Assessment and analysis of energy efficiency policy
The project will (1) assess past and current energy efficiency policy interventions in Latvia compared to energy efficiency goals, (2) propose improvements and new policy interventions (3) assess existing energy efficiency monitoring and energy saving verification system, and (4) develop proposals and recommendations for the verification system improvement. This will be carried out by applying combination of two research methods: ex-post policy evaluation method and System Dynamics modelling to assess different energy efficiency policy measures. The project team has an extensive experience on energy end user side (industry, municipalities, buildings etc.) and have ascertained that energy management (without investments) is possible to reach energy consumption reduction by 5…15%. We have also convinced end users. This experience was applied to development of energy efficiency policy in industry and tertiary sector in Latvia and it was used as basis for the national legislation for implementation of EU Energy Efficiency Directive, as well as evaluation of energy efficiency policy in housing sector in Latvia, energy efficiency policies in non-ETS subsectors to reach Latvia’s climate goals.
PROJECT FUNDED BY:
National Research Program “Energy”
PROJECT DURATION:
From 11th of December 2018 until 10th of December 2021
PROJECT BUDGET:
354 000 EUR
SCIENTIFIC LEADER OF THE PROJECT:
Gatis Bažbauers
PUBLISHED:
03.01.2019.
- Barriers to energy efficiency and policy instruments for improving energy efficiency. Overview of literature
- Collection and analysis of data on existing Latvian energy efficiency policy instruments with an ex-post method and analysis and recommendations of the existing energy efficiency monitoring and savings verification system
PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC PAPAERS:
- Tukulis A., Blumberga A., Bariss U., Blumberga D. Ex Post Evaluation of Large Electricity Consumer Policy Measures (2022) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 26 (1), pp. 12 – 24. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0002 (Published: 24.01.2022.)
- Blumberga, A., Bazbauers, G., Vancane, S., Ijabs, I., Nikisins, J., Blumberga, D. Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector (2021) Energies, 14 (22), 7792. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14227792 (Published: 21.11.2021.)
- Blumberga, A., Āzis, R., Reinbergs, D., Pakere, I., Blumberga, D. The bright and dark sides of energy efficiency obligation scheme: The case of Latvia (2021) Energies, 14 (15), art. no. 4467. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14154467 (Published: 23.07.2022.)
- Valdmanis, G., Bazbauers, G. Influence of wind power production on electricity market price (2020) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 24 (1), pp. 472-482. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0029 (Published: 08.07.2020.)
- Prodaņuks, T., Veidenbergs, I., Kirsanovs, V., Kamenders, A., Blumberga, D. Analysis of Energy Supply Solutions of Dwelling Buildings. Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2019, Vol. 23, No. 3, 182-189. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2019-0088 (Published: 13.12.2019.)
PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES:
- International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2020” from May 13-15, 2020, online:
- presented research Gunārs Valdmanis, Gatis Bažbauers. Influence of wind power production on electricity market price;
- International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2019” from May 15-17, 2019, Riga, Latvia:
- presented research Toms Prodaņuks, Ivars Veidenbergs, Vladimirs Kirsanovs, Agris Kamenders, Dagnija Blumberga. Analysis of Energy Supply Solutions of Dwelling Buildings.
