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Energy Systems Management: Economic, Social, Cultural, Legal and Environmental Components

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 9187

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Prof. Dr. Olha Prokopenko

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Economics and International Economic Relations Department, International Humanitarian University, 65000 Odesa, Ukraine
Interests: green energy and energy efficiency; management and economics of the sustainable development; motivation of the innovative activities and its greening; national investment and innovation security; digitalization of business processes
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is focused on the wide-ranging topic of “Energy Systems Management: Economic, Social, Cultural, Legal and Environmental Components” and includes, but is not limited to, conceptual methodologies and practical approaches aimed at sustainable energy systems management. The topic of energy systems management is considered in the framework of sustainable development for the different scales of energy systems. This Special Issue invites high-quality research manuscripts covering a wide range of topics related to artificial intelligence, brain–mind energy, circular economy, climate protection, cogeneration, culture for sustainable development, ecoethics, ecological awareness, ecological culture, ecological education, education for sustainable development, effective management, electromobility, energy economics, energy efficiency, energy ethics, energy forecast, energy law, energy management, energy marketing, energy optimization, energy philosophy, energy policy, energy poverty, energy security, energy services affordability, energy systems development, energy systems modelling, environmental economics, environmental law, environmental management, environmental protection, green energy, green tariffs, greenhouse effect, industry 4.0, intelligent energy management system, knowledge economy, ontology of energy, philosophy of technology, reflexive management, renewable energy, safety culture, social justice, social responsibility management, space energy, strategic management, sustainable development economics, sustainable manufacturing management, sustainable smart city, sustainable smart systems, synergy, and technology assessment. Manuscripts on interdisciplinary research are especially welcome.

Prof. Dr. Olha Prokopenko
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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • brain–mind energy
  • circular economy
  • climate protection
  • cogeneration
  • culture for sustainable development
  • ecoethics, ecological awareness
  • ecological culture
  • ecological education
  • education for sustainable development
  • effective management
  • electromobility
  • energy economics
  • energy efficiency
  • energy ethics
  • energy forecast
  • energy law
  • energy management
  • energy marketing
  • energy optimization
  • energy philosophy
  • energy policy
  • energy poverty
  • energy security
  • energy services affordability
  • energy systems development
  • energy systems modeling
  • environmental economics
  • environmental law
  • environmental management
  • environmental protection
  • green energy
  • green tariffs
  • greenhouse effect
  • industry 4.0
  • intelligent energy management system
  • knowledge economy
  • ontology of energy
  • philosophy of technology
  • reflexive management
  • renewable energy
  • safety culture
  • social justice
  • social responsibility management
  • space energy
  • strategic management
  • sustainable development economics
  • sustainable manufacturing management
  • sustainable smart city
  • sustainable smart systems
  • synergy
  • technology assessment

