Abstract
Renewable energy can be used from several natural sources, which are capable of wind, sun, water, geothermal springs, or biomass. Energy from these sources is clean, safe and inexhaustible. The use of alternative sources is becoming part of all realistic scenarios and promotes sustainable development and energy security in Europe as well. Renewable energy sources form a relatively significant part of primary energy sources in many countries. Thanks to the undeniable advantages of their use, they form another higher share of combined energy production in Slovakia. In addition, the correct location of renewable energy sources can be a key element in the development of individual regions, which can contribute to achieving better social and economic cohesion in the country. Given these obvious environmental and economic benefits, efficient use of renewable energy sources is receiving increasing attention and support from responsible officials and the general public around the world, including Slovakia. The main goal of this paper was to evaluate the use of renewable resources in Slovakia with a focus on biogas plants. We also evaluate the position of Slovakia within the EU in this area and find out what is the current situation of biogas plants in Slovakia.
Highlights
The potential for renewable energy resources is enormous because they can, in principle, exponentially exceed the world’s energy demand; these types of resources will have a significant share in the future global energy portfolio, much of which is concentrating on advancing their pool of renewable energy resources (Ellabban et al, 2014)
This increases our security of supply and improves Europe’s competitiveness, creating new sectors, jobs, economic growth and export opportunities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Ciucci, 2020)
Slovakia shows an increase of 10.5% from 2004 to 2019
Summary
The potential for renewable energy resources is enormous because they can, in principle, exponentially exceed the world’s energy demand; these types of resources will have a significant share in the future global energy portfolio, much of which is concentrating on advancing their pool of renewable energy resources (Ellabban et al, 2014). This increases our security of supply and improves Europe’s competitiveness, creating new sectors, jobs, economic growth and export opportunities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Ciucci, 2020). The farming sector, in general, is a large producer of manure (Jaber et al, 2004; Svensson et al, 2006; Uddin et al, 2010) and thereby a large producer of greenhouse gases (Fan et al, 2007; Bauer et al, 2010)
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