1. Recommendations for implementation of energy strategy of the Republic of Croatia
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Karasalihović Sedlar, Daria, Hrnčević, Lidia, and Dekanić, Igor
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ENERGY consumption , *NATURAL gas , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *RENEWABLE energy sources , *ENERGY transfer , *ENERGY management - Abstract
Abstract: The Energy Strategy of the Republic of Croatia was adopted by the Croatian Parliament in 2009 for the period until 2020 in order to harmonize national energy goals with goals and time framework of strategic documents of the European Union. The adoption of the Energy Strategy Implementation Program with associated measures is still in process. The goal of the Strategy was to create sustainable energy system that will make a balanced contribution to the security of energy supply, competitiveness and environmental protection in Croatia. In this paper an overview of the energy production, final energy consumption and planned development of energy infrastructure is given. The intention of the paper was to research and stress out the abilities and opportunities of Croatian energy system and to give recommendations for Energy Strategy implementation and practical realization of planned energy infrastructure projects for improvement of security of energy supply and competitiveness of energy system of the Republic of Croatia. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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