The Great Energy Transition In The European Union

Author : Rafael Leal-Arcas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 997534173X

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The Great Energy Transition in the European Union by Rafael Leal-Arcas Pdf

This book examines the status of the energy transition in the European Union (EU). It provides a thorough analysis of energy decentralization in the EU. It discusses why it is in the EU's interest to decentralize its energy markets and analyzes the situation in several EU member states. The book specifically focuses on electricity markets and looks at how decentralization is taking shape with regard to these markets. In doing so, it analyzes the regulatory environment in several EU jurisdictions to identify to what extent it is conducive to decentralization. It looks at how things stand in terms of new tools and technologies to facilitate decentralization, such as smart grids and meters, electric vehicles, demand response, and storage. The book explores how specific EU member states are progressing towards deployment of these tools and technologies, and the specific needs andregulatory barriers in each. It also offers recommendations for how regulation can be more encouraging. The book in addition discusses electricity interconnections in the EU as a vital step towards decentralization that will boost energy security and energy efficiency. Lastly, the book includes a detailed examination of data protection concerns that arise from the advent of new technologies that collect personal information, such as smart grids. It assesses current regulation on data protection and identifies areas for improvement. Contributors include: Rafael Leal-Arcas, Marius Greger, Hanna Knigge, Andrew Filis, Mariya Peykova, Victoria Nalule, Brian Burstein, Maria Eugenia Mattera, Filipa Santos, Danai Papadea, Michalis Kanakakis, George Thanos, Gemma Fearnley.

Author : Matúš Mišík,Veronika Oravcová
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030550851

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From Economic to Energy Transition by Matúš Mišík,Veronika Oravcová Pdf

This book examines energy transition issues within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. The European Union is aiming for an almost complete decarbonization of its energy sector by 2050. However, the path towards a carbon-free economy is full of challenges that must be solved by individual EU members. Across 18 chapters, leading researchers explore challenges related to energy transition and analyse individual EU members from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the region as a whole. To further explore this complex issue, the volume also includes several countries from South East Europe in its analysis. As perspective members, these countries will be important contributors to the EU’s mid- and long-term climate and energy goals. The focus on a variety of issues connected to energy transition and systematic analyses of the different CEE countries make it an ideal reference for anyone with a general interest in the region or European energy transition. It will also be a useful resource for students looking for an accessible overview of the field.

Author : Manuel Welsch
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128099032

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Europe’s Energy Transition by Manuel Welsch Pdf

Europe’s Energy Transition: Insights for Policy Making looks at the availability and cost of accessing energy and how it significantly affects economic growth and competitiveness in global markets. The results in this book, from a European Commission (EC) financed project by INSIGHT_E, provide an overview of the most recent analyses, focusing on energy markets and their implications for society. Designed to inform European policymaking, elements of this book will be integrated into upcoming EC policies, giving readers invaluable insights into the cost and availability of energy, the effect of price increases affecting vulnerable consumer groups, and current topics of interest to the EC and ongoing energy debate. INSIGHT_E provides decision-makers with unbiased policy advice and insights on the latest developments, including an assessment of their potential impact. Presents answers to strategic questions posed by the European Commission Coherently assesses the energy transition, from policies to energy supply, markets, system requirements, and consumer needs Informed the EC "Clean Energy for All Europeans" package from end of 2016, e.g., regarding aspects of energy poverty Endorsed by thought leaders from within and outside of Europe, including utilities, energy agencies, research institutes, journal editors, think tanks, and the European Commission

Author : Rafael Leal-Arcas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9975341713

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The Great Energy Transition in the European Union by Rafael Leal-Arcas Pdf

This book examines the status of the energy transition in the European Union (EU). It provides a thorough analysis of energy decentralization in the EU. It discusses why it is in the EU's interest to decentralize its energy markets and analyzes the situation in several EU member states. The book specifically focuses on electricity markets and looks at how decentralization is taking shape with regard to these markets. In doing so, it analyzes the regulatory environment in several EU jurisdictions to identify to what extent it is conducive to decentralization. It looks at how things stand in terms of new tools and technologies to facilitate decentralization, such as smart grids and meters, electric vehicles, demand response, and storage. The book explores how specific EU member states are progressing towards deployment of these tools and technologies, and the specific needs and regulatory barriers in each. It also offers recommendations for how regulation can be more encouraging. The book in addition discusses electricity interconnections in the EU as a vital step towards decentralization that will boost energy security and energy efficiency. Lastly, the book includes a detailed examination of data protection concerns that arise from the advent of new technologies that collect personal information, such as smart grids. It assesses current regulation on data protection and identifies areas for improvement. Contributors include: Rafael Leal-Arcas, Feja Lasniewska, Filippos Proedrou, Mariya Peykova, Victoria Nalule, Pinar Kara, Gemma Fearnley, Chana Gluck, Stanislava Boskovic, Muhammad Syed Abubakr Karimabadi.

