Abstract
The European Union has set the requirements for year 2030, aimed to increase the energy production from the renewable sources and to lower the CO2 emissions. Currently the percentage of renewable energy production in Poland is too low. The actual data of Gliwice County from Study of Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development (SUIKZP), Plan of Low-Emission Management (PONE/PGN) and Predictions of Impact on the Environment (POŚ) documents was used to calculate the regional energy consumption for heating and electricity. The data has been used in the simulation of the energy consumption and the CO2 emission for year 2030, including the production of the energy using region’s potential renewable resources. Based on that, the authors have calculated how much more energy must be produced from the renewable sources to meet the European Union requirements. The analysis includes the investment cost in the new energy sources and its comparison to the financial penalties the region would have to pay for not meeting the requirements.
Highlights
Powering buildings in electricity and heating states for 40% of global energy consumption and 30% of CO2 emission
Gliwice region is popular for its great coal potential, and it stands for 82% of its energy demand [4]
Buildings in less populated areas can be powered in heat by air heat pumps, because Gliwice region lies in a 3rd climate zone of Poland, with temperatures reaching -18 Celsius degrees, in last 30 years winters are less harsh, and temperatures drop below 10 Celsius degrees less than 100 hours a year
Summary
Powering buildings in electricity and heating states for 40% of global energy consumption and 30% of CO2 emission. In central and northern Europe 80% of total energy for buildings is used for heating. Emission problems, European regulations are making conventional energy sources more and more expensive and cumbersome. On the other hand the potential for renewable and sustainable energy sources is very big. Gliwice region is popular for its great coal potential, and it stands for 82% of its energy demand [4]. The investment cost in new energy sources is big, but the costs of waste emissions is big, and will rise in the future, and soon the local. The main point of this article is to calculate the costs of new energy sources including actual region’s potential and comparison to emission penalties
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