Comparison of the evolution of energy intensity in Spain and in the EU15. Why is Spain different
By María Mendiluce, Ignacio J. Pérez-Arriaga, Carlos Ocaña. 2010
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Energy intensity in Spain has increased since 1990, while the opposite has happened in the EU15. Decomposition analysis of primary energy intensity ratios has been used to identify which are the key sectors driving the Spanish evolution and those responsible for most of the differences with the EU15 energy intensity levels. It is also a useful tool to quantify which countries and economic sectors have had most influence in the EU15 evolution. The analysis shows that the Spanish economic structure is driving the divergence in energy intensity ratios with the EU15, mainly due to strong transport growth, but also because of the increase of activities linked to the construction boom, and the convergence to EU levels of household energy demand. The results can be used to pinpoint successful EU strategies for energy efficiency that could be used to improve the Spanish metric.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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- Industry-level Total-factor Energy Efficiency in Developed Countries (2011, unknown): “others instead show the opposite results with diverging energy intensity levels (Mendiluce et al., 2010; Le Pen and Sévi, 2010).”
- Structural Change and Convergence of Energy Intensity across OECD Countries, 1970-2005 (2012, unknown): “For example, the increase in aggregate energy intensity in Spain during the period 1995−2005 has also been reported by Mendiluce et al. (2010).”
- Energy Efficiency Determinants: An Empirical Analysis of Spanish Innovative Firms (2015, background): “This should become an important objective for the Spanish economy, where energy intensity rose 10% between 1990 and 2006 while in the EU15 it fell in the same period (Mendiluce et al., 2010).”