Determinants of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in European SMEs

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2019-06-01 DOI:10.5547/2160-5890.8.2.ASEG

Agustí Segarra‐Blasco, Elisenda Jové‐Llopis

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Abstract

This paper empirically investigates the factors driving the adoption of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) measures in a sample of 8,213 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in European countries. Using a bivariate probit model we examine their drivers, complementarities, and potential temporal persistence in three European country clusters (Core countries, Mediterranean countries and New EU members). Our results suggest that sustainable energies actions (EE and RE) are highly persistent both at the firm level and across countries and that there are relevant complementarities between EE and RE practices, as well as other resource efficient practices. In addition, strategies for EE seem to rely more on cost saving and regulations, while those for RE are more linked to public support and environmental awareness. This paper ends with some recommendations for policymakers suggesting that Europe needs to design an energy policy for the SMEs firms that jointly pursues both EE and the diffusion of RE according to the technological gap of each member country. Keywords: energy efficiency, renewable energy, European Union, SMEs firms

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欧洲中小企业能源效率和可再生能源的决定因素

本文以欧洲国家8213家中小企业为样本，实证研究了推动采用能效（EE）和可再生能源（RE）措施的因素。使用双变量probit模型，我们研究了三个欧洲国家集群（核心国家、地中海国家和新欧盟成员国）的驱动因素、互补性和潜在的时间持久性。我们的研究结果表明，可持续能源行动（EE和RE）在企业层面和各国都具有高度的持久性，EE和RE实践以及其他资源高效实践之间存在相关的互补性。此外，EE的战略似乎更多地依赖于成本节约和法规，而RE的战略则更多地与公众支持和环境意识联系在一起。本文最后向政策制定者提出了一些建议，建议欧洲需要为中小企业设计一项能源政策，根据每个成员国的技术差距，共同追求可再生能源和可再生能源的扩散。关键词：能源效率，可再生能源，欧盟，中小企业

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.