Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards Zero Carbon and Energy Transition

Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards Zero Carbon and Energy Transition, Second Edition, examines progress in decentralization across the European Union, with each chapter focusing on developments and innovations in a specific country. The book begins by providing an overview of the current role and state of smart grids, and the conceptualization of the energy transition, in the European Union. This is followed by in-depth chapters that look at specific cases across all EU states. Across the chapters, the regulatory framework is assessed to identify to what extent it is conducive to decentralization, and the specific outcomes of decentralization are covered in detail, including deployment of smart grids and meters, demand response, electric vehicles, and storage. The book highlights how specific EU member states are progressing towards deployment of these tools and technologies, and the specific needs and regulatory barriers in each, as well as offering recommendations for how regulation can be more encouraging. In addition, electricity interconnections in the EU are considered as a vital step towards decentralization, in order to boost energy security and energy efficiency. Finally, 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, assessing current regulation on data protection and identifying areas for improvement, as well as innovative finance options for sustainable energy. This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, advanced students, engineers, R&D, policy makers, and other professionals at non-governmental and international organizations, with an interest in energy policy and regulation, energy grids and decentralization, energy transition, renewable energy, climate change, and environmental policy. Analyzes the regulatory environment with regard to decentralization Explores new tools and technologies to facilitate decentralization, and current progress in each Addresses barriers, and suggests improvements across tools, technologies, and regulation INDICE: Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Smart grids in the European Union 2. Conceptualizing the energy transition in the European Union 3. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Belgium 4. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Greece 5. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Spain 6. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Italy 7. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Bulgaria 8. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Poland 9. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in France 10. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Finland 11. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Ireland 12. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Estonia 13. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Slovenia 14. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Croatia 15. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Austria 16. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Luxembourg 17. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Denmark 18. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Sweden 19. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Hungary 20. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Cyprus 21. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Lithuania 22. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Romania 23. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Malta 24. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Slovakia 25. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in the Czech Republic 26. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Latvia 27. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in Portugal 28. Electricity decentralization and energy transition in the United Kingdom 29. Innovative finance for sustainable energy

• ISBN: 978-0-443-15920-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés