scholarly journals The use of renewable energy sources in urban protected cultural-historical ambiences

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-166
Author(s):  
Budimir Sudimac ◽  
Anđela Dubljević
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Photovoltaic Panels ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Cultural Good ◽  
Pv Modules

The aim of this study is a consideration of the possibilities for improving of energy efficiency in protected cultural and historical environments of Belgrade, by using renewable energy sources. The study analyzes the possibilities of integration of photovoltaic (PV) modules within the protected area of the Belgrade Fortress, which is a protected historical whole and cultural good of great importance. The work shows the possibilities of application of PV models, in order to provide the necessary electricity for the needs of the public lighting of Belgrade Fortress and the reduction of consumption of conventional energy sources. This paper aims to show the possibilities of the use of sustainable technologies in solving the problems of public lighting and environmental protection in the protected cultural-historical entities. The application of PV structures solves the problem of lighting in protected areas and provides energy from renewable sources. Systems for the use of renewable energy sources are becoming important architectural elements which have specific designed influences on the layout and form of the facility within which are implemented. The study included the specifics of the design and programmatic interventions in protected urban ambiences, through an analysis of shaped influences of photovoltaic panels to the protected objects and their contribution in the use of renewable energy sources.

scholarly journals Croatia's rural areas - renewable energy based electricity generation for isolated grids

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Protic ◽  
Robert Pasicko
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
The Public ◽  
Balkan States ◽  
Supply Systems

Several Western Balkan states face the consequences of the Yugoslavian war, which left hometowns with dilapidated electricity grid connections, a high average age of power plant capacities and low integration of renewable energy sources, grid bottlenecks and a lack of competition. In order to supply all households with electricity, UNDP Croatia did a research on decentralized supply systems based on renewable energy sources. Decentralized supply systems offer cheaper electricity connections and provide faster support to rural development. This paper proposes a developed methodology to financially compare isolated grid solutions that primarily use renewable energies to an extension of the public electricity network to small regions in Croatia. Isolated grid supply proves to be very often a preferable option. Furthermore, it points out the lack of a reliable evaluation of non-monetizable aspects and promotes a new interdisciplinary approach.

scholarly journals Education, Communication and Decision-Making on Renewable and Sustainable Energy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Ioannou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Renewable And Sustainable Energy

This editorial aims to introduce the themes and approaches covered in this special issue on education, communication, and decision-making on renewable and sustainable energy. At first, I discuss the themes and topics that have informed the creation of this special issue. Then, I provide an overview of the content of each paper that is included on the special issue. Additionally, this editorial provides a solid background on the relationships between the factors affecting decision-making on renewable energy sources as well as on the degree of influence education and communication takes part in the attitudes of the public towards renewable energy sources.

scholarly journals Mathematical analysis of a self-service car wash in the aspect of application of renewable energy sources

2021 ◽  
Vol 2130 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
M J Geca
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Solar Collectors ◽  
Photovoltaic Panels ◽  
Public Network ◽  
Car Wash ◽  
Self Service

Abstract The paper presents a model of a self-service car wash. Sub-models of water, electricity and natural gas consumption were developed. Heated water is used to wash vehicles and in winter to heat the floor. Electricity is mainly used to power high pressure pumps. The data to develop submodels were based on a time series of 1 year from a 5-station car wash located in central Poland. Chemical consumption and costs were not analyzed in this paper. Generally, this data is quite difficult to access and not provided by car wash manufacturers or owners. The developed model allowed estimating the possibility of using renewable energy sources in the form of solar collectors and photovoltaic panels to balance the energy demand of a car wash depending on the number of washing stands and car wash load. Application of solar collectors allows saving 334 m3 of natural gas per year and 11.2 MWh of electricity in the case of applying photovoltaic panels. The amount of electricity consumed by the carwash is so large that mounting the panels on the whole available area will not provide the required amount anyway. Installation of photovoltaic installation on the premises of touchless car wash is justified in the case of connecting the installation to the public network, which was treated as a battery. The cost of maintaining such a battery is 20% of each stored kWh. As a result of the applied solutions, the CO2 emission will be reduced.

scholarly journals Innovating Relations – or Why Smart Grid is not too Complex for the Public

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lea Schick ◽  
Brit Ross Winthereik
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Electricity Infrastructure ◽  
Policy Question

Revamping the electricity infrastructure to allow for an increased usage of renewable energy sources is a matter of concern in many parts of the world. In Europe, a major policy question is how to move energy demand to periods with surplus of renewable energy in the grid. In this paper we follow prominent Danish and German delegates working towards realizing the intelligent electricity infrastructure commonly known as ‘smart grid’ envisioned to be a significant actor in the management of renewable energy. Starting out with a view on smart grid that recognizes it as a partially existing object, we attend to its gradual emergence by focusing on two models and a metaphor evoked to represent smart grid development. As we contrast and compare these representational objects, smart grid emerges as a potential ‘thing’. Following Latour a ‘thing’ is a gathering of many actors agreeing and disagreeing about what the thing ‘is’ (its ontological status). In the paper we show how smart grid innovation both emerges – and fails to emerge – as an object of relevance to a broader public. Even though users play an important role in the imagination of experts, a gap remains between the experts and those who smart electricity infrastructures will come to affect. Concerned with this gap we argue that Science and Technology Studies must pay attention to how smart grid development gets constructed as a public problem in specific imaginative spaces of opportunity and closure.

