A. Drǎgoi, P. Calanter, Mihaela Gramaticu, A. Dumitrescu, A. Aluculesei
{"title":"The Challenges for Green Energy in Romania under Current Energy Crisis","authors":"A. Drǎgoi, P. Calanter, Mihaela Gramaticu, A. Dumitrescu, A. Aluculesei","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/728","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aimed to evaluate the impact of the current EU energy crisis on Romania’s policies to boost green energy as a solution to balance the national energy mix. Our methodological approach was a mixed one using both bibliometric analysis and qualitative analysis based on experts’ interview. The bibliometric analysis has included 1085 research papers from the WOS database and indicates the main research focus at the international level in the green energy field. The second part of the study was based on 6 interviews with Romanian experts in the energy field (selected from a larger group according to their expertise of more than 10 years in fundamental research and their involvement in public policies and national strategies in the energy field). The interviews aimed to investigate the national opportunities to adopt green energy practices at affordable prices. Our research has highlighted that many of the international research trends investigated by researchers are similar to those indicated by the Romanian experts. Our main finding showed that although Romania has performed better than most European countries in increasing the renewable energy share in the national mix, there is still untapped potential in the field. However, Romania has several particularities, according to the interviews results, such as the national regulation, geographical potential","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48459706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Petrariu, M. Nastase, Gabriel Croitoru, N. Florea, Nicoleta Cristache, Mihaela Cristina Onica Ibinceanu
{"title":"Analysis of Responsible Energy Consumers Behaviour in the Context of REPowerEU Plan","authors":"R. Petrariu, M. Nastase, Gabriel Croitoru, N. Florea, Nicoleta Cristache, Mihaela Cristina Onica Ibinceanu","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/743","url":null,"abstract":"The planet's resources are finite and must be used rationally and responsibly to ensure a sustainable economy. On the basis of modern innovations and technologies, new sources of consumption or new ways to reduce the environmental impact of consumption can be found. Changes in the external environment and incredibly disruptive international events significantly influence consumer behaviour. In view of geopolitical changes, the energy crisis, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the instability of the energy market, the European Commission has drawn up a series of plans to ensure Europe's independence from Russia's energy resources. Research focusses on analysing the behaviour of responsible energy consumers as part of the objectives of REPowerEU and ANRE (Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority). To this end, 250 energy consumers were interviewed to observe their participation in reducing energy consumption and the measures implemented according to the REPowerEU plan. The consumers involved in the study have already implemented some important measures that have led to awareness of the negative consequences of geopolitical instability and the impact of natural resource consumption.","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43937565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can Health Insurance Improve the Happiness of the Romanian People?","authors":"G. Mureșan, C. Mare, D. Lazăr, Sorin Paul Lazar","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/903","url":null,"abstract":"Developing a strategy to increase happiness is a major focus of a positive economy. The purpose of the present study is to find an answer to the following question: can insurers contribute to happiness? Starting from the ANOVA approach and regression analysis on the Romanian sample, we show that financial factors, self-rated stress level, age, and private health insurance affect the level of reported happiness. This is one of the first Romanian studies to approach happiness from the perspective of a financial health insurance product. From another perspective, for people without health insurance, income is a key factor of influence. Thus, our paper is primarily addressed to insurers who want to improve their sales techniques and to all insureds who want to know other benefits that appear after signing a health insurance policy","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42901274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doctor Honoris Causa Laureates of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies","authors":"N. Istudor, Dumitru Miron","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/933","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47672220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Human Dimensions of the Intention to Use Renewable Energy in Hungary Applying an Extended Model of Theory of Planned Behaviour","authors":"S. Nagy, L. Molnár, Noémi Hajdú","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/830","url":null,"abstract":"The past year has brought drastic changes to the European energy market. With recent dramatic increases in energy prices, it is of the utmost importance that residential users significantly increase their use of renewable energy. The aim of our study is to understand the complex psychological background of the intention to use renewable energy by applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). We extended the original TPB to include environmental concerns. To collect data, an online survey was conducted in Hungary in November 2022. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse data from 400 residential users. The resulting model suggests that subjective norms have the greatest direct influence on intention to use renewable energy; however, attitudes formed by environmental concerns are also important influencing factors. Therefore, campaigns to promote the use of renewable energy should focus on the social acceptance of this behaviour and educate target groups about the connection between the energy problem and the challenges of climate change.","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46615584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Toader, C. Rujescu, A. Feher, C. Sălășan, L. Cuc, K. Bodnár
