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Low-carbon Energy Security from a European Perspective
With insights from a series of novel European energy project case studies, this timely book tackles themes such as climate change and energy security, energy security in a time of shifting geopolitical alliances, and the influence of large-scale renewable energy projects
Patrizia Lombardi (Edited by), Max Gruenig (Edited by)
9780128029701, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 8 June 2016
284 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.32 kg
Low-Carbon Energy Security from a European Perspective draws on the European Commission‘s funded project MILESECURE-2050. It considers low-carbon energy security and energy geopolitics in Europe, with a focus on four thematic clusters: challenging the energy security paradigm; climate change and energy security objectives (the components of a secure and low-carbon energy system); energy security in a geopolitical perspective, as it relates to economics, resource competition, and availability; and the influence of large scale renewable energy projects on energy security and shifting geopolitical alliances. An overarching narrative is that optimizing the energy system simultaneously across different objectives may be impossible, i.e., lowest cost, least environmental impact, minimal downtime, regional supply. This book explores these charged topics through insights from a series of novel, new energy project case studies, and demonstrates the need for difficult political conversations within Europe and beyond by posing fundamental yet new questions about the energy security paradigm.
Foreword
Introduction: The prevailing energy security paradigm
Climate Change and Energy Security Objectives
Energy Security in a Geopolitical Perspective
Reshaping equilibria: renewable energy mega-projects and distributed generation
Discussion and Conclusions
Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Energy technology & engineering [TH], Environmental policy & protocols [RND], Energy industries & utilities [KNB]
