<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Recently, renewable energy sources (RES) have become very popular all over the EU. Subsidy policies have provided huge amount of money flowing into the sector which were necessary for its development. In Slovakia, favourable legislation was one of triggers for building biogas plants using anaerobic fermentation for biogas and further electric energy production. This paper examines how subsidy policy has stimulated biogas sector over the years and the consequences arising from the legislation.</p></abstract>

Recently, renewable energy sources (RES) have become very popular all over the EU. Subsidy policies have provided huge amount of money flowing into the sector which were necessary for its development. In Slovakia, favourable legislation was one of triggers for building biogas plants using anaerobic fermentation for biogas and further electric energy production. This paper examines how subsidy policy has stimulated biogas sector over the years and the consequences arising from the legislation.

The Impact Of Subsidy Policy On Biogas Plants In Slovakia

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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Recently, renewable energy sources (RES) have become very popular all over the EU. Subsidy policies have provided huge amount of money flowing into the sector...

The Impact Of Subsidy Policy On Biogas Plants In Slovakia

Published Online: Apr 04, 2015

Page range: 14 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/vjbsd-2015-0003

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