Title: Energy Specialisation and
Development
Models: Case Study in Effective Energy Use in Romanian Industry
Abstract: Energy resources and innovation
are
currently the subjects of many researches. This study proposes an
insight
into regional specialisation issues induced by the spatial distribution
of
energy resources, focusing on Romania’s regional economies as a
case
study. Energy is the engine of the growth, and the models of
development
during the history followed a specific natural energy resource. The
quantitative
analysis of specialisation and concentration employs different data
sets
and various statistical indicators in order to examine the territorial
distribution
of electric and thermal energy, gas and water industry and of the
mining
and quarrying industry in relation with metallurgic industry location.
The
policy implications of this study provide an important rationale for
the
ongoing centralized merger campaign of the metallurgic industry in
Romania.
To accelerate the diffusion of advanced energy efficient technologies
and
encourage innovation will promote the productive efficiency.
Authors: Anca Gabriela Ilie, Dan Dumitriu,
and
Oana Antonia Colibasanu
