Promotion of an Efficient Energy Use and Use of Renewable Sources of Energy

This paper investigates the question in what extent energy managers and energy users are informed on competitive energy supply, efficient energy uses, and on potentials to increase production and uses of renewable sources of energy. The important role in the dissemination of knowledge on more efficient energy uses and on a greater uses of renewable sources of energy has the promotional and education activities towards more efficient use of energy and towards an increase in supply and use of energy from the renewable sources of energy. The empirical research is based on the analysis of the survey evidence that is obtained by the written questionnaire, which was conducted among the scholars, students, and employees for the four target groups from social sciences, natural sciences, electrical energy supply, and energy management. We have conducted 516 indepth surveys mostly by the use of the written questionnaire in the six different towns in Slovenia. The surveys were conducted in June and July 2008. The surveys are analysed by using descriptive statistics, correlation, and multivariate factor analysis. The needs for more efficient energy use between different users and the significance of production of renewable sources of energy from different sources have been confirmed, which has implications for rationalization of energy supply management and for more underlined environmental protection. An improvement in information and promotion of more efficient energy uses and uses of the renewable sources of energy are important for the sustainable development