The Renewable Energy Production Capability of Settlements to Meet Local Electricity and Transport Energy Demands

Balázs Kulcsár, Tamás Mankovits and Piroska Gyöngyi Ailer
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Balázs Kulcsár: Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Tamás Mankovits: Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Piroska Gyöngyi Ailer: Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4028 Debrecen, Hungary

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: In addition to the examination of electric power from local renewables, this study has sought the answer to the question of what proportion of vehicles are fueled by environmentally friendly energy saving technologies in the vehicle fleets of Hungarian settlements. Further, the study attempts to shed light on the self-sufficiency of Hungarian settlements with respect to the electricity and transport segments. In our assessments, the performance of small-scale household power plants (SSHPPs) utilizing local renewable energy sources, and small-scale power plants with installed capacities under 0.5 MW, was taken into account, as were the proportions of vehicles operating with partly or completely clean energy sources in the vehicle fleets of the individual settlements. Finally, the composition of the vehicle fleet has been examined in the light of the quantities of renewable electricity generated in the individual settlements, in order to consider whether these settlements are capable of covering the energy needs of their vehicle stocks from local sources. In the light of the results, the changes generated by the incentives and investments introduced over the past ten years can be established and subsequently, the energy policy needs in the future can be assessed. Our study has incorporated energy geography and settlement geography aspects.

Keywords: sustainability; self-sufficient settlements; electromobility; motor vehicle stock; renewable energy; energy geography; Hungary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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