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A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".

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Prof. Dr. Andreea-Ileana Zamfir

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Interests: renewable energy; public policies; sustainable development; service management; energy management
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Prof. Dr. Razvan-Andrei Corbos

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Dear Colleagues,

The world is facing unimaginable changes and challenges in all fields of activity. Social/physical distancing and remote working are only some of the new realities that might have different effects on energy needs and consumption. Furthermore, new solutions and public policies for the development of renewable energy are required to protect the environment and to satisfy the energy needs of the economy and society. It is also of interest how these new solutions benefit from the explanation of the firm competitive advantage in the new pandemic context and how the digitalization and industry 4.0 technologies can be used to develop new public policies in this area.

Therefore, this Special Issue encourages researchers, academics, and industry professionals to reveal their conceptual and practical approaches, current observations, and analysis regarding public policies and the development of renewable energy. Qualitative and quantitative research, literature reviews, syntheses, case studies, interdisciplinary research, and all other original research are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Andreea-Ileana Zamfir
Prof. Dr. Razvan-Andrei Corbos
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Public policies
Renewable energy
Energy sector development
Energy regulation
Renewable energy sector analysis
Business environment and sustainability
Energy industry
Energy economics
Energy management
Strategic analysis
Strategic management
Green energy
Energy services
Education for sustainable development
Smart use of renewable energy

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Renewable Energies: Economic and Energy Impact in the Context of Increasing the Share of Electric Cars in EU

by Andreea-Ileana Zamfir, Elena Oana Croitoru, Cristina Burlacioiu and Cosmin Dobrin

Energies 2022, 15(23), 8882; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15238882 - 24 Nov 2022

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Renewable energies have an essential role in reducing various forms of pollution. The policymakers within the European Union place more and more emphasis on the replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles with electric vehicles in order to reduce emissions. The aim of this research is to analyze the current trends in producing and using renewable energy until 2028 and to estimate the impact of replacing the current internal combustion engine cars with electric cars. The significance of this study emerges from the estimation of the amount of electricity needed to replace current cars with electric cars and if it can be covered from green sources, based on the forecast of green energy until the year 2028. In addition, we also calculate in this study the impact on the public budgets of the European Union member states, as a result of the reduction of excise duties for fuels, following the reduction of their consumption. The research was carried out based on the extensive literature on the subject and data from Eurostat. The data used in this study are from 1990 to 2021. In this research we have used the IBM SPSS application with two of the most used forecasting algorithms: exponential smoothing model and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA), based on the statistical analysis of the historical data. The estimated results showed that the replacement of traditional fuels will lead to an increase of 12.18% for electrical energy, and it could be covered 100% from green sources, if needed, even before 2028. There are many implications of this study for policymakers and the population. The results show that we still need policies to stimulate electricity production from renewable sources. There is a challenge regarding reducing government revenue due to fuel excises, which can be compensated by updating tax policies, with an impact on population and living standards. Furthermore, maintaining and adapting support schemes for electric cars, as well as expanding electric car infrastructure and smart grids are also challenges that need to be addressed by the policymakers and the industry. Full article

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A New Approach to Energy Transition in Morocco for Low Carbon and Sustainable Industry (Case of Textile Sector)

by Slimane Smouh, Fatima Zohra Gargab, Badr Ouhammou, Abdel Ali Mana, Rachid Saadani and Abdelmajid Jamil

Energies 2022, 15(10), 3693; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15103693 - 18 May 2022

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Morocco has resolutely committed to the green transition of its economy by opting for industry decarbonation, which now imposes itself as an essential access criterion to foreign markets. Intending to include energy efficiency in the leading players in energy-intensive industries, this paper has the main objective of contributing to a better understanding of the decarbonation plans potential impact, taking the example of solar energy integrating opportunities as an action for a thrifty, sustainable, and low carbon Moroccan industry. Indeed, the paper focuses on the industrial textile sector, such as the energy-intensive industry. This sector is the first employer and the most important industrial activity; it is also an icon and the oldest industry in Morocco. This study examines the energy, economic and environmental fallout, evaluating the productions, the investment and the CO₂ emissions limit. Besides, the energy industrial sector is characterized by a strong dependence on fossil imports, which increases the energy factor and price. In this regard, several geographical sites and factories were studied under six climatic regional conditions, proposing the most optimal and sustainable configurations for each location and present models with scopes and levels of energy and environment gains and investments that can inspire the sector actors. Then the present work must install concepts by inspiring local factories, accompanying the national vision, and resizing the industrial ecology. In this paper, a power of 8.88 MW is the total power installed, which provides an annual total of 8484.65 tonnes of CO₂, with an average payback time between 2.6 years and 4.5 years, and attractive economic parameters, with an LCOE of 0.034 $/kWh and $181,863 for the NPC, those outputs shows the importance of environmental gains that the generalization of this strategic vision can achieve. Full article