Author : Manfred Hafner,Simone Tagliapietra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030390662

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The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition by Manfred Hafner,Simone Tagliapietra Pdf

The world is currently undergoing an historic energy transition, driven by increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies and rapid advances in low-carbon technologies. The large-scale shift to low-carbon energy is disrupting the global energy system, impacting whole economies, and changing the political dynamics within and between countries. This open access book, written by leading energy scholars, examines the economic and geopolitical implications of the global energy transition, from both regional and thematic perspectives. The first part of the book addresses the geopolitical implications in the world’s main energy-producing and energy-consuming regions, while the second presents in-depth case studies on selected issues, ranging from the geopolitics of renewable energy, to the mineral foundations of the global energy transformation, to governance issues in connection with the changing global energy order. Given its scope, the book will appeal to researchers in energy, climate change and international relations, as well as to professionals working in the energy industry.

Author : Michèle Knodt,Jörg Kemmerzell
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1333 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030432508

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Handbook of Energy Governance in Europe by Michèle Knodt,Jörg Kemmerzell Pdf

This Handbook provides the most comprehensive account of energy governance in Europe, examining both energy governance at the European level and the development of energy policy in 30 European countries. Authored by leading scholars, the first part of the book offers a broad overview of the topics of energy research, including theories of energy transitions, strategies and norms of energy policy, governance instruments in the field, and challenges of energy governance. In the second part, it examines the internal and external dimensions of energy governance in the European Union. The third part presents in-depth country studies, which investigate national trajectories of energy policy, including an analysis of the policy instruments and coordination mechanisms for energy transitions. It closes with a comparative analysis of national energy governance. This book is a definitive resource for scholars in energy and climate research as well as decision makers in national governments and EU institutions.

Author : Erik Gawel,Sebastian Strunz,Paul Lehmann,Alexandra Purkus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030033743

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The European Dimension of Germany’s Energy Transition by Erik Gawel,Sebastian Strunz,Paul Lehmann,Alexandra Purkus Pdf

This book addresses the interactions between Germany’s energy transition and the EU’s energy policy framework. It seeks to analyze the manifold connections between the prospects of the proclaimed “Energy Union” and the future of Germany’s energy transition, and identifies relevant lessons for the transformation at the EU level that can be learned from the case of Germany, as a first-mover of transforming energy systems towards renewables. The various repercussions (political, economic and systemic) from the national transition are explored within the EU context as it responds to the German transition, taking into account both existing frictions and potential synergies between predominantly national sustainability policies and the EU’s push towards harmonized policies within a common market. The book’s overall aim is to identify the most critical issues, in order to avoid pitfalls and capitalize on opportunities.

Author : Rafael Leal-Arcas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9975341705

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The Great Energy Transition in the European Union by Rafael Leal-Arcas Pdf

Author : Frans H. J. M. Coenen,Thomas Hoppe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030844400

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Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe by Frans H. J. M. Coenen,Thomas Hoppe Pdf

This volume addresses renewable energy communities, and in particular renewable energy cooperatives (REScoops), in the context of the revised EU Renewables Directive. It provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of the renewable energy community movement in over six different countries of continental Europe. It addresses their visions, strategy, organisation, agency, and more particularly the challenges they encounter. This is of particular importance to gain more understanding into how renewable energy communities fare in domestic energy markets where they are confronted with regime institutions, structures and incumbents’ agency that tend to favour maintaining of the status quo while blocking attempts to empower and institutionalise renewable energy communities as market entrants having a disruptive, radical green and localist agenda. This volume will be an invaluable reference for academics and practitioners with an interest in social innovation in sustainable transitions, the role of community energy in energy markets, their agency, as well as an outlook to the impact that the EU Renewables Directive may have to change national legislation and policy frameworks to create a level playing field that is essentially more fair and beneficial to renewable energy communities.

Author : Chris Foulds,Rosie Robison
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319990972

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Advancing Energy Policy by Chris Foulds,Rosie Robison Pdf

This open access book advocates for the Social Sciences and Humanities to be more involved in energy policymaking. It forms part of the European platform for energy-related Social Sciences and Humanities’ activities, and works on the premise that crossing disciplines is essential. All of its contributions are highly interdisciplinary, with each chapter grounded in at least three different Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines. These varying perspectives come together to cover an array of issues relevant to the energy transition, including: energy poverty, justice, political ecology, governance, behaviours, imaginaries, systems approaches, modelling, as well as the particular challenges faced by interdisciplinary work. As a whole, the book presents new ideas for future energy policy, particularly at the European level. It is a valuable resource for energy researchers interested in interdisciplinary and society-relevant perspectives. Those working outside the Social Sciences and Humanities will find this book an accessible way of learning more about how these subjects can constructively contribute to energy policy.

