THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART ENERGY INTO TRANSFORMATION OF THE RURAL AREA: THE USE OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR SMART VILLAGES DEVELOPMENT

Petr Hlavacek,Vladimír Skalník

doi:10.32479/ijeep.11203

Abstract

The article aims to evaluate the government policies in the Czech Republic that have an impact on energy development and energy production development in the rural areas, and to propose the areas where smart energy solutions are appropriate for rural communities. The setup of the public companies is compared with respect to current trends in the development of Smart Villages, where the smart energy solutions are being developed. The research and development conclude that the development policies will require a setup to make the decentralization of the energy sources strengthened. As well, to allow more intensive communication and negotiation with local communities. Achieving the synergy effect, while starting up the process of use of local energy resources of the location and community energy in transformation of the rural area, should be the goal.Keywords: energy policy, Smart Cities, Smart VillagesJEL Classifications: Q42, Q48, R11DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11203

Highlights

In connection with how quickly new technologies appear in the field of energy production, a standalone topic of the use of these innovative technologies, or concept, in the rural areas comes to the forefront (Holtmeyer et al, 2013; Jenkins et al, 2018)
A couple of planning and strategic documents indicate the development in the field of energy in the Czech Republic – National Action Plan of Energy Efficiency of the Czech Republic, National Action Plan for Smart Networks, National Action Plan for Renewable Energy Sources 2010-2020 for the Czech Republic, State Energy Concept of the Czech Republic, and the Strategy for Regional Development of the Czech Republic 2021+
The analysis of the policies of other ministries revealed that other goals of the individual programs may be found in the impact on the field of the energy production and energy in the rural areas

Summary

Introduction

In connection with how quickly new technologies appear in the field of energy production, a standalone topic of the use of these innovative technologies, or concept, in the rural areas comes to the forefront (Holtmeyer et al, 2013; Jenkins et al, 2018). These challenges need our intensive focus to strengthen the energy independence of the rural areas. The disadvantage of the areas is that they lack political power and the agglomeration benefits of the urban regions (O’Sullivan et al, 2020; Klaniecki et al, 2020).

Methods

Results

Conclusion