OPEN ACCESS
The article considers the ways of increasing the sustainability of the energy sector in an unstable environment and technology modernization that implies radical structural transformations in the configuration of energy systems. The authors show that power engineering should be given a special emphasis in this context because it is the most stable branch of the energy sector in terms of its vulnerability to crisis. The article suggests that the processes of electrification that further technological progress and increase the innovative potential of a region’s economy should be viewed as a driver forging a ‘smart partnership’ of power engineering and manufacturing. The authors analyze positive effects and price risks that emerge in the course of the implementation of electrification programs and use the analysis as a basis for their recommendations for developing regional electric power systems and effective relationships between utilities and consumers.
distributed generation, energy technology, electrification, sustainable energy, power engineering, window of opportunity
[1] Lehman, J., A brief explanation of the overton window. Available at: http://www.macki- nac.org/overtonwindow. (accessed February 07, 2016).
[2] Birkmann, J., Buckle, P., Jaeger, J., Pelling, M., Setiadi, N., Garschagen, M., Fernando, N. & Kropp, J., Extreme events and disasters: a window of opportunity for change? Analysis of organizational, institutional and political changes, formal and informal responses after mega-disasters. Natural Hazards, 55, pp. 637–655, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-008-9319-2
[3] Ashford, L.S., Smith, R.R., De Souza, R.-M., Fikree, F.F. & Yinger, N.V., Creating win- dows of opportunity for policy change: incorporating evidence into decentralized planning in Kenya. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 84(8), 2006, pp. 669–672. https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.06.030593
[4] Doeser, F. & Eidenfalk, J., The importance of windows of opportunity for foreign policy change. International Area Studies Review, 16(4), pp. 390–406, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1177/2233865913512117
[5] Ashby, W.R., An introduction to cybernetics, First Edition, London: Chapman and Hall, New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1956.
[6] Ota, U., Taniguchi, H., Nakajima, T., Liyanage, K.M., Baba, J. & Yokoyama, A., Pro- posal of smart storage for ubiquitous power grid. IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy, 11(130), pp. 989–994, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejpes.130.989
[7] Coping with the Energy Challenge. The IEC’s role from 2010 to 2030. Smart electrifi- cation – The key to energy efficiency. White Paper. International Electrotechnical Com- mission, 2010. Available at: http://www.iec.ch/smartenergy/pdf/white_paper_lres.pdf. (accessed February 07, 2016).
[8] Gitelman, L.D., Ratnikov, B.E. & Kozhevnikov, M.V., Demand-side management for energy in the region. Economy of Region, 1, pp. 71–77, 2013.
[9] Electrification of Chemical Industry. An opportunity for the chemical and electricity sector, available at: https://www.tno.nl/media/5813/electrification_of_chemical_indus- try.pdf. (accessed February 07, 2016).
[10] The Bloomberg Innovation Index 2016. Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/ graphics/2015-innovative-countries/. (accessed February 07, 2016).
[11] Technology Outlook 2025 – The 10 technology trends creating a new power reality, Arnhem: DNV GL, 2016.
[12] Otsuka, A., Regional energy demand and energy efficiency in Japan. An application of economic analysis, Springer International Publishing, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47566-0_1
[13] Imai, K. & Palit, D., Impacts of electrification with renewable energies on local econo- mies: the case of India’s rural areas. The International Journal of Environmental Sus- tainability, 9, pp. 3–20, 2013. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1077/cgp/v09i02/55082
[14] Limscomb, M., Mobarak, A.M. & Barham, T., Development effects of electrification: evidence from the topographic placement of hydropower plants in Brazil. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 5(2), pp. 200–231, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.5.2.200
[15] Tracking the trends 2016. The top 10 issues mining companies will face in the com- ing year. Deloitte’s White Paper, 2016. Available at: https://www2.deloitte.com/ content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Energy-and-Resources/gx-er-tracking-the- trends-2016.pdf. (accessed February 07, 2016).
[16] Kranenburg, K., Schols, E., Gelevert, H., De Kler, R., Delft, Y. & Weeda, M., Empow- ering the chemical industry. Opportunities for electrification, TNO – ECN Report, 2016. Available at: https://www.tno.nl/media/7514/voltachem_electrification_whitepa- per_2016.pdf. (accessed 07 February, 2016
[17] Ragazzi, M., Ionescu, G. & Cioranu, C.I., Assessment of environmental impact from renewable and non-renewable energy sources. International Journal of Energy Production and Management, 1(2), pp. 8–16, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2495/eq-v2-n1-8-16
[18] Lechtenbohmer, S., Nilsson, L.J., Ahman, M. & Schneider, C., Decarbonising the energy intensive basic materials industry through electrification – Implications for future EU electricity demand. Energy, 115, pp. 1623–1631, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.07.110
[19] The Handbook of Global Energy Policy, ed. Andreas Goldthau, Oxford: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013, 566 p.