{"title":"Generation Differences in the Behaviour of Household Consumers in Romania Related to Voluntary Measures to Reduce Electric Energy Consumption","authors":"C. Toader, C. Rujescu, A. Feher, C. Sălășan, L. Cuc, K. Bodnár","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/710","url":null,"abstract":"The Ukraine crisis, the sharp increase in the price of electricity and the excessive dependence of the European Union countries on fossil fuels from Russia have led to a series of actions in the direction of energy saving, clean energy production and diversification of energy sources. The REPoweEU plan, through related financial and legal measures, aims to build a new infrastructure and a new energy system at the EU level. The reduction of energy consumption represents an important orientation of this plan, and in this context, the present study investigates, based on a questionnaire, the behaviour of consumers (households) in Romania towards voluntary measures to reduce electricity energy consumption and identify the behavioural differences between four generations: Baby Boomers, X, Y, and Z. The analysis of the results was performed using ANOVA and Tukey statistical tests, using the SAS Studio software application. The results highlight some differences in the behaviour of generations and the patterns regarding the approach to behavioural integration for responsible energy consumption. The work is useful because it outlines the attitude and behaviour of Romanian consumers toward the national and European objectives of reducing energy consumption, energy waste, and increasing the share of alternative energy sources.","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41842521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anca Gabriela Ilie, M. Zlatea, C. Negreanu, D. Dumitriu, Alma Pentescu
{"title":"Reliance on Russian Federation Energy Imports and Renewable Energy in the European Union","authors":"Anca Gabriela Ilie, M. Zlatea, C. Negreanu, D. Dumitriu, Alma Pentescu","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/780","url":null,"abstract":"The paper investigates the importance of renewable energy in the energy mix of EU-27 countries, as well as their dependence on imports of gas, oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation, considering the long-term energy security of the EU-27","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41538730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Dincă, Simona Moagăr-Poladian, Tănase Stamule, P. Nistoreanu
{"title":"The REPowerEU Plan and the Transition to Green Energy in Romania","authors":"V. Dincă, Simona Moagăr-Poladian, Tănase Stamule, P. Nistoreanu","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/676","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42276011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Onete, S. Budz, Ioana Bucur-Teodorescu, S. Chița, Ş. Sava, C. Bucur
{"title":"The Relationship between Renewable Energy and Blockchain as a Sustainable Technology Tool","authors":"C. Onete, S. Budz, Ioana Bucur-Teodorescu, S. Chița, Ş. Sava, C. Bucur","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/919","url":null,"abstract":"The European Union is accelerating its transition to energy independence by 2030 in response to new geopolitical realities. This study aims to demonstrate the advantages of blockchain technology for the energy sector and how renewable sources themselves may lower costs and generate significant amounts of electricity. These networks encourage the use of renewable energy sources in place of conventional ones and enable sustainable consumption reduction at the same time. The paper demonstrates how blockchain may connect to renewable energy sources, most often solar and wind, to grow this industry in a sustainable way. New technologies like blockchain have sparked the emergence of contemporary forms of trade and consumption. The collaborative and circular economies represent a nexus of economic, technological, and socio-cultural phenomena brought about by technological advancements and economic disruption. Blockchain technology offers a wide range of non-financial applications","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43094157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Requirements for Establishing Energy Hubs: Practical Perspective","authors":"M. Hammad, S. Elgazzar, B. Jereb, M. Sternad","doi":"10.24818/ea/2023/64/798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24818/ea/2023/64/798","url":null,"abstract":"The global economy has barely begun to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to be thrown into a new crisis because of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The war exacerbated the energy problem by causing a shortage of energy supplies for the EU and other countries, affecting quality of life. As a result, establishing energy hubs for collecting, processing, storing, and transiting energy resources between producing and consuming countries has become imperative to manage energy supplies efficiently. However, previous studies have not yet addressed the requirements for setting up energy hubs from a practical point of view. Therefore, this paper investigates the requirements for the establishment of energy hubs, particularly for oil and gas, from a practical perspective. The researchers conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with different energy stakeholders. Using the SWOT analysis matrix tool, the findings assessed the current state of the global oil and gas market, and the main practical requirements for the establishment of energy hubs were identified, along with the elements for implementation. Furthermore, the article highlighted the most pressing practical issues confronting the establishment of energy centres. Finally, the paper laid out a comprehensive practical framework based on the industry practitioners’ views to help establish energy hubs. The framework provides a possible guide for countries to establish energy hubs based on the main requirements outlined in this study. It can also improve the diversity, flexibility, and security of energy supply, especially for countries that rely on sole suppliers, such as the EU.","PeriodicalId":46837,"journal":{"name":"Amfiteatru Economic","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43192875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}