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Energy Supply within Sustainable Agricultural Production and Development of Rural Areas: Challenges, Policies, Mechanisms

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 February 2025) | Viewed by 3519

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Prof. Dr. Piotr Gradziuk

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Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences (IRWiR PAN), Nowy Świat St. 72, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: efficiency of renewable energy sources; socio-economic transformations in rural areas; efficiency and productivity
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Dear Colleagues,

Energy supply is crucial for the agricultural sector to ensure its sustainability and continuous delivery of its key functions. This has to be performed in harmony with the existing and future challenges, including (but not limited to) economic, social, and environmental. While efficient energy generation for the needs of agricultural production is important, it is also agriculture that provides renewable energy to other economy sectors, thus being a key element of the complex energy generation system.

This issue welcomes papers related to existing and possible challenges, acting and feasible policies and mechanisms to ensure achievement and maintenance of a) sustainable agricultural production through the subsistent supply of energy, and b) generation of renewable energy by the agricultural sector to be distributed through the market to other economic sectors. The issue especially encourages multidisciplinary approaches (combining economics, engineering, sociology, management, psychology, geography, philosophy, etc.), various quantitative techniques (including econometrics, modelling, bibliometric studies, system and network analyses), and qualitative analyses (including case studies, content analysis, choice experiments, etc.). The issue intends to link together research on agricultural sustainability and its generation of energy. It also aims to contribute to policy debate on supporting agricultural development locally, regionally or globally to assure its input into sustainability through increasing delivery of renewable energy. Hence, the relevant questions are what enhances the sustainability of agricultural production and how that can be practically achieved through the increase of efficiency in use of energy and other related resources. This Special Issue aims to be of service to policy makers dealing with sustainability, energy, and agricultural policies. The papers should also give some insight into solutions working in times of crises, such as global economic crises (e.g., 2008/2009), world embargoes (e.g., Russian embargo of 2014) or COVID-19, as both supply and demand fluctuate in times of extraordinary conditions arising from economic, social, environmental, and other shocks.

Prof. Dr. Piotr Gradziuk
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • agriculture
  • agricultural policy
  • energy policy
  • environmental policy
  • renewable energy sources
  • self-sufficiency
  • development strategies
  • bioeconomy
  • challenges
  • shocks
  • uncertainty

