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Sustainable innovative technology solutions for the energy sector

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  • Kristina Bazienė

    (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania)

  • Justinas Gargasas

    (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania)

Abstract

Innovation is a process by which new ideas, technologies, or developments from different fields are turned into abilities, implemented in the market, and can be reached by any person in the world. That is also called technology-based innovation. Primarily, an innovative product means a product that encourages the establishment of new niches for the market or is significantly different from past products. At the same time, innovative products can be reached without changing the product's principal technological scheme but by improving the quality of the product. For now, Europe still needs to provide itself with energy resources fully. It imports 60.3% of gas, 41.2% of solid fuels, and 82.6% of oil. Still, for example, a World oil production peak could occur in the next ten to fifteen years if it has not already happened, and decisions to be made soon will have a significant impact on our quality of life over the coming decades. The need for energy is divided into sectors like industrial, power generation, transportation, domestic, and commercial, and it generates emissions in the air. Researchers try to foresee the right actions through different calculations, models, analyses, monitoring, policy research, and exploration of various acts from society, economy, and available technologies. This work aims to create a system dynamics model that can capture the dynamics of innovative energy technology development and its impact on the production, distribution, and demand side of the energy system. The focus of the model is on renewable energy technologies, distributed generation and storage systems, and smart energy systems that help to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy supply. A posed hypothesis of the work is that in the future, more and more requests will be for renewable energy sources. As demand increases, the energy cost will reduce, creating a more considerable source demand. Households could be as well as energy consumers as producers. Due to the vital role of energy in manufacturing, saving energy should be included as an essential element of production plans, especially for manufacturing plants that are energy-intensive. To predict the possibilities, of what can reduce impact on the environment, different analyses should be done to reach a concrete action plan that is directed to energy sustainability. A system dynamics model that can capture the dynamics of innovative energy technology development and its impact on the production, distribution, and demand side of the energy system. The focus of the model is on renewable energy technologies, distributed generation and storage systems, and smart energy systems that help to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy supply. Afterwards, the model can be used for testing in different countries.

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  • Kristina Bazienė & Justinas Gargasas, 2023. "Sustainable innovative technology solutions for the energy sector," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 11(2), pages 215-226, December.
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    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.11.2(15)
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    Keywords

    renewable energy; smart energy system; systemic dynamic model; planning; case study; Latvia;
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    • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods

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