Overview

Energy constitutes the motive force of the civilisation and it determines, in a high degree, the level of economy development as a whole. Despite the increase use of different type of energy, particularly, renewable energy sources, fossil fuels will continue dominating the energy combinations in the world near future. However, oil reserves are declining and this situation would have a negative impact in the future economic development of many countries all over the world. In Europe, the import energy dependency is rising. Unless Europe can make domestic energy more competitive in the next 20 to 30 years, around 70% of the European Union's energy requirements, compared to 50% today, will be met by imported products some of them from regions threatened by insecurity. Now, the energy requirements of the different countries are so high that, for the first time in the humanity's history, there is a need to consider different types of available energy sources and their reserves to plan the economic development of the countries. At the same time, there is also a need to use these sources in the most efficient possible manner in order to sustain that development. The EU leads the world in demand management, in promoting new and renewable forms of energy. If the EU backs up a new common policy with a common voice on energy questions, Europe can lead the global search for energy solutions. However, EU must act urgently because it takes many years to bring innovation on stream in the energy sector, as well as to make productive the investments that are need to update the energy infrastructure in the region. This book provides leading-edge research on this field of study from around the globe.

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Author:   Filip L Magnusson ,  Oscar W Bengtsson
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   1.088kg
ISBN:  

9781604568295

ISBN 10:   1604568291
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; The Current Situation and the Perspectives of the Energy Sector in the European Region; Industrial Energy intensities in the UK: A Preliminary Analysis; The Public Promotion of Renewable Electricity in Europe: The Case for Trading Guarantees of Origin; Social Benefits and Public Policy to Support Green Electricity in Spain. An Application to Biomass; Regulatory Reform and Competition in the Turkish Electricity Market; Energy in Europe: Economics, Policy and Strategy ""R&D Strategies for Sustainable Security of Energy Supply in the Future""; European Gas Regulation-A Theoretical Critique; Efficient Heat Resource Utilisation in Energy Systems; Development of Integrated Bioenergy Devices for Improvement of Quality of Life of Poor People in Developing Countries; Possibility for Adaptation of Conventional Energy to European Energy Strategy: Consideration of Coal Utilisation Based on Case Studies; Strategies and Policies for Speeding up Energy Innovations and New Technologies to Meet Europe's Energy Challenges; Index.

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