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The Impact of Environmental Policy Stringency on Renewable Energy Production in the Visegrad Group Countries

by Justyna Godawska and Joanna Wyrobek

Energies 2021, 14(19), 6225; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196225 - 29 Sep 2021

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Various environmental policy instruments supporting the development of renewable energy are used on an increasing scale as part of the policy of mitigating climate change and more. In our paper, we examine the influence of environmental policy stringency on renewable energy production in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia for the period 1993–2012 after controlling for gross domestic product per capita growth, CO₂ emissions per capita and income inequality. We use the Panel Pooled Mean Group Autoregressive Distributive Lag model to analyze the long-run and the short-run relationship between restrictiveness of environmental policy and renewable energy generation. The results reveal that, in the long run, a more stringent environmental policy has a positive impact both on the increase in the absolute volume of renewable energy production, as well as on the replacement of energy from fossil sources. Our main findings indicate that renewable energy production is positively influenced not only by the stringency of instruments aimed directly at the development of this energy sector, but also by the stringency of instruments with other environmental goals and by the overall level of restrictiveness of the environmental policy. Full article

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Legal and Political Barriers and Enablers to the Deployment of Marine Renewable Energy

by Maria Apolonia, Rhoda Fofack-Garcia, Donald R. Noble, Jonathan Hodges and Francisco X. Correia da Fonseca

Energies 2021, 14(16), 4896; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164896 - 10 Aug 2021

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Ocean energy is a promising source of clean renewable energy, with clear development targets set by the European Commission. However, the ocean energy sector faces non-technological challenges and opportunities that are frequently overlooked in deployment plans. The present study aimed to provide a critical evaluation of the ocean energy sector’s legal, institutional, and political frameworks with an identification and analysis of both barriers and enabling features for the deployment of ocean energy. In the first stage, a literature review on the current political and regulatory frameworks of a set of European countries was carried out, setting the basis for the main challenges and enabling factors faced by the sector. Secondly, a critical analysis of the main non-technological barriers and enablers was performed, which was supported by questionnaires sent to regulators, technology developers, and test-site managers. This questionnaire allowed us to collect and integrate the views, perceptions, and personal experiences of the main stakeholders of the ocean energy sector in the analysis. The most relevant insights were collected to guide future policy instruments, supports, and consenting measures in a more informed and effective manner and to help accelerate the development of the sector. Full article

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Energy Transition and the Economy: A Review Article

by Talat S. Genc and Stephen Kosempel

Energies 2023, 16(7), 2965; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16072965 - 24 Mar 2023

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The global energy sector is in a period of transition, during which time it is expected that renewable and low-carbon energy sources, such as wind and solar, will replace traditional fossil fuels, including oil, gas, and coal. The energy transition is happening not only to limit the environmental impact of fossil fuel production and consumption but also to ensure energy security, reliability, access, affordability, and sustainability. The importance of the energy transition has been amplified by recent events, notably the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Economic, financial, and trade sanctions against Russia, and in particular its oil and gas industry, have forced countries to find new suppliers in the short term, but also to investigate new and more sustainable sources to guarantee long-term energy security. Given the importance of energy, it is perhaps not unexpected that there is a considerable body of recent academic literature, particularly over the last 4–5 years, studying what industries, consumers, governments, and markets can do to help bring about a faster energy transition. In this paper, we provide a review of the literature that pertains to the economic aspects of the energy transition. While our initial search of the literature is targeted at uncovering all relevant articles on the subject, we focus most of our discussion on the most influential articles in prominent journals and articles published in this journal—Energies. This review is intended to help identify active topics and potential research gaps and provide future direction, so we hope it will prove useful to the readers and authors interested in this topic. Full article

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