IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v14y2021i13p4033-d588348.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Role of Agriculture and Rural Areas in the Development of Autonomous Energy Regions in Poland

Author

Listed:
  • Grzegorz Ślusarz

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Rzeszów, M. Ćwiklińskiej Street 2, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Barbara Gołębiewska

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska Street 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Marek Cierpiał-Wolan

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Rzeszów, M. Ćwiklińskiej Street 2, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Dariusz Twaróg

    (Statistical Office in Rzeszów, Jana III Sobieskiego Street 10, 35-001 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Jarosław Gołębiewski

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska Street 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Sebastian Wójcik

    (Institute of Mathematics, University of Rzeszów, Pigonia Street, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland)

Abstract

In many countries, energy security is treated as a priority for the coming decades, and at the same time energy production from the vast majority conventional energy sources does not meet environmental protection criteria. Hence, the need to use renewable energy sources (RES), which can largely satisfy energy needs. The aim of the study was to identify possibilities of creating autonomous energy regions (ARE) in Poland, based on renewable energy sources. Attention was paid to the role and significance of the potential of rural areas in this respect, taking into account the possibilities of increasing energy production from these sources in individual regions of Poland. The research was conducted on a regional level (division into voivodships) and on a local level (division into powiats, which form voivodships). When assessing the potential for constructing ARE based on RES, the following energy sources were taken into account: water, wind, sun, biogas and biomass. It was found that the highest RES potential versus energy consumption can be obtained in powiats where the share of arable land and forests exceeds 80%. The research showed that in most regions of Poland (powiats, voivodships), there is a large potential for obtaining additional energy from RES, which would cover over 73% of the country’s demand for electricity. This could be the basis for building energy independence on a local scale. The results of the study indicated that as many as seven regions would become self-sufficient in terms of electricity demand.

