LAPSE:2023.16534
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LAPSE:2023.16534
Analysis of Selected Service Industries in Terms of the Use of Photovoltaics before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 3, 2023
Previous analyses of the PV market (and the impact of the pandemic on it) have focused on the market as a whole. The literature does not contain analyses of selected services sectors (e.g., catering, hotel services) in terms of the use of photovoltaics. There are no studies that would show in which segments the demand profile for electricity most closely matches the production from photovoltaic installations (not to mention the impact of the pandemic). The authors analyzed selected service sectors (catering and hotel) in terms of the use of photovoltaics before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper proposes a comparative methodology for the use of photovoltaics for self-consumption, including statistical analyses and calculations of the self-consumption index for representatives of various selected services sectors. The highest value of the self-consumption ratio at the level of 52% was shown for cafes and restaurants (during the pandemic). Surprisingly, in the pandemic, the self-consumption rate increased for restaurants and cafes for the same size of installations (compared to pre-pandemic times).
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COVID-19, energy consumption, photovoltaic (PV), Poland, renewable energy source (RES), self-consumption, Solar Photovoltaic
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Kaczmarzewski S, Matuszewska D, Sołtysik M. Analysis of Selected Service Industries in Terms of the Use of Photovoltaics before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (2023). LAPSE:2023.16534
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Kaczmarzewski S: Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wybickiego St. 7A, 31-261 Cracow, Poland [ORCID]
Matuszewska D: Department of Thermal and Fluid Flow Machines, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-059 Cracow, Poland [ORCID]
Sołtysik M: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Częstochowa University of Technology, Dąbrowskiego St. 69, 42-201 Częstochowa, Poland [ORCID]
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Energies
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15
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1
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188
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2021
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2021-12-28
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1996-1073
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