Proceedings of the 13th International Academic Conference, Antibes

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND THEIR REFLECTION ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

VUKICA JANKOVIĆ, HELENA MITWALLYOVA

Abstract:

Paper explore relation betweeen energy and regional development and more precisly the influence of renewable energy installation and production on regional economic growth in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic has long tradition in energy sector, more than 100 years of stable and self –sufficient energy production. The base of energy sector consist of energy production from coal, followed by nuclear energy as a second impotant energy resource. Renewable energy sources have the relatively small share in total energy mix, compared to the other EU member states. Their faster commercial production and usage have been existing from the resent history, after the accession of the Czech Republic into the European Union. Supported by tha state, renewable energy power has fast growth, which caused different influence through regions of the Czech Republic.

Keywords: renewable energy resources, Czech Republic, regional growth

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