In most European countries in the energy sector, a reconsideration of renewable energy priorities is taking place …, increasing consumer safety and protecting the environment through the use of renewable energy sources that provide an affordable … and guaranteed solution in the medium and long term. In Romania renewable energy constitutes 30% of the total percentage …

policy promoting energy efficiency, increasing investments in natural gas production and bringing the natural gas price on … significant improvement in energy efficiency, if prices are gradually increased for both consumers and industries alike …. Differences in regional energy efficiency decrease, but are still significant. We show that increasing the consumer price of gas …

This paper presents the first investigation of the effects of optimal energy taxation in an urban spatial setting …, and land. These taxes reduce the extent of commuting and the level of housing consumption while increasing building …

city the trends of several energy and emissions indicators that appear as explanatory variables in both energy and labour … quantify how affect changes in carbon dioxide emissions, energy production and consumption on the some countries life … expectancy, climate change, and labour and energy productivities, we used panel data techniques across some metropolitan areas …

Energy is an area of strategic and vital importance for Romania's economic development. At national level there is a … Union's energy policy to reduce CO2 emissions. The availability of biomass resources has made it an attractive source of … renewable energy, with the potential to provide economical and cost-effective energy. The paper presents a review of directions …

An entrepreneurial perspective to introduction of sustainable energy solutions to the market has been recognized as … others, existing energy infrastructures ("valley of death"). In this context, an often advised strategy is to partner with a … larger company. This paper explores the time dimension in market introduction of sustainable energy solutions while taking an …

Nowadays Russian government pays a lot of attention to solutions of the high energy intensive production system in the … country. The key factors of low efficiency of regional energy saving programs is the lack of approved standards and algorithms … in the area of energy audit. In practice, both technical and economical parameters of energy audit fluctuate in a very …

I analyze energy-efficiency policy as a prescription of a minimum-efficiency standard for energy-using household goods … like cars, building insulation, and home appliances. Such a policy has two effects. At the intensive margin, a household … invest at all. Thus, additional to and different from rebound effects, energy-efficiency policy may have unintended …