scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF ENERGY PRICES OF BIOMASS FUEL IN UKRAINE

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
V.G. Kramar
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Price Change ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Energy Price ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Local Conditions

The purpose of this work is to analyze the energy price change for different kinds of biomass and for natural gas from 2016 to 2020 and to compare it with the relevant trends for countries with a longer experience and  more developed market of fuel biomass. The study revealed that during the significant increase of natural gas price (from June 2016 to December 2018), the energy price of biomass increased at the same or even higher rate than the energy price of natural gas. During the declining natural gas prices (December 2018 to February 2020), when its price almost returned to the situation in mid-2016, the energy price of biomass decreased slightly, but still remains too high, and to date for pellets it is practically equal to the energy price of natural gas. This kind of energy price change for biomass compared to its change for fossil fuels in Ukraine differs significantly from the trends inherent to countries with longer experience of biomass energy use and developed market mechanisms for its pricing (in particular, Austria, Lithuania, Germany, Finland, Sweden). The imperfection of market pricing mechanisms for biomass fuel in Ukraine can be evidenced by the fact that most purchases of biomass in the Prozorro system involve only one supplier. Possible ways to improve the current situation are to promote the creation of more biofuel producers and to improve the conditions for access to raw materials for them, to create a biofuel exchange based on the organizational structure of the Lithuanian biofuel exchange Baltpool, taking into account local conditions.

scholarly journals The effects of energy price changes: heterogeneous welfare impacts and energy poverty in Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-200
Author(s):  
Sebastian Renner ◽  
Jann Lay ◽  
Michael Schleicher
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Price Change ◽  
Welfare Effects ◽  
Energy Price ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Energy Processing

AbstractWe study the welfare and energy poverty implications of energy price change scenarios in Indonesia. Our analysis extends previous analyses of energy price impacts at the household level in three ways. First, by employing a household energy demand system (QUAIDS), we are able to distinguish between first- and second-order welfare effects over the income distribution. Second, our results point to the ownership of energy-processing durables as another source of impact heterogeneity. Third, we extend the welfare analysis beyond the money-metric utility effects and look at energy poverty, which is understood as the absence of or imperfect access to reliable and clean modern energy services. The analysis indicates that energy prices may serve as an effective instrument to reduce energy use but also have important adverse welfare effects. The latter can, however, be mitigated by appropriate compensation policies.

scholarly journals Energy and the food system

2010 ◽  
Vol 365 (1554) ◽  
pp. 2991-3006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Woods ◽  
Adrian Williams ◽  
John K. Hughes ◽  
Mairi Black ◽  
Richard Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Food System ◽  
Crop Management ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Energy Inputs ◽  
The 1960S

Modern agriculture is heavily dependent on fossil resources. Both direct energy use for crop management and indirect energy use for fertilizers, pesticides and machinery production have contributed to the major increases in food production seen since the 1960s. However, the relationship between energy inputs and yields is not linear. Low-energy inputs can lead to lower yields and perversely to higher energy demands per tonne of harvested product. At the other extreme, increasing energy inputs can lead to ever-smaller yield gains. Although fossil fuels remain the dominant source of energy for agriculture, the mix of fuels used differs owing to the different fertilization and cultivation requirements of individual crops. Nitrogen fertilizer production uses large amounts of natural gas and some coal, and can account for more than 50 per cent of total energy use in commercial agriculture. Oil accounts for between 30 and 75 per cent of energy inputs of UK agriculture, depending on the cropping system. While agriculture remains dependent on fossil sources of energy, food prices will couple to fossil energy prices and food production will remain a significant contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Technological developments, changes in crop management, and renewable energy will all play important roles in increasing the energy efficiency of agriculture and reducing its reliance of fossil resources.

scholarly journals Potential and trends of use clean energy in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ngan Kim Thi Nguyen ◽  
Phuong Thi Hoang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Domestic Waste ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Comprehensive Picture

