Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition
An adequate information basis is important for designing and evaluating policy measures to reach international climate goals. Current energy statistics are primarily based on the UN's International Recommendations for Energy Statistics (IRES). We have examined changes in the energy system and h...
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| description | An adequate information basis is important for designing and evaluating policy measures to reach international climate goals. Current energy statistics are primarily based on the UN's International Recommendations for Energy Statistics (IRES). We have examined changes in the energy system and how they can be depicted in energy balances, using IRES methodology as the benchmark. We have found that the increasing variety in energy generation through prosumers cannot be illustrated currently. In the manufacturing industries, state-of-the-art balancing limits the depiction of autoproducers' output other than electricity and heat. Their numbers will increase due to hydrogen demand for decarbonisation, among others. In efforts to inform necessary decision-making regarding decarbonisation, an additional focus must also be set on the representation of energy services in demand. Including useful energy categories allows the development of specific useful energy demands, enabling application-driven technology and energy carrier deployment. To remedy the identified shortcomings, the Sectoral Gross Energy Balance Border enables the identification of involved economic units (e.g. manufacturing industry sectors, households, services and energy industries). It features a sector-interrelated approach, in which energy flows follow the physical location of energy operation. Thereby, energy balances can illustrate the multiple transformations in the energy system and better inform policymaking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61897995ad5b4022873de1a07201db822022-12-22T04:19:45ZengElsevierEnergy Strategy Reviews2211-467X2022-11-0144100994Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transitionP. Nagovnak0T. Kienberger1M. Baumann2P. Binderbauer3T. Vouk4Chair of Energy Network Technology, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Franz-Josef Straße 18, A-8700 Leoben, Austria; Corresponding author.Chair of Energy Network Technology, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Franz-Josef Straße 18, A-8700 Leoben, AustriaAustrian Energy Agency, Mariahilfer Straße 136, A-1150 Vienna, AustriaChair of Energy Network Technology, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Franz-Josef Straße 18, A-8700 Leoben, AustriaChair of Energy Network Technology, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Franz-Josef Straße 18, A-8700 Leoben, AustriaAn adequate information basis is important for designing and evaluating policy measures to reach international climate goals. Current energy statistics are primarily based on the UN's International Recommendations for Energy Statistics (IRES). We have examined changes in the energy system and how they can be depicted in energy balances, using IRES methodology as the benchmark. We have found that the increasing variety in energy generation through prosumers cannot be illustrated currently. In the manufacturing industries, state-of-the-art balancing limits the depiction of autoproducers' output other than electricity and heat. Their numbers will increase due to hydrogen demand for decarbonisation, among others. In efforts to inform necessary decision-making regarding decarbonisation, an additional focus must also be set on the representation of energy services in demand. Including useful energy categories allows the development of specific useful energy demands, enabling application-driven technology and energy carrier deployment. To remedy the identified shortcomings, the Sectoral Gross Energy Balance Border enables the identification of involved economic units (e.g. manufacturing industry sectors, households, services and energy industries). It features a sector-interrelated approach, in which energy flows follow the physical location of energy operation. Thereby, energy balances can illustrate the multiple transformations in the energy system and better inform policymaking.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X22001882Energy transformationEnergy statisticsEnergy balance borderRenewable energy integrationProsumerism |
| spellingShingle | P. Nagovnak T. Kienberger M. Baumann P. Binderbauer T. Vouk Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition Energy Strategy Reviews Energy transformation Energy statistics Energy balance border Renewable energy integration Prosumerism |
| title | Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition |
| title_full | Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition |
| title_fullStr | Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition |
| title_short | Improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition |
| title_sort | improving the methodology of national energy balances to adapt to the energy transition |
| topic | Energy transformation Energy statistics Energy balance border Renewable energy integration Prosumerism |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X22001882 |
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