Suggested Citation

  • Grzegorz Ślusarz & Barbara Gołębiewska & Marek Cierpiał-Wolan & Dariusz Twaróg & Jarosław Gołębiewski & Sebastian Wójcik, 2021. "The Role of Agriculture and Rural Areas in the Development of Autonomous Energy Regions in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:13:p:4033-:d:588348
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/13/4033/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/13/4033/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Adam Wąs & Piotr Sulewski & Vitaliy Krupin & Nazariy Popadynets & Agata Malak-Rawlikowska & Magdalena Szymańska & Iryna Skorokhod & Marcin Wysokiński, 2020. "The Potential of Agricultural Biogas Production in Ukraine—Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-20, November.
    2. Gradziuk, Piotr & Gradziuk, Barbara, 2020. "Renewable Energy Sources As A Development Opportunity For Peripheral Areas," Economic and Regional Studies (Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne), John Paul II University of Applied Sciences in Biala Podlaska, vol. 13(2), June.
    3. Wang, Ying & Zhang, Dayong & Ji, Qiang & Shi, Xunpeng, 2020. "Regional renewable energy development in China: A multidimensional assessment," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).
    4. Herington, M.J. & van de Fliert, E. & Smart, S. & Greig, C. & Lant, P.A., 2017. "Rural energy planning remains out-of-step with contemporary paradigms of energy access and development," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 1412-1419.
    5. Abdullah Nsair & Senem Onen Cinar & Ayah Alassali & Hani Abu Qdais & Kerstin Kuchta, 2020. "Operational Parameters of Biogas Plants: A Review and Evaluation Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-27, July.
    6. Jorge Blazquez & Carlo Andrea Bollino & Rolando Fuentes & Nora Nezamuddin, 2016. "The Renewable Energy Policy Paradox," Discussion Papers ks--1650-dp045a, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center.
    7. Filip Johnsson & Jan Kjärstad & Johan Rootzén, 2019. "The threat to climate change mitigation posed by the abundance of fossil fuels," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(2), pages 258-274, February.
    8. Abbas Mardani & Dalia Streimikiene & Tomas Balezentis & Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman & Khalil Md Nor & Seyed Meysam Khoshnava, 2018. "Data Envelopment Analysis in Energy and Environmental Economics: An Overview of the State-of-the-Art and Recent Development Trends," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-21, August.
    9. Katarzyna Anna Koryś & Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec & Katarzyna Grotkiewicz & Maciej Kuboń, 2019. "The Review of Biomass Potential for Agricultural Biogas Production in Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-13, November.
    10. Renata Marks-Bielska & Stanisław Bielski & Katarzyna Pik & Krystyna Kurowska, 2020. "The Importance of Renewable Energy Sources in Poland’s Energy Mix," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-23, September.
    11. Andrew J. Plantinga & Douglas J. Miller, 2001. "Agricultural Land Values and the Value of Rights to Future Land Development," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 77(1), pages 56-67.
    12. Bharathiraja, B. & Sudharsana, T. & Jayamuthunagai, J. & Praveenkumar, R. & Chozhavendhan, S. & Iyyappan, J., 2018. "Biogas production – A review on composition, fuel properties, feed stock and principles of anaerobic digestion," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 570-582.
    13. Grzegorz Ślusarz & Barbara Gołębiewska & Marek Cierpiał-Wolan & Jarosław Gołębiewski & Dariusz Twaróg & Sebastian Wójcik, 2021. "Regional Diversification of Potential, Production and Efficiency of Use of Biogas and Biomass in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-20, January.
    14. Piotr Maśloch & Grzegorz Maśloch & Łukasz Kuźmiński & Henryk Wojtaszek & Ireneusz Miciuła, 2020. "Autonomous Energy Regions as a Proposed Choice of Selecting Selected EU Regions—Aspects of Their Creation and Management," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-27, December.
    15. Sharma, B. & Ingalls, R.G. & Jones, C.L. & Khanchi, A., 2013. "Biomass supply chain design and analysis: Basis, overview, modeling, challenges, and future," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 608-627.
    16. Paria Sefeedpari & Rafał Pudełko & Anna Jędrejek & Małgorzata Kozak & Magdalena Borzęcka, 2020. "To What Extent Is Manure Produced, Distributed, and Potentially Available for Bioenergy? A Step toward Stimulating Circular Bio-Economy in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-22, November.
    17. Hanna Godlewska-Majkowska & Agnieszka Komor, 2021. "Energy as a Factor of Investment Attractiveness of Regions for Agricultural Enterprises," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-24, May.
    18. Scaramuzzino, Chiara & Garegnani, Giulia & Zambelli, Pietro, 2019. "Integrated approach for the identification of spatial patterns related to renewable energy potential in European territories," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 1-13.
    19. Jarosz, Zuzanna, 2017. "Potencjał energetyczny biomasy roślinnej i możliwości wykorzystania do celów energetycznych," Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, vol. 17(32, Part ), June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Alena Harbiankova & Elena Scherbina, 2021. "Evaluation Model for Sustainable Development of Settlement System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-15, October.
    2. Alena Harbiankova & Lora Gertsberg, 2022. "Information Model for Sustainable Rural Development," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-15, May.
    3. Izabela Samson-Bręk & Marlena Owczuk & Anna Matuszewska & Krzysztof Biernat, 2022. "Environmental Assessment of the Life Cycle of Electricity Generation from Biogas in Polish Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-22, August.
