Güneş Enerjisi Üretimi ve Ekonomik Büyüme: AB Üyesi Ülkeler İçin Bir İnceleme

Year 2024, Volume: 32 Issue: 60, 95 - 109, 28.04.2024

Meryem Filiz Baştürk

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2024.02.05

Abstract

Temiz bir enerji kaynağı olarak güneş enerjisinin kullanımı ve güneş enerjisinin ekonomiler üzerindeki etkisi gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Bu artışı belirleyen temel faktör ise son yıllarda gelişen teknoloji ile birlikte güneş enerjisinin maliyetlerinde gerçekleşen belirgin düşüştür. Güneş enerjisinin Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatında açıklanan yeni büyüme stratejisine katkı sağlayıp sağlamayacağı politika yapıcıların cevap bulmaya çalıştığı soruların başında gelmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada AB üyesi ülkelerde güneş enerjisi üretiminin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. 2018-2021 döneminin iki-yönlü sabit etkiler modeli ve Driscoll-Kraay standart hataları ile ele alındığı çalışmada, güneş enerjisi üretiminin ekonomik büyüme üzerinde pozitif ve istatiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Güneş Enerjisi, Ekonomik Büyüme, AB Ekonomileri, Yeşil Ekonomi, Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı

Solar Energy Production and Economic Growth: An Analysis for EU Countries

Abstract

Producing and consuming solar energy as a clean energy resource in economies has gained importance. The importance of solar energy is based on reducing costs due to technological developments. Responsive to whether the contribution of investing in solar energy to reach proclaimed new development strategies in the EU Green Deal has been one of the critical indicators for policymakers nowadays. In this context, this paper analysed the impacts of solar energy production on the economic growth of EU member countries. After the analysis, using a two-way fixed effects model and Driscoll-Kraay standard errors 2018-2021, solar energy production’s positive and statistically significant effects on economic growth were found.

Keywords

Solar Energy, Economic Growth, EU Economies, Green Economy, European Green Deal

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