Special Issue "Energy Supplies in the Countries from the Visegrad Group"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2021.

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Dr. Tomasz Rokicki
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Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska St. 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: energy economy; (micro and macro economy); economic geography; logistics (above all transport problems); management of information
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Dear Colleagues,

The Visegrad Group (V4) is an association of four Central European countries – Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. The group aimed to deepen cooperation between these countries, and, in the initial phase, in particular, concerning accession to the structures of the European Union and NATO. The Visegrad Group was established in 1991 by three countries (Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia) forming the so-called Visegrad Triangle. Later, as a result of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia (on January 1, 1993), the Czech Republic and Slovakia became members of the group. The V4 countries had similar goals for their foreign policy, but also similar possibilities for its implementation. These countries belonged to the former communist bloc, which was best prepared for the market economy. Additionally, they represented a very similar level of socio-economic development.

This issue welcomes papers relating to energy supply in the Visegrad countries. Studies can cover both macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects. It is important to define how the V4 countries cope with energy management, how they have undergone or are going through the energy transformation, and in which direction they are going. The articles may concern aspects of the use of energy sources, energy security, social and economic aspects of energy, the impact of energy consumption on the environment, and modern solutions in the energy sector. It is also possible to present a comparison of changes in the energy situation in the V4 countries compared to other European countries, both economically developed and developing.

Dr. Tomasz Rokicki
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Energy supplies
  • Visegrad Group countries
  • Energy performance
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy security
  • Circular economy
  • Energy market
  • Social and economic aspects of energy
  • Impact of energy consumption on the environment
  • Directions of energy development

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Energy Consumption and Its Structures in Food Production Systems of the Visegrad Group Countries Compared with EU-15 Countries
Energies 2021, 14(13), 3945; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133945 - 01 Jul 2021
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While joining the European Union (EU) in 2004, the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4) had to face a major challenge in the context of adapting to the EU standards in the field of energy use and energy efficiency. One of the sectors [...] Read more.
While joining the European Union (EU) in 2004, the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4) had to face a major challenge in the context of adapting to the EU standards in the field of energy use and energy efficiency. One of the sectors that heavily depends on the use of energy (mainly from fossil fuels) is the food production system, whose energy transformation is essential for future food security. The study aimed to measure the use of energy and its structures in the food production systems of the V4 countries and the EU-15 countries in relation to the implementation of the EU energy targets. The targets assumed, among other things, a reduction in overall energy use and an increase in the share of renewables in the energy mix. The proprietary method based on the assumptions of lifecycle assessment was applied to measure energy consumption in the food production systems with the use of input–output tables and energy accounts, which are part of the World Input–Output Database. The research shows a decreasing share of the food production systems in energy use of the V4 countries, while in the EU-15 countries, it remains on average at a stable, low level (around 4.4%). The discussed share for Poland averaged 8.8% in the period considered, for Hungary 7.6%, for the Czech Republic 3.8%, and for Slovakia 3.3%. The share of renewables in energy use of the food production systems is growing. However, in some countries of the EU-15, it increases at a slower pace than the assumed strategic goals, mainly in the countries that are the largest food producers in the EU. For Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy, the average deviation of the share of renewables use in the food production system from the 2020 target for the entire economy is around 12 percentage points. In the case of V4 countries, the share of renewable energy use in food production systems is close to the assumed strategic targets. Full article
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Renewable Energy Producers’ Strategies in the Visegrád Group Countries
Energies 2021, 14(11), 3048; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113048 - 24 May 2021
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Companies that belong to the energy sector can use Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for their strategies and diversify electrical energy production with reverence to the natural environment. This article aims to analyze sustainability strategy types among the Visegrád Group (V4) countries’ energy producers, [...] Read more.
Companies that belong to the energy sector can use Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for their strategies and diversify electrical energy production with reverence to the natural environment. This article aims to analyze sustainability strategy types among the Visegrád Group (V4) countries’ energy producers, who decided to generate electrical energy from the renewable resources. This research uses an inductive inference approach supported by a literature study and deductive reasoning supported by a statistical reference method. The main finding is that the energy producers from the V4 group have a common direction of evolution in their strategies. This change is based on a growing share of renewable energy sources to achieve environmental excellence strategies. The lack of renewable energy sector organizations’ strategies translates into disappointment with the goals pursued by these organizations. The significance of this study lies in an explanation of how sustainability strategies compare at a firm and country-level in a proposed classification. The analysis can open future research areas to examine development of strategies in the renewable energy sector. Full article
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Diversity and Changes in the Energy Balance in EU Countries
Energies 2021, 14(4), 1098; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14041098 - 19 Feb 2021
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The main purpose of the paper was to present the energy balance in the EU countries. The specific objectives were to show the concentration and directions of changes in the demand, production, import, and export of energy in the EU countries, to determine [...] Read more.
The main purpose of the paper was to present the energy balance in the EU countries. The specific objectives were to show the concentration and directions of changes in the demand, production, import, and export of energy in the EU countries, to determine the degree of variability (or stability) of these energy balance parameters, and to establish the correlation between the energy balance parameters and economic parameters. All members of the European Union were determinedly selected for research on 31 December 2018 (28 countries). The research period embraced the years 2004–2018. The sources of materials were the literature on the topic and data from Eurostat. Descriptive, tabular, and graphical methods, Gini coefficient, Lorenz curve, coefficient of variation, Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient, and constant-based dynamics indicators were used in the analysis and presentation of materials. It was determined that only the demand for energy and its import in EU countries were nearly related to the economic situation. In turn, exports and production were medium and weakly correlated. In these parameters, economic factors had a smaller impact than other factors, such as political development or the level of energy development in the country. It was also found that the EU countries’ energy imports were characterized by lower volatility than its exports. As a rule, the most significant stabilization in the given parameters occurred in countries with a stable economy, the so-called developed economies, while the most significant volatility was in developing countries. Energy security is of great importance in all EU countries. Full article
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