Impact of Innovation Initiatives on Renewable Energy Production in Brazil

Year 2025, Volume: 40 Issue: 3, 770 - 789, 16.07.2025

Ezgi Kopuk

https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.1523367

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of innovation on biofuel production in Brazil, a country that has significant competitive strength in renewable energy production today. In line with the objective of the study, plans, programs, and policies implemented by Brazil to understand its development in biofuel production, as well as innovations that support this process and sustainable competitive strategies, have been examined. After explaining Brazil's regarding biofuel production, the impact of innovation, noted for its significant impact on sustainable production and competition, on biofuel production has been econometrically tested using time series analysis. The analysis, covering the years 1990-2021, revealed a long-term relationship between biofuel production and innovation indicators. The results from impulse-response functions and variance decomposition analysis showed that government expenditures had the most significant positive effect on biofuel production. Finally, the Toda-Yamamoto causality test was conducted to provide additional insights, revealing that the BC, CO2, and GE variables were Granger causes of biofuel production.

Keywords

Brazil , Renewable Energy , Biofuel Energy , Energy Production , Energy Sustainability

Brezilya’da Yenilenebilir Enerji Üretiminde İnovasyon Girişimlerinin Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, günümüzde yenilenebilir enerji üretiminde önemli rekabet gücüne sahip bir ülke olan Brezilya'da inovasyonun biyoyakıt üretimi üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. Çalışmanın amacı doğrultusunda, Brezilya'nın biyoyakıt üretimindeki gelişimini anlamak için uyguladığı planlar, programlar ve politikalar ile bu süreci destekleyen inovasyonlar ve sürdürülebilir rekabet stratejileri incelenmiştir. Brezilya'nın biyoyakıt üretiminde uyguladığı politikalar açıklandıktan sonra, sürdürülebilir üretim ve rekabet üzerinde en büyük etkiye sahip olduğu belirlenen inovasyonun biyoyakıt üretimi üzerindeki etkisi, zaman serisi analizi kullanılarak ekonometrik olarak test edilmiştir. 1990-2021 yıllarını kapsayan analiz neticesinde biyoyakıt üretimi ile inovasyon göstergeleri arasında uzun dönemli ilişkinin olduğu saptanmış ve etki-tepki fonksiyonları ile varyans ayrıştırma analiz sonuçlarına göre biyoyakıt üretiminde en yüksek pozitif etkiye devlet harcamalarının sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Son olarak farklı bir bakış açısı ve değerlendirmenin yapılabilmesi için Toda Yamamoto nedensellik testi yapılmış ve test sonuçlarında BC, CO2 ve GE değişkenlerin biyoyakıt üretiminin Granger nedeni olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Brezilya , Yenilenebilir Enerji , Biyoyakıt Enerjisi , Enerji Üretimi , Enerji Sürdürülebilirliği

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