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Determining the Optimal Directions of Investment in Regional Renewable Energy Development
by Iryna Sotnyk, Tetiana Kurbatova, Yaroslavna Romaniuk, Olha Prokopenko, Viktoriya Gonchar, Yuriy Sayenko, Gunnar Prause and Aleksander Sapiński
Energies 2022, 15(10), 3646; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15103646 - 16 May 2022
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The growth of renewable energy facilities worldwide creates new challenges for sustainable regional development. Unregulated investment flows in the green energy sector cause disparities in the deployment of various renewable energy technologies, worsen the ability to balance national energy systems, etc. This article [...] Read more.
The growth of renewable energy facilities worldwide creates new challenges for sustainable regional development. Unregulated investment flows in the green energy sector cause disparities in the deployment of various renewable energy technologies, worsen the ability to balance national energy systems, etc. This article is the first comprehensive study that offers a methodology for multifactor modeling of investment flows in regional green energy deployment considering the priorities of national, regional, and local authorities within the sustainable development concept. The proposed methodological approaches help (1) determine the types of renewable energy technologies for priority development in the region, (2) select specific green energy projects to receive budgetary support on territories, and (3) form the optimal mechanism for budget financing distribution on regional development of renewable energy technologies. The modeling factors include natural conditions and resource base of a territory; its economically feasible renewable energy potential; the territory’s energy needs; installed capacity and electricity generation of new green energy facilities; power plants’ life cycle duration, the investment amount, etc. The model approbation on the example of household solar and wind power plants in the Sumy region, Ukraine, has shown the need to significantly increase financial support for renewable energy projects, primarily due to the region’s energy deficit. Calculations revealed that the interest-free loan share for both technologies should be 2.843 and 2.844 times higher than the basic share of lending (20%). For the 30-kW solar power plant project, the indicator should be 64.67% instead of the basic one of 56.86% for home solar energy facilities. Thus, the methodological approaches presented in the article are new tools that allow territorial authorities to purposefully shape and manage investment flows in the renewable energy sector to ensure sustainable energy development of regions worldwide. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Systems Management: Economic, Social, Cultural, Legal and Environmental Components)
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Wind and Solar Power Plant End-of-Life Equipment: Prospects for Management in Ukraine
by Galyna Trypolska, Tetiana Kurbatova, Olha Prokopenko, Honorata Howaniec and Yuriy Klapkiv
Energies 2022, 15(5), 1662; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15051662 - 23 Feb 2022
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The Ukrainian renewable energy sector has demonstrated a significant increase in its renewable power capacity, especially for solar and wind power plants. Decommissioning the end-of-life equipment in Ukraine has not yet taken place, but it is only a matter of time. With this [...] Read more.
The Ukrainian renewable energy sector has demonstrated a significant increase in its renewable power capacity, especially for solar and wind power plants. Decommissioning the end-of-life equipment in Ukraine has not yet taken place, but it is only a matter of time. With this in mind, this paper assesses the quantities and the market values of the materials that could potentially be recovered from used solar and wind power plants, and it estimates the impact of their decommissioning on employment in Ukraine. It has been estimated that approximately 8.9 GW of solar power plants, and 3.6 GW of wind power plants, will be decommissioned from 2044 to 2059, and that the cost of the raw materials recovered could reach EUR 421.4 million and EUR 124.6 million in 2021 prices, respectively, compared to the decommissioning costs of EUR 240.1 million and EUR 49.1 million, respectively. Decommissioning renewable power plants will require the creation of new jobs, including 11.6 thousand in the solar industry, and 2.8 thousand in the wind sector. It is essential to amend the legislation in Ukraine, particularly Directive 2012/19/EU, to introduce the principle of the extended producer responsibility to ensure the efficient recycling of renewable power plant end-of-life equipment in Ukraine in the future. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Systems Management: Economic, Social, Cultural, Legal and Environmental Components)
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Energy Security Assessment of Emerging Economies under Global and Local Challenges
by Iryna Sotnyk, Tetiana Kurbatova, Oleksandr Kubatko, Olha Prokopenko, Gunnar Prause, Yevhen Kovalenko, Galyna Trypolska and Uliana Pysmenna
Energies 2021, 14(18), 5860; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en14185860 - 16 Sep 2021
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This paper proposes methodological approaches to assessing the impact of renewable energy and energy efficiency development on emerging economies’ energy security. It is suggested to supplement the current methodology for assessing energy security with the decoupling index of the renewable energy financial burden [...] Read more.
This paper proposes methodological approaches to assessing the impact of renewable energy and energy efficiency development on emerging economies’ energy security. It is suggested to supplement the current methodology for assessing energy security with the decoupling index of the renewable energy financial burden on the state budget, the energy efficiency decoupling index, the households’ energy poverty indicator, the index of capacity development for balancing electricity generation volumes, and the energy fluctuations indicator. These indices provide a comprehensive assessment of energy security under the latest challenges. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic in the Ukrainian energy sector led to the “green and coal paradox”, when the government decided to keep green electricity generation but limit nuclear generation. It required increased flexible capacities (thermal generation) and led to a rise in electricity prices and environmental pollution. Forecasting energy fluctuations with Butterworth filters allows minimizing the risks of maximum peak loads on the grid and timely prevention of emergencies. The energy fluctuations within the 20% range guarantee energy security and optimal energy companies’ operation. It is proposed to smooth out energy consumption fluctuations through green energy development, smart grids formation, energy efficiency improvements, and energy capacities balancing to ensure energy and economic sustainability. Full article
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