Purpose – The paper intends to offer an understanding of the regional energy integration in the South Cone of Latin … America as perceived in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach – It assesses the Brazilian need of energy imports to balance its … process of energy integration domestically and, more recently, regionally. The reaction of the Brazilian energy establishment …

Purpose – How do energy consumption, efficiency and economic performance vary between small enterprises belonging to … multiple‐regression techniques are used for the analysis. Findings – The study brought out that higher energy intensity results … in higher share of energy cost in total variable cost. Energy intensity had a negative relationship with value of output …

Purpose – To explore the relationships among oil import dependence, energy (in)efficiency, and environmental damage for … paper uses current information about costs of oil imports and energy alternatives for transportation vehicles, and … environmental concerns, along with information about alternatives for energy provision for this purpose, to demonstrate feasible …

Purpose – The paper seeks to offer an evaluation of the energy sector's contribution to sustainable development in … proposed by Latin American Energy Organization/Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/German Technical … analyzed in a period of significant changes in LAC energy policies. Findings – State and evolution of sustainability in LAC are …

characteristics in energy supply and demand. These characteristics in mind an imaginable energy system setup can be explored with the … framework. In a case study the possible coverage of the global energy demand, by solar‐ and wind power in junction with a backup … aspects of the energy supply side (especially devoted to renewable resources and related availabilities) as well as the energy …

Purpose – Renewable energy (RE) is an important component to the complex portfolio of technologies that have the … potential to reduce CO 2 emissions and to enhance the security of energy supplies. Despite RE's potential to reduce CO 2 … emissions, the expenditure on renewable energy research, development, and demonstration (RERD&D) as a percentage of total …

2030. Design/methodology/approach – The long‐term energy system model ANSWER‐MARKAL is used for the analysis. Findings … energy security. However, the benefits are sensitive to global gas prices as higher gas prices would reduce the demand for … externalities and improved energy security. Originality/value – Quantification of benefits from trans‐country pipeline proposals …