Long-Term Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into the European Energy System

A sustainable European energy system, mitigating climate change and solving a number of other key environmental problems, will require massive reliance on renewable energy sources combined with a sharp increase in energy productivity. Considering that most of the technoplogies necessary for such a d...

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Other Authors: The LTI-Research Group (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Physica-Verlag HD 1998, 1998
Edition:1st ed. 1998
Series:Environmental and Resource Economics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:A sustainable European energy system, mitigating climate change and solving a number of other key environmental problems, will require massive reliance on renewable energy sources combined with a sharp increase in energy productivity. Considering that most of the technoplogies necessary for such a development are already available, today's most important questions are: How can these technologies be integrated into the European energy system? What are the costs and benefits of such a strategy? What are the major bottlenecks and obstacles to such a development? What measures are necessary to support this development? In the book a "sustainable scenario" and a "fair-market scenario" are developed as a means to demonstrate that concepts for a sustainable future Eutopean energy supply are technically and economically feasible. In addition, they provide a positive vision for decisions to be made in the near furture
Physical Description:X, 270 p. 49 illus online resource
ISBN:9783642590153