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This study introduces a framework for assessing the resilience of different European countries against the problem of energy poverty. The proposed framework is established upon two major implementation pillars: capturing stakeholder knowledge and employing a multi-criteria analysis framework in order to provide valuable insights and objective results. The implicated evaluation criteria have been identified by the group of stakeholders and incorporate several socio-economic aspects of the problem beyond the energy dimension. The proposed methodology is largely dependent on the engaged stakeholders’ assessments, thus introducing nuggets of subjectivity into the whole analysis. However, it significantly differs from other energy poverty-based approaches, its novelty lying in that it directly attempts to evaluate a country according to its potential to deal with the problem as a whole, rather than deconstructing it in components and partial indicators. The proposed framework is demonstrated in countries in both Southern/Eastern and Northern/Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain), exploiting diversities and particularities associated with their context.
Apostolos Arsenopoulos; Vangelis Marinakis; Konstantinos Koasidis; Andriana Stavrakaki; John Psarras. Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1 .
AMA StyleApostolos Arsenopoulos, Vangelis Marinakis, Konstantinos Koasidis, Andriana Stavrakaki, John Psarras. Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (12):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleApostolos Arsenopoulos; Vangelis Marinakis; Konstantinos Koasidis; Andriana Stavrakaki; John Psarras. 2020. "Assessing Resilience to Energy Poverty in Europe through a Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework." Sustainability 12, no. 12: 1.
Towards the fulfilment of Paris Agreement, European Union aims to achieve a set of ambitious climate and energy targets, with energy efficiency pillar having the protagonist role. The paper proposes a multi-perspective approach towards designing a balanced, realistic and cost-optimal energy efficiency policy portfolio, in the extended framework of the NECP, taking into account a set of targets, constraints, particularities and political priorities. In this respect, going from measures to policies, the proposed methodology achieves to design an optimal energy efficiency portfolio, balancing the scale between the diversification of different financial sources and the associated risk. The proposed methodology is applied for supporting the Greek NECP. Greek State has declared its financial limitations towards the fulfillment of its EE targets. The results of the application show that the mobilisation of additional public-private co-investments, through the use of appropriate financial mechanisms, appears to be a feasible model, and reveals a high cost effectiveness improvement potential against the existing policies.
Nikolaos Gkonis; Apostolos Arsenopoulos; Athina Stamatiou; Haris Doukas. Multi-perspective design of energy efficiency policies under the framework of national energy and climate action plans. Energy Policy 2020, 140, 111401 .
AMA StyleNikolaos Gkonis, Apostolos Arsenopoulos, Athina Stamatiou, Haris Doukas. Multi-perspective design of energy efficiency policies under the framework of national energy and climate action plans. Energy Policy. 2020; 140 ():111401.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNikolaos Gkonis; Apostolos Arsenopoulos; Athina Stamatiou; Haris Doukas. 2020. "Multi-perspective design of energy efficiency policies under the framework of national energy and climate action plans." Energy Policy 140, no. : 111401.
In Greece, the renewable energy potential and a low-quality building stock constitute the background of a possible low-carbon energy transition. This transition, however, faces significant uncertainties, ranging from long-term effects of the ongoing economic recession and technological lock-ins, to the stability of the regulatory framework and issues of public acceptance. Such uncertainties may eventually give rise to significant barriers to, as well as severe economic and social consequences of, the envisaged transition. Here, in a structured approach to eliciting the knowledge embedded in stakeholders, we identify such risks and explore their dynamics and role in a sustainable transition to a power system that is based on large-scale solar projects and prosuming in the residential sector. We then employ a modelling ensemble, consisting of a macroeconomic dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model and a business strategy assessment model, in order to quantify and evaluate the extent of the identified risks’ impact.
Alexandros Nikas; Vassilis Stavrakas; Apostolos Arsenopoulos; Haris Doukas; Marek Antosiewicz; Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks; Alexandros Flamos. Barriers to and consequences of a solar-based energy transition in Greece. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 2018, 35, 383 -399.
AMA StyleAlexandros Nikas, Vassilis Stavrakas, Apostolos Arsenopoulos, Haris Doukas, Marek Antosiewicz, Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks, Alexandros Flamos. Barriers to and consequences of a solar-based energy transition in Greece. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 2018; 35 ():383-399.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlexandros Nikas; Vassilis Stavrakas; Apostolos Arsenopoulos; Haris Doukas; Marek Antosiewicz; Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks; Alexandros Flamos. 2018. "Barriers to and consequences of a solar-based energy transition in Greece." Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 35, no. : 383-399.