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ZRÓŻNICOWANIE ODNAWIALNYCH ŹRÓDEŁ ENERGII W KRAJACH GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ
IMPORTANCE OF RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY IN THE VISEGRAD COUNTRIES

Author(s): Lidia Luty, Monika Zioło
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: renewable energy; Visegrad group; indicator of the dynamics of structures;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the changes in the structure of renewable energy sources used in the countries of the Visegrad Group in the years 2004 - 2014. After entering the Visegrad Group countries to the European Union we could have seen an increase in energy production from environmentally friendly sources. The Czech Republic and Slovakia mainly extracted energy from water. Poland and Hungary from solid biofuels. After 2009 and the entrance of the EU directive promoting wind and sun energy in Poland and Hungary it was began to invest in wind power. The Czech Republic and Slovakia, in turn, invested the funds in obtaining solar energy.

  • Issue Year: XVII/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 75-85
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish