Towards Energy Transformation: A Case Study of EU Countries

Anna Manowska (), Anna Bluszcz (), Iwona Chomiak-Orsa and Rafał Wowra
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Anna Manowska: Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation in Industry, Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Anna Bluszcz: Department of Safety Engineering, Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Iwona Chomiak-Orsa: Department of Business Intelligence in Management, Wroclaw University of Economics, 53-345 Wroclaw, Poland
Rafał Wowra: JSW IT SYSTEMS Spółka z o.o., ul. Armii Krajowej 56, 44-330 Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-26

Abstract: The decarbonization of European economies is an established reality that has been accelerating in recent years. The focus of EU policy is on the dynamic transformation of the energy balances of Member States, which most significantly impacts economies reliant on coal. In the context of emerging megatrends, this study sets out to determine the extent of changes occurring in the economies of European Union countries in relation to the Green Deal paradigm. The objective of this article is to introduce a comprehensive method developed by the authors for assessing the dynamics of energy transformation in the European Union countries under study. This method is divided into two phases. Initially, countries are classified according to the energy transformation dynamics matrix. Subsequently, the actual assessment of energy transformation dynamics is conducted using a novel composite indicator, the ETPI (Energy Transition Progress Index), based on analyses for 2022 and 2013 using Eurostat data. The results identify leaders in energy transformation, such as Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Finland, and the Netherlands, while highlighting significant challenges facing Poland and Bulgaria.

Keywords: green deal; decarbonization; energy intensity; CO 2; ETPI Energy Transition Progress Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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