Energy Transition in Poland—Assessment of the Renewable Energy Sector

Michał Pietrzak,Wojciech Kujawski,Bartłomiej Igliński,Paweł Iwański

doi:10.3390/en14082046

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Journal: Energies	Publication Date: Apr 7, 2021
Citations: 82	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Nicolaus Copernicus University

Abstract

The topic of the article considers the functioning of the renewable energy (RE) sector in Poland. This is really important in the context of the energy transition of the national economy because it influences the creation of modern technologies and increases the competitiveness and innovation of the country. Poland is in a process of energy transition where the RE sector has been developing for two decades. The authors aimed to research the RE sector improvement possibilities in Poland, including the influence of this sector on chosen social and economic aspects. Because of this research’s aim a critical situation assessment of RE in Poland was conducted and a survey of a group of experts in this field was also involved. Legal, physical and mental determinants and their influence on RE sector were looked into. In the legal determinant context a necessity to simplify relevant legislation acts in Poland was found. Undoubtedly there is a need to improve several legal acts, including the Distance Act. In physical determinants it was found that solar, wind and biomass energy have the biggest chances for development. In the case of mental determinants the authors paid attention to the need of educating the public about using and obtaining energy. It is also important to make people aware how the RE sector influences the low emission economy positively. This will improve the creation of new jobs and reduce the emissions of harmful substances to the environment.

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IntroductionThe globalization processes have led to systematic socio-economic development in most world economies, combined with a significant increase in the level of innovation, the level of investment outlays and the level of foreign direct investment [9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16]
Globalization processes have contributed to the emergence of new lifestyles and consumption styles [17,18,19,20], which together with the increase in the wealth of the society and the level of innovation in enterprises contributed to the creation of the renewable energy (RE) sector, which is one of the fastest developing branches of the world economy [21,22,23,24,25]
The analysis showed that certain supplies of raw materials are very important in the RE technology

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The globalization processes have led to systematic socio-economic development in most world economies, combined with a significant increase in the level of innovation, the level of investment outlays and the level of foreign direct investment [9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16]. Globalization processes have contributed to the emergence of new lifestyles and consumption styles [17,18,19,20], which together with the increase in the wealth of the society and the level of innovation in enterprises contributed to the creation of the renewable energy (RE) sector, which is one of the fastest developing branches of the world economy [21,22,23,24,25]. RE sector development is an impulse towards further research and introduction innovations

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