    4. Marcin Bukowski & Janusz Majewski & Agnieszka Sobolewska, 2021. "Macroeconomic Efficiency of Photovoltaic Energy Production in Polish Farms," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-19, September.
    5. Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska & Piotr Bórawski & Lisa Holden & Tomasz Rokicki & Bogdan Klepacki, 2022. "Factors Shaping Performance of Polish Biodiesel Producers Participating in the Farm Accountancy Data Network in the Context of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-25, October.
    6. Aleksander Jakimowicz, 2022. "The Energy Transition as a Super Wicked Problem: The Energy Sector in the Era of Prosumer Capitalism," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-31, December.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Grzegorz Ślusarz & Barbara Gołębiewska & Marek Cierpiał-Wolan & Jarosław Gołębiewski & Dariusz Twaróg & Sebastian Wójcik, 2021. "Regional Diversification of Potential, Production and Efficiency of Use of Biogas and Biomass in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-20, January.
    2. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan & Bogdan Wierzbiński & Dariusz Twaróg, 2021. "The Use of the Local and Regional Potential in Building Energy Independence—Polish and Ukraine Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-21, September.
    3. Anna Duczkowska & Ewa Kulińska & Zbigniew Plutecki & Joanna Rut, 2022. "Sustainable Agro-Biomass Market for Urban Heating Using Centralized District Heating System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-23, June.
    4. Mariusz Jerzy Stolarski & Paweł Dudziec & Michał Krzyżaniak & Ewelina Olba-Zięty, 2021. "Solid Biomass Energy Potential as a Development Opportunity for Rural Communities," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-21, June.
    5. Jakub Mazurkiewicz, 2023. "Loss of Energy and Economic Potential of a Biogas Plant Fed with Cow Manure due to Storage Time," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-22, September.
    6. Otton K. Roubinek & Anna Wilinska-Lisowska & Magdalena Jasinska & Andrzej G. Chmielewski & Krzysztof Czerwionka, 2023. "Production of Biogas from Distillation Residue as a Waste Material from the Distillery Industry in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-15, March.
    7. Oleg Kucher & Taras Hutsol & Szymon Glowacki & Iryna Andreitseva & Anatolii Dibrova & Andrii Muzychenko & Anna Szeląg-Sikora & Agnieszka Szparaga & Sławomir Kocira, 2022. "Energy Potential of Biogas Production in Ukraine," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-22, February.
    8. Joanna Rakowska & Mariusz Maciejczak & Iwona M. Batyk & Eliza Farelnik, 2022. "Rural–Urban Differences in Solar Renewable Energy Investments Supported by Public Finance in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-19, November.
    9. Alina Yakymchuk & Nazariy Popadynets & Valentyna Yakubiv & Yuliia Maksymiv & Iryna Hryhoruk & Lubomyr Matiychuk & Pavlo Horyslavets, 2023. "Economic Aspects of Final Energy Consumption in Ukraine: Prospects of Implementation of the Positive Experience of the European Union," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 13(1), pages 111-117, January.
    10. Aldona Standar & Agnieszka Kozera & Łukasz Satoła, 2021. "The Importance of Local Investments Co-Financed by the European Union in the Field of Renewable Energy Sources in Rural Areas of Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-23, January.
    11. Benedek, József & Sebestyén, Tihamér-Tibor & Bartók, Blanka, 2018. "Evaluation of renewable energy sources in peripheral areas and renewable energy-based rural development," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 516-535.
    12. Rokas Tamašauskas & Jolanta Šadauskienė & Dorota Anna Krawczyk & Violeta Medelienė, 2020. "Analysis of Primary Energy Factors from Photovoltaic Systems for a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB): A Case Study in Lithuania," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-15, August.
    13. Marcin Bukowski & Janusz Majewski & Agnieszka Sobolewska, 2021. "Macroeconomic Efficiency of Photovoltaic Energy Production in Polish Farms," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-19, September.
    14. Stelios Rozakis & Andrea Bartoli & Jacek Dach & Anna Jędrejek & Alina Kowalczyk-Juśko & Łukasz Mamica & Patrycja Pochwatka & Rafał Pudelko & Kesheng Shu, 2021. "Policy Impact on Regional Biogas Using a Modular Modeling Tool," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-21, June.
    15. Jakub Mazurkiewicz, 2022. "Analysis of the Energy and Material Use of Manure as a Fertilizer or Substrate for Biogas Production during the Energy Crisis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-20, November.
    16. Ewa Brągoszewska & Maja Pawlak, 2021. "Health Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Biological Air Pollutants Occurring during the Processing of Biomass for Energy Purposes: A Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-10, April.
    17. Ludwik Wicki & Kaspars Naglis-Liepa & Tadeusz Filipiak & Andrzej Parzonko & Aleksandra Wicka, 2022. "Is the Production of Agricultural Biogas Environmentally Friendly? Does the Structure of Consumption of First- and Second-Generation Raw Materials in Latvia and Poland Matter?," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-16, August.
    18. Adam Wąs & Piotr Sulewski & Vitaliy Krupin & Nazariy Popadynets & Agata Malak-Rawlikowska & Magdalena Szymańska & Iryna Skorokhod & Marcin Wysokiński, 2020. "The Potential of Agricultural Biogas Production in Ukraine—Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-20, November.
    19. Maciej Dzikuć & Joanna Wyrobek & Łukasz Popławski, 2021. "Economic Determinants of Low-Carbon Development in the Visegrad Group Countries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-12, June.
    20. Steven Stillman, 2005. "Examining Changes in the Value of Rural Land in New Zealand between 1989 and 2003," Urban/Regional 0509015, University Library of Munich, Germany.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:13:p:4033-:d:588348. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.