Author : Susanne Nies,Helmut Schmidt von Sydow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02
Category : Clean energy
ISBN : 9077644598

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The European Energy Transition by Susanne Nies,Helmut Schmidt von Sydow Pdf

The energy transition is a European flagship project. It corresponds to a disruptive innovation cycle, which has just started, across Europe. The transition encompasses innovation in new technologies, business models, and processes, as well as institution building and change of governance models. While Europe at large is concerned, old divide lines continue to exist, and new ones emerge. The EU has formulated ambitious objectives, and citizens support a common European energy policy - the Energy Union - as the Eurobarometer reveals regularly. This book analyzes the factors driving chan≥ in particular the Climate agenda, the new active customer paradigm and changing attitudes, as well as businesses changing ('business model innovation') and new actors emerging. It proceeds with a reality check based on facts and figures, and describes the various aspects of the European Energy transition.

Author : Michèle Knodt,Nadine Piefer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317168850

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Challenges of European External Energy Governance with Emerging Powers by Michèle Knodt,Nadine Piefer Pdf

In a multipolar world with growing demand for energy, not least by Emerging Powers such as Brazil, India, China or South Africa (BICS), questions of EU external energy governance would at first hand appear to be a high-priority. Yet, reality tells a different story: the EU’s geographical focus remains on adjacent countries in the European neighbourhood and on issues related to energy security. Despite being Strategic Partners and engaging in energy dialogues, it seems that the EU is lacking strategic vision and is not perceived as a major actor in energy cooperation with the BICS. Thus, political momentum for energy cooperation and joint governance of scarce resources is vanishing. Resulting from three years of international, interdisciplinary research cooperation among academics and practitioners in Europe and the BICS countries within a project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, this volume addresses one of the greatest global challenges. Specific focus lies on the bilateral energy dialogues and Strategic Partnerships between the EU and Emerging Powers regarding bilateral, inter- and transnational energy cooperation. Furthermore, the analysis provides policy recommendations in order to tap the full potential of energy cooperation between the EU and Brazil, India, China and South Africa.

Author : Sebastian Oberthür,Dennis Tänzler,Emily Wright,Gauri Khandekar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000541052

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European Foreign Policy in a Decarbonising World by Sebastian Oberthür,Dennis Tänzler,Emily Wright,Gauri Khandekar Pdf

Contributing to the emerging literature on the geopolitical and foreign policy implications of decarbonisation and energy transition processes, this book sheds light on the future of the European Union’s (EU) external relations under decarbonisation. Under the Paris Agreement on climate change, adopted in 2015, governments are committed to phasing out the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases over the coming decades. This book addresses the many questions around this process of decarbonisation through detailed analyses of EU external relations with six fossil-fuel exporting countries: Nigeria, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Qatar, and Canada. The authors systematically examine the six countries’ varying dependence on fossil fuels, the broader political and security context, current relations with the EU, and the potential for developing these towards decarbonisation. In doing so, they put forward a series of findings that should hold across varying circumstances and provide a steppingstone to enrich and inspire further research on foreign policy, external relations, and international relations under decarbonisation. The book also makes an important contribution to understanding the external implications of the 2019 European Green Deal. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of European environmental and climate policy, climate diplomacy, energy policy, foreign policy, and climate/energy geopolitics. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ 9781003183037, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Kaisa Huhta
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789403514536

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Capacity Mechanisms in EU Energy Law by Kaisa Huhta Pdf

Many states – including European Union (EU) Member States – subsidise energy producers in order to guarantee the uninterrupted availability of affordable electricity. This book presents the first in-depth examination of how these so-called capacity mechanisms are addressed in EU law and how they affect the functioning of the EU energy markets. Focusing on the existing legal framework as well as the new provisions of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package for capacity mechanisms, the author addresses and analyses such aspects as the following: the structure and functioning of the EU electricity markets; EU’s competence to address security of supply and Member States’ margin of discretion; sector-specific rules for security of supply; legal conditions for subsidising generation adequacy; capacity remuneration under the EU State aid regime; free movement rules that address generation adequacy measures; balancing different interests of EU energy law in the context of generation adequacy; and the requirement of proportionality in State intervention to ensure generation adequacy. The analysis draws on relevant sources of EU law (treaties, regulations and directives) as well as the case law of the European Court of Justice and the General Court, together with soft law instruments such as Commission guidelines. Scholarly sources include not only legal literature but also work on energy policy, energy engineering and energy economics. As a detailed analysis of how capacity mechanisms address issues arising in the context of the enegy transition – and how the system of EU law applicable to capacity mechanisms should be interpreted to further the objectives of EU energy law – the book will help policymakers and legislators in Member States to understand the changing legal setting for capacity mechanisms. Lawyers, academics and other professionals who deal with EU electricity markets in the EU and beyond are sure to welcome its detailed description and analysis.

Author : Israel Solorio,Helge Jörgens
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781783471560

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A Guide to EU Renewable Energy Policy by Israel Solorio,Helge Jörgens Pdf

This book is a guide for understanding the EU renewable energy policy as one of the most ambitious attempts world-wide to facilitate a transition towards more sustainable energy systems. It contains key case studies for understanding how member states have shaped the EU renewable energy policy, how the EU has affected the policies of its member states and how renewable energy policies have diffused horizontally. An analysis of the external dimension of the EU renewable energy policy is also included.