Abstract
The accession of Poland to the EU results in the realization of EU directives, including the field of energy efficiency and CO2 emissions. The regulations oblige enterprises that produce and distribute heat to technical activities involving the use of existing heat sources and modernization of thermal networks, as well as economic and environmental optimization of the heat supply process. The implementation of these projects requires a change in the way the energy sector is managed and thoroughly restructured by implementing and applying technological and product innovations. The article discusses the legal and environmental conditions of the heat market in Poland, the key challenges for the heating industry and selected innovations in heating companies regarding two areas: technical infrastructure and management of the heat production and transmission.
Highlights
Changes in the conditions of the company's operation result from the influence of different factors, e.g. economic, social, political, demographic and technological
The paradigm of economy that based on knowledge was created in the 1990s and, as a result of which, the theory of innovation management was created
District heating systems must guarantee the continuity of heat supply to consumers, despite of the influence of external factors, usually independent of the producer, and internal ones comprising its management as well as the processes of producing and distributing heat [12]
Summary
Changes in the conditions of the company's operation result from the influence of different factors, e.g. economic, social, political, demographic and technological. Among them the most important are: diversification of clients' needs, increase of competitiveness, increasing influence of knowledge and information and development of IT technology [1]. The concept of innovation was introduced for the first time by an Austrian economist J. The paradigm of economy that based on knowledge was created in the 1990s and, as a result of which, the theory of innovation management was created. Companies can make changes that apply to all the areas and levels of their operations [2,3,4]. Companies need to identify which areas are important for them
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