Naslov
Potentials for energy savings and long term energy demands for Croatian households sector

Autori
Pukšec, Tomislav ; Mathiesen, Brian Vad ; Duić, Neven

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
6th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems / Ban, Marko ; Guzović, Zvonimir ; Duić, Neven - Zagreb, 2011

ISBN
978-953-7738-12-9

Skup
6th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 25.09.2011. - 29.09.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Buduća energetska potrošnja; sektor kućanstva; energetska učinkovitost; energetske uštede; bottom up modeliranje
(Future energy demand; households sector; energy efficiency; energy savings; bottom-up modelling)

Sažetak
Households sector in Croatia represents one of the largest consumers of energy today with around 75, 75PJ, which is almost 29% of Croatia’s final energy demand. Considering this consumption, implementing different mechanisms that would lead to improvements in energy efficiency in this sector seems relevant. In order to plan future energy systems it is important to know future possibilities and needs regarding energy demand for different sectors. Through this paper long term energy demand projections for Croatian households sector will be shown with a special emphasis on different mechanisms, both financial, legal but also technological that will influence future energy demand scenarios. It is important to see how these mechanisms influence, positive or negative, on future energy demand and which mechanism would be most influential. Energy demand predictions in this paper are based upon bottom-up approach model which combines and process large number of input data. The Model will be compared to Croatian national Energy Strategy and certain difference will be presented. One of the major conclusions shown in this paper is significant possibilities for energy efficiency improvements and lower energy demand in the future, based on careful and rational energy planning. Different financial, legal and technological mechanisms can lead to significant savings in the households sector which also leads to lesser greenhouse gas emissions and lower Croatian dependence on foreign fossil fuels.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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