Acoustic Filters for Sensors and Transducers: Energy Policy Instrument for Monitoring and Evaluating Holy Places and Their Habitants

Target values for the power consumption of electrical equipment have been laid down in Switzerland in collaboration with the industry as a new type of energy policy instrument. As a general rule, 95% of the equipment sold is required to comply with these target values by the set deadlines, otherwise the government is authorised to issue admission restrictions. An evaluation of these measures has indicated that manufacturers and importers displayed a motivated and constructive approach during these negotiations and have set out to meet the consumption values. Although the targeted sales figures for efficient appliances have not yet been reached in any of the equipment categories, it can be stated that a step has certainly been taken in the right direction. In combination with the effects of the “Energy 2000 Label”, the stipulation of consumption target values can already be described as a successful move, especially in the fields of office and electronic entertainment equipment.

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Europæisk afhængighed af russisk gas – Har vi noget at frygte?

Politik ◽

10.7146/politik.v14i3.27489 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Jakob Riiskjær Nygård ◽

Søren Mollerup Rasmussen

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Energy Policy ◽

Policy Instrument ◽

Policy Debates ◽

European Energy Policy ◽

Realist Analysis ◽

Policy Elite ◽

Supply Interruptions ◽

The Right ◽

Vladimir Putin

The Russo-Ukranian gas dispute of 2009 has sent ripples through European energy policy debates. Does dependence on Russian gas represent a threat to European energy security via politically motivated supply interruptions? Or was the conflict simply a dispute over the right price of a good?This paper represents a contribution to this debate. Rather than focusing on the outcomes of or motives behind the conflict, we conduct a neoclassical realist analysis of Russian foreign energy policy in order to assess Russia’s ability to use gas as a political instrument of coercion. Our analysis will show that structural conditions promote an increasing emphasis on gas. Furthermore we will show that this shift translates into Russian foreign policy elite consensus about using gas as a foreign policy instrument, and that this consensus is facilitated by an increase in state cohesion since Vladimir Putin assumed the offce of president in 2000.

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Sustainability of a Policy Instrument: Rethinking the Renewable Portfolio Standard in South Korea

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11113082 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 3082 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Youhyun Lee ◽

Inseok Seo

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Policy ◽

Research Question ◽

Policy Instruments ◽

Policy Instrument ◽

Renewable Portfolio Standard ◽

Latent Growth ◽

Sustainable Policy ◽

Long Time ◽

Sustainable Energy Policy

The constant effectiveness of a policy instrument was a major lacuna in energy policy for a long time. However, selecting and mixing appropriate policy instruments has become crucial in the era of climate change. The aim of this paper is to investigate the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) system as a sustainable policy instrument for promoting new and renewable energy. To answer the research question, we utilized the latent growth model by applying the data on 27 types of new and renewable energy production from 2014, 2015, and 2016. Our empirical analysis concluded that the effectiveness of the RPS as a policy instrument decreased linearly each year, and its effectiveness is expected to decrease in the long term from 2017 to 2023. Profound debates and evidence from other RPS-adopting countries should be additionally conducted to bolster this theme of sustainable energy policy instruments

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The Subsidy-Based Solar Energy Policy in Taiwan

Open Environmental Sciences ◽

10.2174/1876325101004010008 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 8-13

Author(s):

Jin-Li Hu ◽

Jui-Chu Lin ◽

Tzu-Cheng Yang ◽

Meng-Chi Chi

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Energy Policy ◽

Policy Instrument ◽

Environment Friendly ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Energy Devices ◽

Water Heaters ◽

Major Factors ◽

Solar Water Heaters

There are five major factors affecting the adoption of renewable energy for the households in Taiwan: price, environmental consciousness, education, geography, and building density. However, although people usually tend to be environment-friendly, the price is still the major concern for households in considering the adoption of renewable energy equipments. Therefore, subsidies have become the major policy instrument to promote household installation of renewable energy devices. This study takes the case of the solar water heaters (SWHs) as an example of how Taiwan subsidizes households to adopt renewable energy equipments.

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