The Paradigm of Harmonious Progress in Energy

207 Pages·2020·1.554 MB·English

by  Audrone Klevien Valentinas Klevas

The Paradigm
of Harmonious
Progress in Energy

The Paradigm
of Harmonious
Progress in Energy
By
Valentinas Klevas and Audrone Klevienė
The Paradigm of Harmonious Progress in Energy

By Valentinas Klevas and Audrone Klevienė

This book first published 2020

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK

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ISBN (10): 1-5275-5433-3
ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-5433-7
TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Figures............................................................................................. x
List of Tables ............................................................................................. xi
Foreword .................................................................................................. xii
PART I: THEORETICAL OUTLINE OF THE HARMONIOUS
PROGRESS PARADIGM
CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................... 2
ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENCES IN PARADIGMS OF PROGRESS AND
HARMONIOUS PROGRESS: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
PROBLEM IN LITERARY SOURCES
THE CONCEPT OF THE PARADIGM. THE ESSENTIAL ATTITUDE OF THE DOMINANT
PARADIGM IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN NATURE AND MAN .............................. 2
PROBLEMS OF THE FORMATION OF THE PARADIGM OF HARMONIOUS PROGRESS
OF ENERGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DOCTRINE............ 4
THE CONCEPT OF PROGRESS AND THE NECESSITY OF ITS TRANSFORMATION ............. 9
CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................... 14
A PROJECTION OF THE PARADIGM OF HARMONIOUS
PROGRESSION INTO CHANGES IN HUMAN MENTALITY
CHANGES IN MENTALITY IN TERMS OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN NATURE
AND MAN ................................................................................................ 14
THE NECESSITY AND CONTENT OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF ECONOMIC THEORY ... 19
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................. 27
GUIDELINES FOR THE HARMONIOUS PROGRESS PARADIGM IN
ENERGY
THE VISION OF THE HARMONIOUS PROGRESS OF ENERGY ................................... 27
MAIN THESES ........................................................................................... 30
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PART II: THE RATIONALE FOR THE METHODOLOGY
REGARDING THE HARMONIOUS ADVANCEMENT OF
ENERGY BASED ON THE LINKS BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS
OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND THE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS .............................................................. 36
CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................... 38
THEORETICAL ORIGINS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
CONCEPT
THE INFLUENCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY ............................................... 38
THE MEANINGFULNESS OF KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY THEORY IN RELATION
TO THE PARADIGM OF HARMONIOUS PROGRESS IN ENERGY ................................ 41
THE EVOLUTION OF A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC THEORY ........................... 44
CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................... 53
THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
THE GENESIS OF THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .......................... 53
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................. 58
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LINKS BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY CONCEPTS
PART III: THE TASKS OF ECONOMIC THEORY IN SOLVING
THE PROBLEMS OF THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT
OF ENERGY AND GUIDELINES FOR THEIR SOLUTION
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS .............................................................. 68
CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................... 70
THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AS A KEY
DIRECTION FOR THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF
ENERGY
THE CHARACTERISATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF RES ...................................... 70
THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY PROGRESS IN THE CONTEXT OF ENERGY AS A WHOLE ....... 76
The Paradigm of Harmonious Progress in Energy vii
CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................... 79
THE CONCEPT OF RES UTILISATION EFFICIENCY AND ITS
CONTENT
GENERAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF RES ......................................... 79
THE METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLE OF THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE
EXTERNAL UTILITY ...................................................................................... 82
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................. 85
THE ESSENCE OF THE ENERGY SUPPLY RELIABILITY
ESTIMATION PROBLEM IN ECONOMIC THEORY
GENERAL ISSUES REGARDING THE SECURITY OF THE ENERGY SUPPLY ..................... 85
SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES IN DISTRICT HEATING AND POWER GRID SYSTEMS ....... 86
OTHER SMART CENTRALISED NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ........................ 88
METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE EVALUATION OF ENERGY RESOURCE
REGENERATION ......................................................................................... 92
CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................... 97
THE VALUE-ADDED ACCOUNTING PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
FORMULATION
GENERAL PRINCIPLES .................................................................................. 97
THE NECESSITY AND PRINCIPLES OF GREEN ACCOUNTING IN ORDER TO REDESIGN
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES
OF SUSTAINABILITY .................................................................................. 100
THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AS AN ACCOUNTING TOOL FOR ECONOMIC
SUSTAINABILITY ....................................................................................... 104
THE LIVING PLANET INDEX ........................................................................ 106
PART IV: THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BASED ON SPATIAL
ENERGY PLANNING
CHAPTER ONE ..................................................................................... 110
THE SYMBIOSIS OF NATIONAL GOAL IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMMES
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CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................... 115
THE ROLE OF CITIES IN RES TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
THE PROBLEM OF ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF ENERGY
FROM RES ............................................................................................. 115
THE SPATIAL ASPECT OF ASSESSING THE BENEFIT OF USING RES TECHNOLOGIES
IN URBAN AREAS ..................................................................................... 119
BALANCING RES SUPPORT FORMS AS THE SUBSTANCE FOR THE SPATIAL PLANNING
METHOD ................................................................................................ 123

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................ 127
THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL ENERGY
PROGRAMMES
CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................. 131
RES TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION IN ECO-VILLAGES
AND GREEN SETTLEMENTS
PART V: PROSPECTS FOR THE HARMONIOUS
DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY
CHAPTER ONE ..................................................................................... 136
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF ENERGY SECURITY FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY CONCEPT
ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC POLICY .............................................. 136
FORMATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ........................................... 140
THE CONCEPT AND CHARACTERISATION OF MUNICIPAL KNOWLEDGE AS A NON-
COMPETITIVE ORGANISATION IN THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES 144
CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................... 153
THE BASICS OF GREEN SETTLEMENTS AND THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY MOVEMENT
THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS ...................................................................... 153
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES—THE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR GREEN
SETTLEMENTS ......................................................................................... 155
ORGANISATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE OF GREEN
SETTLEMENTS ......................................................................................... 158
The Paradigm of Harmonious Progress in Energy ix
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................ 163
ADDRESSING FOREST CONSERVATION ISSUES
CONCLUSION ...................................................................................... 167
References .............................................................................................. 172
Index ....................................................................................................... 185
LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. 2-1. The essence of the sustainable energy development concept ..... 55
Fig. 2-2 (next page). Schematic of the formation of methodology
for the harmonious progress of energy ..................................................... 60
Fig. 3-1. Schematic diagram of the classification of RES ........................ 73
Fig. 3-2. Price Dynamics of Solar Photovoltaic Cells ($ / W) 1977-2013
(Bloomberg 2014) .................................................................................... 75
Fig. 3-3. Simplified scheme of types of fuel and energy, their
transformation and demand ...................................................................... 78
Fig. 3-4. The usefulness of RES from the users’ perspectives ................. 81
Fig. 4-1. The symbiosis of national goal implementation programmes .. 114
Fig. 5-1. Motives for the development of the demand for sustainable
energy innovations using the example of RES ....................................... 144
Fig. 5-2. A systematised way of financing opportunities in Lithuanian
cities to support RES .............................................................................. 151