Currently, the use of clean energy to replace traditional energy is a trend that most countries in the world use to solve the problem: The use of energy so that it can ensure efficient sustainable development, environmental protection, anti-climate change, especially in developing countries like Vietnam. Based on the analysis of the current status of clean energy use in Vietnam, the article gives a comprehensive picture of the potential of developing available clean raw materials such as wind, solar and biomass energy, geothermal energy, energy from domestic waste,... The results of the study are expected to be considered by resource managers in the Clean Energy Exploitation Plan for the rational use of resources and protection. environment in the context of Vietnam's current conditions.

scholarly journals GREEN ENERGY: AN ANALYTICAL DISCOURSE

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Baluch ◽  
S. Mohtar ◽  
A. S. Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
To Come

The climate change, the global warming, the population growth and the continuous demand on energy and electricity in specific made renewable energy one of the most appropriate and fitting to answer all these changes of our environment. However, the vested interested groups belonging to the fossil fuel cartel continue working tirelessly to discourage the use of renewable energy and renewable energy solutions in the world. Despite the recusant efforts of the Oil Cartel, renewable energy use has grown much faster than anyone anticipated. This paper: defines green and renewable energy; highlights its benefits; and illustrates that clean energy technologies are prepared for accelerated and widespread expansion in the global power sector. The paper critically examines the recusant efforts of the Oil Cartel undermining green renewable energy sector by bankrolling the production of unconventional oil and gas; and demonstrates that over-reliance on fossil fuels for power generation has significant health, environmental, and economic risks and is not a long-term solution to our energy needs. The paper concludes that a global transition to renewable energy is already underway. Renewable Energy offers an alternative to conventional sources and grants us greater control over future energy prices and supply. The energy choices we make during this pivotal moment will have huge consequences for our health, our climate, and our economy for decades to come.

scholarly journals Farmers’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Biomass as Renewable Energy—A Case Study from Southeastern Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4009
Author(s):  
Prespa Ymeri ◽  
Csaba Gyuricza ◽  
Csaba Fogarassy
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Southeastern Europe

Among the renewable energy sources, increasing the use of biomass (agricultural by-products) could be important from both an environmental and a climate protection perspective, but in many cases this is not a part of the current practice. Especially in developing countries, a large amount of agricultural waste suitable for energy use remains unused, remaining on the arable land or being burned in the field. Complicating matters is the fact that some countries have significant fossil energy reserves. This is also the case in Kosovo, which has the largest reserves of coal reserves (lignite) in southeastern Europe. An important question is how polluting and non-climate-friendly fossil fuels are to be replaced when they are available cheaply and in large quantities. The function of the political and economic models used in Europe has local specificity. It is not possible to copy the good solutions introduced by each country because of differences in the economic systems and farmers. Previous research has paid little attention to the producer conditions for available waste biomass sales. Studies have not examined the sales attitudes of farmers, or under what conditions they are willing to sell a larger proportion of the straw produced—of course, in such a way that they also meet the needs of animal husbandry, nutrients, and carbon supply. Using binary logistics regression and descriptive statistics not yet used in previous research, we analyzed the factors that influence farmers’ willingness to sell, sales barriers, and incentives. According to the respondents, the biggest barriers to selling straw are the lack of a market (74.1%) and baling machines (50.9%), while the main incentives may be a good price (75%) and a guaranteed contract (67.8%). The farmers surveyed believe that, in a safe market, with a multiyear contractual agreement, they would sell more than half of their straw for biomass energy production. The use of straw in animal husbandry is declining due to the introduction of new technological solutions, so the use of straw for energy purposes is an increasingly topical issue in the rapidly developing southeastern European countries as well. Based on our research results, it can be stated that the majority of farmers are willing to sell more than 50% of the amount of straw produced for energy purposes if the business model and state regulations are appropriate.

scholarly journals Time-Varying Volatility Feedback of Energy Prices: Evidence from Crude Oil, Petroleum Products, and Natural Gas Using a TVP-SVM Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Jiang ◽  
Chao-Qun Ma ◽  
Xiao-Guang Yang ◽  
Yi-Shuai Ren
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Structural Breaks ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Energy Price ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Svm Model ◽  
Volatility Feedback

