Renewable energy, waste management and the circular economy in the EU: solar PV and wind power

2017 ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feja Lesniewska
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals How Far Away Are World Economies from Circularity: Assessing the Capacity of Circular Economy Policy Packages in the Operation of Raw Materials and Industrial Wastes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4394
Author(s):  
Margarita Ignatyeva ◽  
Vera Yurak ◽  
Alexey Dushin ◽  
Vladimir Strovsky ◽  
Sergey Zavyalov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Degree Level ◽  
The Eu

Nowadays, circular economy (CE) is on the agenda, however, this concept of closed supply chains originated in the 1960s. The current growing quantity of studies in this area accounts for different discourses except the holistic one, which mixes both approaches—contextual and operating (contextual approach utilizes the thorough examination of the CE theory, stricture of the policy, etc.; the operating one uses any kind of statistical data)—to assess the capacity of circular economy regulatory policy packages (CERPP) in operating raw materials and industrial wastes. This article demonstrates new guidelines for assessing the degree level of capacity (DLC) of CERPPs in the operation of raw materials and industrial wastes by utilizing the apparatus of the fuzzy set theory. It scrupulously surveys current CERPPs in three regions: the EU overall, Finland and Russia; and assesses for eight regions—the EU overall, Finland, Russia, China, Greece, France, the Netherlands and South Korea—the DLC of CERPPs in operating raw materials and industrial wastes. The results show that EU is the best in CE policy and its CERPP is 3R. The following are South Korea and China with the same type of CERPP. Finland, France and the Netherlands have worse results than EU with the type of CERPP called “integrated waste management” because of the absence of a waste hierarchy (reduce, recover, recycle). Russia closes the list with the type of CERPP “basic waste management”.

Youth Entrepreneurship in the Circular Economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 345-360
Author(s):  
Idahosa Igbinakhase
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Waste Prevention ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Youth Entrepreneurship

The chapter focuses on the critical analysis of youth entrepreneurship in a circular economy. Youth entrepreneurs are important stakeholders in the circular economy operated in both developing and developed business environments. Youth entrepreneurial business activities include renewable energy, recycling, waste management, and organic food production. Youth entrepreneurial business activities are known to create both social and economic impacts in business environments despite the presence of several limiting issues and challenges that affect their overall potential as circular value creators in the circular economy. Some challenges experienced by youth entrepreneurs in a circular economy include waste prevention and lack of new and innovative circular technologies. In addition, key solutions to the challenges faced by youth entrepreneurs in a circular economy were discussed and analyzed.

scholarly journals Implementation of a Circular Economy in Ukraine: The Context of European Integration

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Nestor Shpak ◽  
Oleh Kuzmin ◽  
Olga Melnyk ◽  
Mariana Ruda ◽  
Włodzimierz Sroka
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Purchasing Power Parity ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Power Parity ◽  
Multifactor Model ◽  
The Eu

The current model of resource management mainly contributes to mass short-term consumption, which creates an unstable and extremely critical situation on the planet. Going beyond the traditional industrial model of Take-Make-Waste, the circular economy aims to reduce waste (and therefore minimize costs) and to redefine sustainable development. This entails a gradual separation of economic activity from the consumption of scarce resources and the removal of waste from the system. In order to foreground the principles of a circular economy in Ukraine, this study analyzes its benefits based on the relevant experience of the EU. The paper also presents the results of research and content analysis on the situation of waste management in Ukraine and compares the trends using key indicators. The core of the paper is developing a conceptual model of making and coordinating management decisions on the implementation of business projects in the context of a circular economy in Ukraine. A multifactor model (the Farrar–Glauber method was further developed) has been built by identification of the main factors, i.e., the volume of generated waste from economic activity per unit of GDP at constant prices, emissions of pollutants, and capital investments for the protection of the environment. Factor coefficients indicate how many units will change the resultant trait Y, measured in thousand tonnes, if one of them changes by 1 (each in units of measure). It means that if the volume of waste generated from economic activity per unit of GDP at constant 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) prices decreases by 1 kg/$1000, waste management of I–IV classes will be reduced by 952,737 thousand tonnes. The approbated model can be used to analyze the situation with recycling in the EU countries, considering the amount of capital investment in environmental protection.

scholarly journals Behavioral change for the circular economy: A review with focus on electronic waste management in the EU

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 100035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keshav Parajuly ◽  
Colin Fitzpatrick ◽  
Orla Muldoon ◽  
Ruediger Kuehr
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Small and medium enterprises and eco-innovations: empirical study of Slovak SME´s

2019 ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubica Lesakova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Eu

Eco-innovation and green technologies are key to Europe´s future and they are at the heart of the European Union (EU) policies. The EU´s economic prosperity and well being are linked to its natural environment and the global demand for renewable energy and resource-efficient solutions will be a source of new jobs and economic growth in the years to come. As the numerous practical examples from industry demonstrate, eco-innovation is a powerful instrument that combines reduced negative impact on the environment with a positive impact on the economy and society. Eco-innovation call attention to the positive contribution that the small and medium enterprises can make to sustainable development and a competitive economy. To step towards sustainable economic growth, there is a need for much more eco-innovations to appear in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The aim of the paper is to present the results of empirical research aimed at SME´s involvement in eco-innovation activities in Slovakia and to compare them with the EU 28 average. Our analysis is aimed at five eco-innovation activities contributing deeply to the circular economy. That is a) waste recycling and minimizing waste generation; b) re-planned energy usage to minimize consumption; c) redesigning products and services to minimize the use of materials or using recycled materials; d) changes to the use of water to minimize consumption and to maximize water re-usage; e) usage of renewable energy sources. Identified will be the actual and perceived issues (problems, difficulties) encountered by Slovak SMEs with regard to undertaking eco-innovations. Based on the research results formulated are the implications for SMEs managers and policymakers in Slovakia concerned with the SME´s involvement in ecoinnovation. Our study is qualitative and descriptive in nature and most of the data is based on secondary sources. The data used to assess the SME´s involvement in eco-innovation activities come from the survey commissioned by the EC in the year 2016 with the aim to explore SME´s activities in relation to the circular economy (including the ecoinnovation activities) in the period of years 2014-2016. As to the Slovakia 383 SMEs operating in manufacturing, services and in the industry sector has been interviewed. The methods used in the paper are the methods of causal analysis, deduction, abstraction, comparison as well as synthesis.

