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Energy Consumption in the EU Countries: 4th Edition

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 (30 June 2025) | Viewed by 438

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Interests: energy economy; (micro and macro economy); economic geography; logistics (above all transport problems); management of information
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Dear Colleagues,

Energy is a basic good necessary to fulfill demand for the electricity used in heating systems, cooling systems, and others. Particular attention is paid to renewable energy sources, which provide clean energy, yet the use of traditional fossil fuels is rising because of the increasing demands for energy. Moreover, GHG emissions and other emissions created by greenhouse gasses threaten the environment and have caused a worldwide increase in temperatures, have polluted water resources, and have decreased food security.

The only way to solve the problem and reduce GHG emissions is through the production and consumption of clean energy. The above are the possible topics for this Special Issue; however, we encourage authors to send other related works for possible publication. The scope can be extended for other works contributing to energy consumption in general.

Dr. Tomasz Rokicki
Prof. Dr. Bogdan Klepacki
Dr. Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska
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Keywords

  • energy consumption
  • energy production
  • energy consumers and producers
  • clean energy
  • renewable energy
  • energy markets
  • energy
  • energy efficiency
  • circular economy
  • environmental impact of energy consumption
  • social and economic aspects of energy
  • directions of energy development

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Optimization of Electricity Consumption-Associated Costs in a Medium-Sized Logistics Company
by Martins Tisenkopfs, Leo Jansons, Ineta Geipele, Sanda Lapuke and Andris Backurs
Energies 2025, 18(12), 3206; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18123206 - 18 Jun 2025
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the possibilities of electricity consumption-associated cost reduction in buildings owned by a medium-sized logistics company in Latvia (A_LV), which is a part of the larger international business ecosystem (A). The company is not using all [...] Read more.
The purpose of this research is to investigate the possibilities of electricity consumption-associated cost reduction in buildings owned by a medium-sized logistics company in Latvia (A_LV), which is a part of the larger international business ecosystem (A). The company is not using all of its facilities for its own business needs, some of them are rented out, and therefore the possibility of impacting electricity consumption in rented out buildings is limited. During the research, mixed-type approaches combining qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis were employed, where the quantitative methods helped to analyze the company’s electricity consumption and cost changes in different time periods, while the qualitative methods were used in a literature review. As primary data sources, A_LV’s internal electricity consumption reports and invoices for electricity payments were used, along with publicly available data on electricity consumption in Latvia and wholesale market price fluctuations. Although A_LV has numerous areas of electricity consumption optimization, this research is limited to few of them—lighting system optimization, energy management and automation applications, forklift charging regime adjustments, and choice of electricity retailer and tariff plan. Full article
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