Energy Options Impact on Regional Security

by Barbir, Frano; Ulgiati, Sergio

• ISBN13: 9789048195671
• ISBN10: 9048195675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-29
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book addresses energy-related issues in light of the options available to the European and Mediterranean countries. The articles attempt to identify and analyse the economic, environmental, societal and regional security issues that may emerge from those options. It is clear that a coherent energy strategy is required, addressing energy supply and demand, security of access, financial issues, market dynamics, and also taking into account the whole energy lifecycle including fuel production, transmission and distribution. In the short term, the aim should be to achieve higher energy efficiencies and increased supply from local energy sources, in particular renewable energy sources. In the long term, redesign of life styles, further increase of alternative energy sources and shift to new energy technologies and carriers is expected to contribute to solve or alleviate the problems generated by declining availability of fossil fuels. In this volume, energy experts provide background information and a detailed discussion of all these issues and strategies.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Multi-method and Multi-scale Analysis of Energy and Resource Conversion and Use	p. 1
Using the MuSIASEM Approach to Study Metabolic Patterns of Modern Societies	p. 37
Seven Policy Switches for Global Security	p. 69
Energy Security and the Social Use of Energy	p. 93
Technology Wedges for Low Carbon-Strategies in Industry	p. 109
Sustainable Energy for World Economies	p. 123
Cadmium Flows and Emissions: CdTe PV Friend or Foe?	p. 147
Increasing RES Penetration and Security of Energy Supply by Use of Energy Storages and Heat Pumps in Croatian Energy System	p. 159
Goals of the European Union in Using Renewable Energy Sources and Abilities of the Republic of Croatia in Realization of Those Goals	p. 173
The Key Aspects of Electricity and Natural Gas Security of Supply in Croatia	p. 195
Zero Emission Sources of Electricity: Cost, Capacity, Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 213
Analysis of Energy Options Impact on Regional Security: The Case of Eastern Europe	p. 231
Socio-Economic and Energy Development in Ukraine - Problems and Solutions	p. 245
Advances in Small Hydropower Energy Production in Ukraine	p. 259
Securing Energy Supply at the Regional Level - The Case of Wind Farming in Germany : A Comparison of Two Case Studies from North Hesse and West Saxony	p. 269
Renewable Energies to Provide Sustainable Development Perspectives for North Africa: The Sahara Wind Project	p. 291
Renewable Energy Potentials in Serbia with Particular Regard to Forest and Agricultural Biomass	p. 309
Development of Strategic Scenarios and Optimal Structures for Sustainable Production of Biofuels in Slovenia	p. 327
Biomass for Energy and the Impacts on Food Security	p. 341
Changing Energy Production, Emerging Technologies and Regional Security	p. 363
Author Index	p. 379
Subject Index	p. 381
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