scholarly journals The Social Aspects and Public Acceptance of Biomass Giving the Example of a Hungarian Region

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Zoltán Bujdosó ◽  
Csaba Patkós ◽  
Tibor Kovács ◽  
Zsolt Radics ◽  
Zoltán Baros
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Major Factors

Biomass energy sources are the most promising, and most heavily subsidized renewable energy sources. The future of biomass energy in the global energy system depends on on many major factors, among others on the attitude of society to the biomass energy and the renewable energy resources. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the opportunities of utilization of biomass energy sources giving example of a Hungarian study area furthermore to study the public acceptance of renewable energy sources in a certain region. The study aims to explore the general knowledge, innovative attitude, acceptance and willingness of application as well as the estimation of the benefits of the use of RES within the inhabitants. Data collection has carried out by primary (questionnaire survey) and secondary ways in order to gain deep information from the target group (local people). The conclusion we can drawn from the analysis is that society take the biomass energy into consideration and its importance and responsibility is increasing. As far as the consciousness is concerned, the knowledge and the environmental friendly approach of inhabitants are also sufficient.

Benefits of RES Use in Brownfields Reuse in Slovak Municipalities

2014 ◽  
Vol 1001 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Tomáš Bakalár ◽  
Henrieta Pavolová ◽  
Erik Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Proposed Model

The issue of renewable energy in revitalizing brownfields is currently important especially in the development of individual municipalities. Reuse of brownfields in terms of municipalities in Slovakia, which represent economically devastated buildings or the territories used inefficiently, with a strong negative impact on the wider environment of municipalities, requires cooperation of the state and the public sector with private sector businesses. The article points to the possibility of using selected renewable energy sources in removing negative aspects caused by the existence of brownfields in the territory of south-eastern Slovakia. It stresses on the benefits of addressing this issue in the proposed model of evaluation of renewable energy recovery and reuse of brownfields.

scholarly journals Public opinion on the settlements’ environment and the use of renewable energy sources in the Micro-region of Gyöngyös

2010 ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
Hajnalka Szabóné Pap ◽  
Zoltán Baros
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Perceptions ◽  
The Media

This paper intends to give an overview on some results of our studies carried out on the public opinion of the above aspects (settlements’comfort level and the use of renewable energy sources) directly or indirectly linked to the topic of climate change and possible adaptations.These studies were carried out by applying questionnaire survey in the (altogether 25) settlements of the Gyöngyös Micro-region.Knowledge on general human perceptions related to climate change and its impacts is considered to be important as it should advance theelaboration of adaptation and applied scientific works. They are highly required as rural areas, due to their closer relationship (dependence)to the physical environment, are more susceptible to changes resultant from the climate change with their possibilities to adaptation alsobeing impeded.The beauty of environment plays an important role in the settlements studied within the micro-region with more than two third of polleesopting the environment as a factor they most proud of, especially among those residing in the villages for more than 10 years. It can bepresumed that any change in this environment would greatly impact their everyday life and emotional relationship to their home villages. Theoverall picture after analysing the public opinion on the use of renewable energy source (as possible way of adaptation to the impacts ofclimate change) is rather controversial. Even basic knowledge and information are limited regarding the relevant technologies callingattention to the importance of raising environmental awareness and providing full information seems to be essential and should beimplemented, through the media and education.

scholarly journals Public Views of the Economy of the Renewable Energy Sources: Evidence from Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-266
Author(s):  
Dalia Streimikiene ◽  
Victoria Akberdina
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Climate Changes ◽  
Public Views

Recent worldwide growing awareness of the global climate changes stressed the importance of developing and supporting the renewable energy sources (RES). However, the public support for RES varies across various countries and regions, especially those abundant in traditional fossil fuels. This paper presents the analysis of the public views of the economics of the renewable energy using the results of the online survey (N = 750) conducted in several regions of the Russian Federation, a country abundant in natural gas and oil. Our results indicate that there is a mixed opinion on trust in RES as opposed to the traditional energy sources. Even though we found some support for the renewable energy technologies, it appears that it is correlated with the respondents’ concerns about the environmental protection and sustainable development as well as with some demographic variables. The outcomes of the regression analysis confirmed that positive attitudes towards climate protection predetermined the support for various types of RES, while the financial or political gains did not come through as significant. The results indicate that public views on the renewable energy sources could and should be shaped by the information campaigns and presentations in mass media conducted by relevant policymakers and public authorities.

scholarly journals Strengthening the Global Nuclear Safety Regime

Nuclear Law ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Richard Meserve
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Safety System ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Global Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fukushima Daiichi

AbstractNuclear power is an important component of the global response to climate change. Nuclear power provides continuous electricity and can overcome the intermittency of the renewable energy sources dependent on wind and sun. Assurance of nuclear safety is essential for further expanding nuclear power as a part of the global response to climate change. The commitment to safety must be a universal priority, as the prospects for nuclear power everywhere would be adversely influenced by the public outcry following a serious nuclear event anywhere. The importance of the global nuclear safety regime was revealed by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP. The accident reinforced that in addition to the need to have a competent national nuclear safety system in place, it is ultimately important to have an international system that ensures that the relevant national institutions diligently and effectively fulfil their roles. This chapter examines the current global nuclear safety regime and suggests improvements, including through safety inspection, greater transparency measures, increased harmonization of standards, and others.

Renewable Energy Sources

IEE Review ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Kenneth Spring
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources
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