results achieved through this study will guide investors, sector participants and policymakers to develop stable strategies for promoting renewable energy in the country. JEL: Q42, P48, O13

scholarly journals Moving Towards Nexus Solutions to ‘Energy’ Problems: An Inclusive Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 163-183
Author(s):  
Ralitsa Petrova Hiteva
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Urban Gardening ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The City

AbstractThis chapter offers an innovative approach to examining how fuel poverty in one of the most affected countries in the EU: Bulgaria can be examined as part of the urban nexus of food, water, energy and the environment. Building on bodies of literature of the nexus, fuel poverty, energy transitions and energy geographies, this chapter uses the example of energy provisioning in the capital city of Bulgaria: Sofia to illustrate how a more inclusive approach to addressing fuel poverty and air pollution can be developed. The case study unpacks the urban nexus by examining three practices: urban gardening, making zimnina, and heating and energy use in the home. It illustrates how the interdependencies between the practices of urban gardening, making zimnina and domestic heating and energy use have direct implications for the energy system of provisioning and can be important vectors in the energy transition for vulnerable citizens in the city. The chapter addresses an important research gap in urban nexus literature by offering a compelling empirical account of mapping nexus interactions through the perspective of vulnerable users, focusing on low-technological ways of managing the urban nexus (rather than technologically driven integration across sectors).

Energy Transition in Oil and Gas Companies: A Case Study in the Colombian Hydrocarbons Sector

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Antonio Plazas Niño
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

Abstract The conjunction between energy transition and oil and gas companies sets a significative question related to the role that these companies should play to respond to the gradual but continuous change in the worldwide energy system and the challenge of migrating from a fossil fuel-based structure to a green energy-driven economy with zero emissions of greenhouse gases. In this context, this paper enables to illustrate the main actions and strategies implemented by oil and gas companies to address the energy transition through a case study involving the most important Colombian company in the sector. Likewise, the work spotlights the relevance of implementing policies aimed at the transformation of oil and gas companies into integrated energy companies. Finally, an analysis framework is proposed to study the performance of oil and gas companies in the area of energy transition as a contribution for future research.

scholarly journals Environmental Issues in City Logistics: The Case of Low Emission Zones in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Gilles Paché ◽  
Christian Morel
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders

The energy transition can be defined as all the transformations of the system of production, distribution and consumption of energy carried out in a territory in order to make it more ecological. The aim is to reduce the environmental impact of an energy system. Inseparable from sustainable development, the energy transition contributes to the fight against global warming, through the implementation of changes based on innovative technologies, but also and above all on new political orientations. The paper focuses in particular on city logistics in Europe as an illustration of energy transition, showing that strategic interactions between city logistics stakeholders are at the heart of new practices, particularly in the implementation of low emission zones (LEZs). A case study was conducted with a large French metropolitan area, which is at the forefront of sustainable city logistics. This case study is based on an analysis of official documents written as part of the implementation of the LEZ. Using a conceptual framework drawn from the SCP paradigm, which is at the origin of the industrial organization’s stream, the results indicate that the success of environmental city logistics strategies depends effectively on interactions between several public and private stakeholders, and not only on virtuous managerial practices from companies.

scholarly journals Ecological Scarcity Based Impact Assessment for a Decentralised Renewable Energy System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5655
Author(s):  
Hendrik Lambrecht ◽  
Steffen Lewerenz ◽  
Heidi Hottenroth ◽  
Ingela Tietze ◽  
Tobias Viere
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Biomass Combustion ◽  
Renewable Energy System ◽  
Trade Offs

Increasing the share of renewable energies in electricity and heat generation is the cornerstone of a climate-friendly energy transition. However, as renewable technologies rely on diverse natural resources, the design of decarbonized energy systems inevitably leads to environmental trade-offs. This paper presents the case study of a comprehensive impact assessment for different future development scenarios of a decentralized renewable energy system in Germany. It applies an adapted ecological scarcity method (ESM) that improves decision-support by ranking the investigated scenarios and revealing their main environmental shortcomings: increased mineral resource use and pollutant emissions due to required technical infrastructure and a substantial increase in land use due to biomass combustion. Concerning the case study, the paper suggests extending the set of considered options, e.g., towards including imported wind energy. More generally, the findings underline the need for a comprehensive environmental assessment of renewable energy systems that integrate electricity supply with heating, cooling, and mobility. On a methodical level, the ESM turns out to be a transparent and well adaptable method to analyze environmental trade-offs from renewable energy supply. It currently suffers from missing quantitative targets that are democratically sufficiently legitimized. At the same time, it can provide a sound basis for an informed discussion on such targets.

scholarly journals End Use Energy Services Framework Co-Creation with Multiple Stakeholders—A Living Lab-Based Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7565
Author(s):  
Omar Shafqat ◽  
Elena Malakhtka ◽  
Nina Chrobot ◽  
Per Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
End Use

End use energy services have an important role in the ongoing energy transition process by improving the value proposition to the customer through better needs fulfillment and experience and providing system value to the energy system. This study presents a framework for end use energy services, developed as a result of co-creation with multiple stakeholders for a case study in a living lab context. The framework has been co-created using the principles of systems thinking to identify and map both existing and emerging elements and interactions within the energy system and customers. The framework is organized to include aspects from energy system and human system perspectives and divides the energy services development process into three distinct stages. The development stages comprise the strategic planning stage, service design stage, and solution stage. Key considerations are provided for each stage to develop a clearer understanding of the overall end use energy service process.

Determinants and barriers of PV self-consumption in Spain from the perception of the installers for the promotion of distributed energy systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-169
Author(s):  
José Ángel Gimeno ◽  
Eva Llera Sastresa ◽  
Sabina Scarpellini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Transition Scenario

Currently, self-consumption and distributed energy facilities are considered as viable and sustainable solutions in the energy transition scenario within the European Union. In a low carbon society, the exploitation of renewables for self-consumption is closely tied to the energy market at the territorial level, in search of a compromise between competitiveness and the sustainable exploitation of resources. Investments in these facilities are highly sensitive to the existence of favourable conditions at the territorial level, and the energy policies adopted in the European Union have contributed positively to the distributed renewables development and the reduction of their costs in the last decade. However, the number of the installed facilities is uneven in the European Countries and those factors that are more determinant for the investments in self-consumption are still under investigation. In this scenario, this paper presents the main results obtained through the analysis of the determinants in self-consumption investments from a case study in Spain, where the penetration of this type of facilities is being less relevant than in other countries. As a novelty of this study, the main influential drivers and barriers in self-consumption are classified and analysed from the installers' perspective. On the basis of the information obtained from the installers involved in the installation of these facilities, incentives and barriers are analysed within the existing legal framework and the potential specific lines of the promotion for the effective deployment of self-consumption in an energy transition scenario.

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