Biofuel cluster: reasons for action and benefit

• Autorzy: Vojtovic S. , Navickas V. , Svazas M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The authors of the article analyze the benefit of energy production from regularly renewable sources for regions and countries. The article treats of the problem how as efficiently as possible to use the renewable resources in order to provide green energy at competitive prices. The companies of energy production, supply and fuel harvesting sectors will be able to improve processes, concentrate resources and act in the cluster. The companies could maintain a complete autonomy in the structure of the cluster, but the coordination of their action and the concentrating of resources would provide energy at a competitive price to regions and countries. The authors of the article point out the benefit of biofuel use, as well as exclude the main reasons for cluster operation. The cluster activity is based on cooperation with a view to substantial financial benefit and market saturation. In the latter case this can be achieved because the space of the biofuel cluster operation is extremely local and focused on the needs of individual region. The investigation has shown that the biofuel cluster is able to create diverse benefit in his framework and at the same time shaping the potential for future growth. It is possible to achieve the effect of import decrease and effectively to deal with the problems of waste management by using basically unused resources.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Biofuel cluster; clusterization; benefit for business

• Wydawca: KAPRINT
• Czasopismo: Rynek Energii
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Nr 5
• Strony: 92--96
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Vojtovic S.

• University of Alexander Dubcek in Trencin

autor

Navickas V.

• Kaunas University of Technology

autor

Svazas M.

• Kaunas University of Technology

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Uwagi

EN

This paper was created within the project VEGA 1/0918/16 The evaluation of clusters´ impact measurement on regional development of the Slovak Republic.

PL

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).