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Photovoltaic Farms: Economic Efficiency of Investments in South-East Poland
by Joanna Żurakowska-Sawa, Arkadiusz Gromada, Anna Trocewicz, Adrianna Wojciechowska, Marcin Wysokiński and Anetta Zielińska
Energies 2025, 18(1), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18010170 - 3 Jan 2025
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The main objective of this study was to identify the status and development opportunities and evaluate the economic viability of investments in large-scale photovoltaic installations in Southeastern Poland. The primary data sources used in the study were empirical materials from all photovoltaic installations [...] Read more.
The main objective of this study was to identify the status and development opportunities and evaluate the economic viability of investments in large-scale photovoltaic installations in Southeastern Poland. The primary data sources used in the study were empirical materials from all photovoltaic installations implemented with support from the Regional Operational Program of the Lublin Voivodeship (ROP WL) for 2007–2013 (31 projects). The following indices were used to evaluate the economic efficiency of the investments studied: rate of return on investment (ROI), simple payback period (SPP), net present value of investment (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), discounted payback period (DPBT), and averaged unit cost of electricity generation (LCOE). They were carried out for three scenarios–baseline, conservative, and optimistic–in two variants, for actual capital expenditures considering financial support used and without subsidies. It was determined that the expected lifetime of the studied investments would be 25 years. The sensitivity analysis shows that, regardless of the adopted scenario, investments in solar thermal power with the level of support that took place under the 2007–2013 financial perspective were reasonable long-term investments. In the least favorable scenario (conservative) included in the analysis, the discounted payback period ranged from 8.1 to 22 years. In the optimistic scenario, DPBT values ranged from 5.6 years to more than 15 years. The payback period (both simple and discounted) for investments with the subsidy was, on average, almost twice as fast as for investments without the subsidy, while the average unit cost of electricity generation with the subsidy was about 30% lower than without it. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Supply within Sustainable Agricultural Production and Development of Rural Areas: Challenges, Policies, Mechanisms)
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Advancing Heat Pump Adoption in Ukraine’s Low-Carbon Energy Transition
by Galyna Trypolska, Piotr Gradziuk, Andrii Semeniuk, Roman Podolets and Oleksandr Diachuk
Energies 2024, 17(23), 6110; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17236110 - 4 Dec 2024
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The European Union established a legislative framework to facilitate the transition to low-carbon energy sources. As Ukraine aspires to join the EU, it is progressively adopting similar legislation. The extensive damage to Ukraine’s fossil fuel-based heat generation infrastructure necessitates the reconstruction of heating [...] Read more.
The European Union established a legislative framework to facilitate the transition to low-carbon energy sources. As Ukraine aspires to join the EU, it is progressively adopting similar legislation. The extensive damage to Ukraine’s fossil fuel-based heat generation infrastructure necessitates the reconstruction of heating and cooling supply systems, with a focus on low-carbon energy sources, particularly heat pumps. Notably, Poland achieved the highest growth in installed heat pump capacities in Europe, offering valuable insights for Ukraine’s energy transition. This study employs the TIMES-Ukraine model to assess the potential proliferation of heat pumps within the country. The findings suggest that, if capital costs for heat pumps decrease, their adoption could accelerate more rapidly than biomass-fired heating systems, particularly in urban single-family homes and buildings lacking central heating systems, over the next decade. While high investment costs may slightly diminish the attractiveness of this technology for space heating, heat pumps consistently outperform biomass heating appliances and potential biomethane-sourced gas boilers. Full article
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Multidimensional Index of Energy Poverty of Households in Poland—Measurement Concept
by Arkadiusz Gromada, Magdalena Wiluk, Anna Trocewicz, Agnieszka Siedlecka, Aleksandra Płonka, Piotr Bórawski and Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska
Energies 2024, 17(23), 6067; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17236067 - 2 Dec 2024
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This article aimed to assess the level of energy poverty of households in Poland based on the multidimensional index proposed by the authors. Surveys conducted in July 2022 on a sample of 1112 respondents were used. The questionnaire used the computer-assisted web interview [...] Read more.
This article aimed to assess the level of energy poverty of households in Poland based on the multidimensional index proposed by the authors. Surveys conducted in July 2022 on a sample of 1112 respondents were used. The questionnaire used the computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) method. The variables needed to build the index and various socio-economic characteristics describing households were defined during the research. The energy poverty index was calculated for individual households and was analyzed for a correlation with variables describing the characteristics of households. The analysis showed correlations, among others, with the place of residence and income variable and the energy poverty index. Statistical, descriptive, and comparative methods were used. Full article
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The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Households in Poland—Current Status and Prospects for the Development of Energy Prosumption
by Paulina Trębska, Marcin Wysokiński, Anna Trocewicz, Joanna Żurakowska-Sawa, Julia Tsybulska, Aleksandra Płonka, Piotr Bórawski and Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska
Energies 2024, 17(23), 5935; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17235935 - 26 Nov 2024
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This article aimed to assess the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in households in Poland in the context of the Statistics Poland (GUS) research and our survey research. In addition, plans for using renewable energy sources and the willingness of respondents to [...] Read more.
This article aimed to assess the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in households in Poland in the context of the Statistics Poland (GUS) research and our survey research. In addition, plans for using renewable energy sources and the willingness of respondents to spend money for this purpose were examined. At the beginning of this article, a theoretical approach to the household as an energy prosumer was presented, and the structure of obtaining energy from RES in Poland was shown. Then, the survey research methodology was presented, including the selection of the sample and the purpose of the survey. The next part of this article concerns the characteristics of the respondents and the buildings they inhabit, as well as statistics on RES used in the surveyed households. The research shows that 12% of the surveyed population was an energy prosumer, and 22% were interested in and planning to invest in RES. Only half of the respondents were ready to spend their money on micro-installations. The results were presented using the documentary and comparative methods. This article uses data from Statistics Poland (GUS) and our survey research conducted among 1112 representatives of households in Poland. Full article
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