Clean Energy Blueprint: Increasing Energy Security, Saving Money, and Protecting the Environment With Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Alan Nogee ◽  
Steven Clemmer ◽  
Deborah Donovan ◽  
Jeff Deyette
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Clean Energy

NEXUS BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY SECURITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM BRICS ECONOMIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
CHING-CHI HSU ◽  
FENGSHENG CHIEN ◽  
QUANG-THANH NGO ◽  
TIEN-DUNG NGUYEN ◽  
HIEU MINH VU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area

The objective of this study is to measure the energy efficiency and energy security by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and an econometric estimation such as ordinary least square method (OLS) to measure the relationship between energy efficiency, energy security and economic development with macro-economic indicators such as energy consumption, economic growth, and environmental degradation factors by using the data from 1976 to 2016 while the energy efficiency has been measured during the period of 2010 to 2018. Results show that Brazil and Russia are countries with less energy for these consecutive years. This work contributes to the existing literature on eco-friendly and sustainable policy design in BRICS countries based on multiple indicators. The analysis also indicates that the quality of a country’s laws and regulations are essential for expanding research on renewable energy because the right policy tools serve as the basis for the transition. It is also found that Brazil, Russia, and South Africa have the best score in terms of energy and economic development while China and India are among the lowest performing countries in clean energy. Energy efficiency results show that china has the highest score of 1 while India and South Africa energy score is about 0.623 and 0.64 respectively. This serves as a panacea to study the country’s energy insecurity and bridge the gap in the literature. As the renewable energy industry is considered a high-risk area, it is necessary to develop essential aversion tools for financial policy risks to attract private capital.

We Want a Made-in-the-U.S.A. Economy

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Phil Angelides
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Made In

We're going to have to organize relentlessly day and night if we really want that clean-energy, good-jobs, made-in-the-USA economy. That means pushing for sweeping investments in energy efficiency, public transportation, renewable energy. It means retooling America's manufacturing base. It means new investments in research and development. It means training and educating our workers and our young people. It means pushing for climate-change legislation this year that will cap and reduce emissions. We can do it.

scholarly journals Energy Security Assessment of Emerging Economies under Global and Local Challenges

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 5860
Author(s):  
Iryna Sotnyk ◽  
Tetiana Kurbatova ◽  
Oleksandr Kubatko ◽  
Olha Prokopenko ◽  
Gunnar Prause ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Decoupling Index ◽  
The Impact

This paper proposes methodological approaches to assessing the impact of renewable energy and energy efficiency development on emerging economies’ energy security. It is suggested to supplement the current methodology for assessing energy security with the decoupling index of the renewable energy financial burden on the state budget, the energy efficiency decoupling index, the households’ energy poverty indicator, the index of capacity development for balancing electricity generation volumes, and the energy fluctuations indicator. These indices provide a comprehensive assessment of energy security under the latest challenges. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic in the Ukrainian energy sector led to the “green and coal paradox”, when the government decided to keep green electricity generation but limit nuclear generation. It required increased flexible capacities (thermal generation) and led to a rise in electricity prices and environmental pollution. Forecasting energy fluctuations with Butterworth filters allows minimizing the risks of maximum peak loads on the grid and timely prevention of emergencies. The energy fluctuations within the 20% range guarantee energy security and optimal energy companies’ operation. It is proposed to smooth out energy consumption fluctuations through green energy development, smart grids formation, energy efficiency improvements, and energy capacities balancing to ensure energy and economic sustainability.

Energy security and renewable energy efficiency in EU

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 226-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazıl Gökgöz ◽  
Mustafa Taylan Güvercin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security

scholarly journals Increased Fossil Fuel Consumption and Its Impact on Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Kehinde Damilola Ilesanmi ◽  
Devi Datt Tewari
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Change Mitigation

Energy efficiency improvement is believed to be an effective means of reducing energy consumption thereby reducing green-house gas emission and as well promoting sustainable economic development. Therefore, ascertaining the energy efficiency level will guide policy makers on the right kind policy intervention that will guarantee energy security, climate change mitigation and sustainable growth and development. The study employed a multivariate regression technique to estimation of the impact of a change in the energy structure on aggregate energy efficiency and economic growth. It was revealed in the study that, though an increase usage of fossil fuel is an important factor input for economic growth, however, it is inimical to the efforts aimed at combating climate change. The study also revealed that the marginal efficiency of the energy inputs is important for ensuring increased output as well as sustainable energy supply. Energy efficiency was seen as a mechanism for improving optimal energy utilization. Therefore, improving the level of energy efficiency will significantly assist in providing clean energy coupled with achieving sustainable development goals. This will benefit the nation in terms of ensuring energy security together with climate change mitigation. Policy makers should also focus more on investing in energy efficiency promoting technologies in order to reduce the per capita energy consumption without compromising the economic output level.   Received: 16 June 2021 / Accepted: 7 November 2021 / Published: 3 January 2022

Energy security and implementation of renewable energy in the European Union

2020 ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Magdalena Tkaczyk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gradual Reduction ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Climate Crisis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

In the light of the deepening climate crisis and global challenges, the issue of energy security is discussed more broadly. The growing fears of the European Union characterised as a region that is highly dependent on energy import from non-EU countries, lead to the modernisation of the European energy sector. The EU is actively promoting the implementation of renewable energy and investments in a sustainable economyto ensure energy security. In this essay, the author analyses a research on the impact of renewable energy efficiency on the gradual reduction of dependence on energy supplies, that was carried out by Turkish scientists, F. Gökgöz and M.T. Güvercin, in 2018. In order to obtain a comprehensive perspective on this issue, the author confronts this publication with other scientific articles in the field of EU energy security.

scholarly journals Regional Security Assessment of Integrated Energy Systems with Renewables in China: A Grid-Connected Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10299
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Zhao ◽  
Huijia Yang
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Regional Energy ◽  
Regional Interaction ◽  
Integrated Energy Systems

Stable and reliable integrated energy systems are one of the major issues related to sustainable regional and national energy development. Because most existing studies are conducted on whole countries, few address the effects of regional interaction and renewable energy. Therefore, a natural disaster risk assessment model (NDRAM) combined with spatial models is used as a general systematic tool to assess and resolve regional energy security, based on a framework of resources, generation, transmission, marketing and consumption, with 17 metrics. In particular, energy systems were treated as organic connected-units and their security status was regarded as a combined result of potential hazard and system vulnerability. The proposed method was applied to evaluate and classify the security situation of 31 Chinese provinces in 2016. The results showed that transmission had the most significant impact among five major risk sources. The closer grid connections have a stronger ability to deal with risks among regions, where renewables consumption could be better stimulated cross-regionally. In terms of a regional perspective, there is still a gap among different regions, and eastern China presented higher energy risk status. The most energy-hazard provinces are mainly in the east provinces with well-developed levels in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. The least energy-vulnerable provinces are mainly in the abundant natural resources regions such as Inner Mongolia, Sichuan and Xinjiang. The NDRAM-based general model provides a systematic tool for quantitative assessment of regional energy security with a full accounting of regional interaction and renewable energy issues, which may help to develop clean energy, optimize system infrastructure and improve scientific management.

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