Differences in perception: How the experts look at energy efficiency (findings from a Finnish survey)

Virkki-Hatakka, Terhi; Luoranen, Mika; Ikävalko, Markku

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.052

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“…Therefore, the negative response on the insufficiency of EU's GHG emissions policies to fulfil the GHG reduction target (about 60% of experts) are contemptible. Virkki-Hatakka et al (2013) indicated that different consumer profiles with different behaviours play a substantial role in the EE challenge. Nevertheless, experience is important, as a perception-based study in the UK showed that a person who has experience in climate change expresses more concern on the probable impacts of changing climate and a willingness to mitigate it by saving energy (Spence et al 2011).…”

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Structural shifts, fossil fuel substitution and attainability of climate targets in the Nordic forest-based bioeconomy

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2019

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European energy and environmental policies have extensive effects on the Nordic forest products market. This thesis focuses on four main questions. First, the effects of global changes in the consumption, production, and trade of Finnish and Swedish forest products market. Second, investigate the effects of the policies on the substitution of fossil fuel (coal) by a solid form forestbased biofuel. Third, compares and evaluates Nordic countries' research perception with the European Union's other regions', based on experts' perceptions on attaining the European Union's 2020 targets. Fourth, forecasts the interaction between the renewable energy and wood fuel energy production of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway. The first and fourth studies followed econometric analysis, the second study executes by developing a theoretical model, and third studies followed a questionnaire survey analysis. The results show that during 1981-2012, structural break years are 1991 and 1992 for the Finnish model and 2004Finnish model and , 2005Finnish model and , and 2006 for the Swedish model. The fossil fuel replacement study showed that combining tax and subsidies increases the aggregate demand for biofuel and increase substitution by about 19% and 31%, respectively. A regional assessment showed that with the Nordic countries' experts, an overwhelming majority (82-93%) from the European Union's other regions suggested for stable and adequate incentives to meet renewable energy targets for biomass and perceive that 2020 targets will not be achieved. Finally, estimation between renewable energy and wood fuel show that due to shocks, renewable energy had positive and the wood fuel had an always negative reaction to their own and mutual positive shocks. The thesis concludes that tax and subsidies together have a strong effect on the replacement of fossil fuels by forest-based biofuels, any unexpected shocks may increase renewable energy production and decrease wood fuel production, and consistent policy tools are necessary to achieve European Union targets.

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“…Nevertheless, the educational backgrounds of different professionals also influence energy perceptions (e.g. it can modify EE perception by delaying its progress) (Virkki-Hatakka et al 2013). However, EU's H2020 target is ambitious, perhaps causing the experts to draw pessimistic conclusions in its first stages.…”

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Structural shifts, fossil fuel substitution and attainability of climate targets in the Nordic forest-based bioeconomy

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2019

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“…The results mainly highlighted the low effectiveness of increasing the rate of retrofit (e.g. Mahapatra et al, 2011;Palmer et al, 2013;Virkki-Hatakka et al, 2013).…”

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Asymmetric Information as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers in Expert Markets

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2015

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract: This paper investigates barriers to effective knowledge spillovers for markets in which the product can be characterized as a credence good, i.e. its complexity impedes the evaluation of quality by customers both ex-ante and ex-post. We focus on the German market for energy efficiency consultants, as an emerging and subsidized sector in which the service offered has strong credence good properties. Based upon in-depth interviews with stakeholders, we analyze the determinants and barriers to knowledge spillovers. We find that the incentive to foster spillovers to increase suppliers' knowledge is limited by the difficult commercialization of additional capabilities. The implementation of a public certification scheme has failed to increase the sectoral knowledge spillovers. By contrast, the participation in formal knowledge networks has been more effective in prompting companies to foster knowledge spillovers, which has also led to a higher degree of specialization. We conclude that access to certification schemes should be further restricted to increase market transparency and private networks should be supported to achieve the aim of increasing knowledge spillovers. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…Using the raw data from CBECS and LMC will enable us to select data for the regions which are [34]. Another possible reason could be that the managers (not owner) of the facility who received the survey were not capable of making independent decisions regarding energy audit.…”

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“…can be used to compare the results from the virtual energy audit tool.A response rate of 10% was observed in this study. Response rates for similar surveys in energy efficiency domain were found to more than 50%[33] [34]. There are several possible reasons for the low response rate.…”

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Evaluation of A Marketing Strategy Based on The Concept of Virtual Energy Audit

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With the growing world population and efforts to bring better energy access to the people, energy needs of the world are expected to grow in the coming years. Given the limited availability of non-renewable resources, there has been a mounting consensus among the users and the stakeholders to utilize the available energy in the most efficient way by implementing various methods like use of advanced technologies, source reduction, behavioral changes, etc. Energy efficiency in general is considered as a win-win scenario for all the users and/or stakeholders involved as it not only lowers the base load for power generating companies, but it also helps in reducing costs to the customers, emission of greenhouse gases and dependence on the fossil fuels. Energy audit by qualified professionals is a first logical step towards improving energy

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Differences in perception: How the experts look at energy efficiency (findings from a Finnish survey)

Cited by 17 publications

References 28 publications

Structural shifts, fossil fuel substitution and attainability of climate targets in the Nordic forest-based bioeconomy

Structural shifts, fossil fuel substitution and attainability of climate targets in the Nordic forest-based bioeconomy

Asymmetric Information as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers in Expert Markets

Evaluation of A Marketing Strategy Based on The Concept of Virtual Energy Audit

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