: In this paper, the time-varying volatility feedback of nine series of energy prices is researched by employing the time-varying parameter stochastic volatility in mean (TVP-SVM) model. The major findings and conclusions can be grouped as follows: Significant differences exist in the time-varying volatility feedback among the nine major energy productions. Specifically, crude oil and diesel’s price volatility has a remarkable positive time-varying effect on their returns. Yet the returns, for natural gas and most petroleum products are negatively affected by their price volatility over time. Furthermore, obvious structural break features exist in the time-varying volatility feedback of energy prices, which coincide with the breakpoints in the energy volatility. This indicates that some factors such as major global economic and geopolitical events that cause the sudden structural breaks in the energy volatility may also affect the volatility feedback of the energy price. Moreover, the volatility feedback in energy price will become weak and even have no impact on energy returns in some special periods when the energy price volatility is extremely high.

“Economics of the constants” and long cycles of energy prices dynamics

2016 ◽  
pp. 36-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Bashmakov
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Energy Intensity ◽  
Turning Points ◽  
Energy Price ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Energy Mix ◽  
Income Ratio ◽  
Intensity Changes ◽  
Long Time

This paper shows the cyclical evolution of energy prices and energy costs share with cycles lasting 25-30 years. Energy costs constants, i.e. stable over long time energy costs to income ratio, are the center of ‘economic gravitation’. Cycles and energy affordability thresholds are found in all major final energy use sectors manifesting the ‘minus one’ phenomenon, which shows that cyclelong energy intensity changes as much as real energy prices. Energy affordability thresholds and asymmetric price elasticities are important factors determining the existence of the turning points towards the center of ‘economic gravitation’ in the cyclic evolution of energy costs shares. The cyclical nature of energy price dynamics has been manifesting for five centuries and experienced multiple technological transitions and changes in the energy mix.

scholarly journals Fossil fuels markets in the “energy transition” era

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-436
Author(s):  
Vyatcheslav A. Kulagin ◽  
Dmitry A. Grushevenko ◽  
Nikita O. Kapustin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Socioeconomic Changes ◽  
Long Term Impact

The global energy sector is undergoing a global transformation under the influence of technological breakthroughs in several sectors of production and consumption, as well as profound socioeconomic changes in approaches to energy use. This process became known as “energy transition.” In this paper, the authors investigate the long-term impact of the energy transition and related processes on the markets of key fossil fuels: oil, natural gas, and coal. Research shows that all fossil fuel sectors will face a significant increase in competition, both within traditional markets and from other energy sources, due to the development of inter-fuel competition. At the same time, energy policies and efforts to combat greenhouse gas emissions will mostly determine the energy balances of the largest countries, and will have an even greater impact on the market. Natural gas, as the most environmentally friendly of fossil fuels, with a large potential to supplement the generation of new renewable energy sources (NRES), will be the least impaired by the energy transition. In the next 20 years, its consumption and production are expected to grow significantly. Oil is under serious pressure from environmental legislation and growing inter-fuel competition in the transport sector. It is highly likely that consumption will peak before 2040, yet the depletion of traditional resources is supporting prices. The coal market is set for an almost inevitable reduction in consumption. New technologies for capturing emissions can only partially mitigate the rate of coal use decline.

Needed Research with Respect to Energy Use in Agricultural Production

1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Havlicek ◽  
Oral Capps
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Oil Price ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Price Increases

The agricultural industry, like other industries, has become increasingly dependent upon energy resources such as electricity, fossil fuels, chemicals and fertilizers, largely due to relatively low energy prices. In the middle 1970s, however, energy prices rose sharply as a result of continuously rightward shifting energy demands and leftward shifting energy supplies due to dwindling domestic reserves and oil price increases by OPEC nations. Although the rapidly rising energy prices may have been viewed initially as a temporary phenomenon, most now agree that we are in an era of high energy prices. Carter and Youde [2] have discussed some impacts of the changing energy situation on U.S. agriculture.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document