Energy Efficiency Policy

Morvaj, Zoran; Bukarica, Vesna

doi:10.5772/9826

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“…Current national energy efficiency policies are persistently missing or under achieving the desired results. There are number of reasons behind this policy failure, but the problem is essentially threefold [19]:…”

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Securing energy supply by harnessing negajoules

Bukarica

Robić

Tomšić

2011

2011 8th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)

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Energy efficiency is often referred to as the best, cheapest and the least environmentally damaging source of energy supply. To prove this statement, the comparison of energy saving costs and costs of energy produced from new generating capacities has been performed. The results confirm energy efficiency as the most feasible energy supply option, which can significantly contribute to the improvement of the overall energy supply security in a country. However, despite these benefits and policy recognition of energy efficiency, vast potential of this new energy source, often referred as "negajoules", is still untapped. The main reason behind this policy failure is only declarative and not real political commitment and a complete lack of focus on implementing capacities that would ensure full policy uptake.

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Section: A Why Are the Results Missing?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Securing energy supply by harnessing negajoules

Bukarica

Robić

Tomšić

2011

2011 8th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)

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“…For a more thorough description of barriers to energy efficiency see for example (Gillingham et al 2009;Sorrell et al 2000;Thollander and Ottosson 2008). Morvaj and Bukarica (2010) raise policy dynamics as a key to efficient policy making. Implementing energy efficiency policy needs to be looked upon as a learning process.…”

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“…The authors state that in the process of policy making, these pillars have to be taken into account. (Morvaj and Bukarica 2010) The EED has not yet been implemented in Sweden and is currently at proposal level; however the proposal raises the issue of industrial excess heat recovery (Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications 2013). The EED aims to promote energy efficiency and establishes a framework for this purpose.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The extended energy efficiency gap looks beyond the energy efficiency potential associated with the diffusion of energy efficient technologies and includes the efficiency potential associated with energy management practices. Policy measures can be used to overcome market failures and improve the resource allocation (Gillingham et al 2009;Jaffe and Stavins, 1994;Morvaj and Bukarica, 2010). Morvaj and Bukarica list four pillars for improved energy efficiency: using regulations to avoid unnecessary energy use; implementing energy efficiency measures and technologies to reduce energy losses (this can be done e.g.…”

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“…This evaluation can be achieved using statistics and indicators, and also qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the impact of the policy instruments. (Morvaj and Bukarica 2010) From a resource use perspective, improved energy efficiency through excess heat recovery is attractive because it reduces the use of primary energy and might also reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and result in economic gains (Thekdi and Belt 2011). Although there are examples of excess heat recovery trough deliveries to, for example the DH system, it is argued that there is still a large heat recovery potential (see e.g.…”

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Energy efficiency through industrial excess heat recovery—policy impacts

Viklund

2014

Energy Efficiency

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The EU target on energy efficiency implies a 20% reduction in the use of primary energy by implementation of energy efficiency measures. Not all potential cost-effective measures for improved energy efficiency are implemented. This energy efficiency gap is explained by market barriers. Policy instruments can be used to overcome these barriers. The target could, for example, be obtained through industrial excess heat recovery; but there is a knowledge gap on factors affecting excess heat utilization. In this study, interviews were carried out with energy managers in order to study excess heat utilization from industry's perspective. The study seeks to present how excess heat recovery can be promoted or discouraged through policy instruments, and several factors are raised in the paper. The interviews revealed that excess heat recovery is generally referred to in terms of heat deliveries to the district heating network. One may need to look for innovative recovery solutions and policies are needed to bring these solutions into action. Due to inefficient conversion for heat driven electricity generation, a system favoring this implementation could favor an inefficient system. Beyond external instruments, internal goals, visions and the importance of energy as a priority were shown to be important in the work with improved energy management.

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