scholarly journals WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTIONS IN BULGARIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radmil Nikolov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Effective Reduction ◽  
Natural Diversity ◽  
The Eu

Waste management is among the priority areas in the policy of Bulgaria, as part of the EU. Improving the environment by reducing landfilled waste, achieving balance and sustainability in different regions of our country, priority orientation to products from biodegradable household waste, effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, improving the condition of soils in Bulgaria, and preserving natural diversity are among the key objectives. Bulgaria's developed National Waste Plan until 2028 is a serious query to find ways to solve the problem of garbage in the country and create conditions for a successful transition to a circular economy. The purpose of the report is to analyze the costs of waste management in Bulgaria for the period 2015-2020 and to characterize the National Plan for Waste Management in Bulgaria until 2028.

Economic regulation of waste management utilities: Taking stock of the Italian reform

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-33
Author(s):  
Antonio Massarutto
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Economic Regulation ◽  
Regulatory Issues ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Made In

Since 2018, the economic regulation of Italian municipal waste utilities is attributed to an inde-pendent authority, ARERA. This original model is supposed to facilitate the transition towards the circular economy paradigm, that associates demanding public service obligations to recy-cling and valorization of waste, in the context of a vertically-integrated industry with a wide differentiation of conditions and maturity throughout the country. This paper analyzes the ex-perience of the first two years and discusses the outcomes reached. We start from a discussion of the fundamental economic characteristics of the waste management industry and of how the circular economy paradigm has radically changed it, raising rather new regulatory issues. We next analyze the structure of the Italian municipal waste management industry and its trajecto-ries of evolution face to the challenge to achieve the demanding targets imposed by the EU Circular Economy Package. We present then the regulatory approach adopted by ARERA in the first regulatory period (2020-2021) and discuss its advantages and drawbacks, based on the experience made in the early phase of its implementation.

scholarly journals Renewable Energy Perspectives of Pakistan and Turkey: Current Analysis and Policy Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3349
Author(s):  
Riaz Uddin ◽  
Abdurrahman Javid Shaikh ◽  
Hashim Raza Khan ◽  
Muhammad Ayaz Shirazi ◽  
Athar Rashid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Demands

To a great extent, Pakistan and Turkey rely on imported fossil fuels to meet their energy demands. Pakistan is moving in the right direction, placing focus on renewable energy resources in its current infrastructure in order to address the energy shortage. Several projects (e.g., wind power and solar PV (photovoltaic) technologies) are operational or under development; they are intended to reduce energy challenges in Pakistan. The new government in Pakistan aims to increase the share of renewable energy in total power generation to 30% by 2030. On the other hand, Turkey surpasses Pakistan in renewable energy resources; for example, there are 186 operational wind energy power plants across the country. In addition, Turkey utilizes solar energy—mainly for residential usage. Turkey’s Vision 2023 energy agenda aims to supply 30% of their power demands from modern renewable energy resources. Turkey has implemented solar PV, solar buildings, wind power plants, geothermal energy resources, and biomass technology for heating, cooling and electricity generation. At present, Turkey’s supply to meet energy demands in the country is 56% fossil fuel energy resources and 44% renewable energy, including hydropower. Accessible details reveal that geothermal energy resources have been continuously neglected in Pakistan by the Ministry of Energy (power division); this is in contrast to the Turkish case, in which utilization of geothermal energy resources for heating and cooling purposes is efficient. With all the facts and figures under consideration, in this paper, comparative analyses are performed which reveal that the production of electricity from geothermal energy technologies is lower than the massive potential in both countries. Recommendations are made for important policies to promote renewable energy technologies, which could effectively support energy decentralization by providing electricity to rural areas and the national grid.

scholarly journals Voltage Profile and Sensitivity Analysis for a Grid Connected Solar, Wind and Small Hydro Hybrid System

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3555
Author(s):  
Noah Serem ◽  
Lawrence K. Letting ◽  
Josiah Munda
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Test System ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Power Injection

Due to increase in integration of renewable energy into the grid and power quality issues arising from it, there is need for analysis and power improvement of such networks. This paper presents voltage profile, Q-V sensitivity analysis and Q-V curves analysis for a grid that is highly penetrated by renewable energy sources; solar PV, wind power and small hydro systems. Analysis is done on IEEE 39 bus test system with Wind power injection alone, PV power injection alone, with PV and wind power injection and with PV, wind and micro hydro power injection to the grid. The analysis is used to determine the buses where voltage stability improvement is needed. From the results, it was concluded that injection of the modeled wind power alone helped in stabilizing the voltage levels as determined from voltage profiles and reactive power margins. Replacing some of the conventional sources with PV power led to reduction of voltages for weak buses below the required standards. Injection of power from more than one renewable energy source helped in slightly improving the voltage levels. Distribution Static compensators (D-STATCOMs) were used to improve the voltage levels of the buses that were below the required standards.

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