The Impact of Renewable Energy Production on Employment

Barbara Gradziuk; Piotr Gradziuk

doi:10.56583/br.432

Published : 2018-01-12

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2017)

The Impact of Renewable Energy Production on Employment

Barbara Gradziuk

Piotr Gradziuk

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56583/br.432

Abstract

The aim of the executed research is to determine the influence of harvesting renewable energy on the labour market. Eurostat Databases provided a source of empirical data concerning the amount of produced energy. The number of the employed and the performance of the installed equipment were determined thanks to reports drafted by EurObserv’ER or International Renewable Energy Agency. The following sectors were considered: solid biofuels, biogas, liquid biofuels, geothermal, hydropower, municipal waste, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and wind power. The research concerned 28 member states of the EU between 2009 and 2015. Such a scope was established due to significant changes on the renewable energy market triggered by the Climate and Energy Package passed by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The number of the working people (directly in the enterprises operating in the field of producing raw energy materials and energy from renewable sources, as well as providing equipment and services within this field) in relation to 1 000 tonnes of oil equivalent of the primary energy obtained in particular sectors of renewable energy sources was used as the performance indicator. Panel estimation was used as means of empirical indication of relations between the variables.

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renewable energy sources, employment

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Gradziuk, B., & Gradziuk, P. (2018). The Impact of Renewable Energy Production on Employment. Regional Barometer. Analyses & Prognoses, 15(3), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.56583/br.432

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Barbara Gradziuk

br@akademiazamojska.edu.pl

Affiliation:

University of Life Sciences in Lublin Poland

Piotr Gradziuk

br@akademiazamojska.edu.pl

Affiliation:

Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development in Warsaw Poland