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The Potential of Renewable Energy in the Republic of Moldova: A Case Study

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This article presents evidence to support the Republic of Moldova’s foreign energy dependence by providing information related to their current energy situation, energy imports and associated costs.The article places a specific emphasis on locating the primary origins and effects of Moldova’s energy dependency and examines the potential of renewable energy sources to diminish this energy dependency. In order to conduct the research for this article, data was collected through semi-structured interviews that were carried out in Moldova. Various energy experts and other officials and practitioners were interviewed. Information was also retrieved from a variety of sources that included the Moldova Country Report on Moldova’s Energy Sector and from the United Nations Development Program’s Moldova Energy and Biomass Project. The article shows that Moldova is in a position of energy dependence but there is potential from renewable energy sources to decrease this dependency.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 841)

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91-96

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.841.91

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June 2016

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Elena Simina Lakatos*, Matthew Greenley, Laura Bacali, Mircea Boşcoianu, Razvan Vaida

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Biomass, Energy Dependency, Renewable Energy

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