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. Sections provide an overview of the current role and state of smart grids, the conceptualization of energy transition, and specific cases across all EU states. Across the chapters, regulatory frameworks are assessed to identify to what extent it is conducive to decentralization, with specific outcomes of decentralization 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, along with the specific needs and regulatory barriers in each and 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.
1. Electricity Decentralization in the European Union - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. v 6. List of contributors - p. xix 7. Acknowledgments - p. xxi 8. Chapter 1 Smart grids in the European Union - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Conceptualizing the energy transition in the European Union - p. 111 10. Chapter 3 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Belgium - p. 119 11. Chapter 4 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Greece - p. 135 12. Chapter 5 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Spain - p. 149 13. Chapter 6 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Italy - p. 167 14. Chapter 7 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Bulgaria - p. 179 15. Chapter 8 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Poland - p. 209 16. Chapter 9 Energy decentralization and energy transition in France - p. 241 17. Chapter 10 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Finland - p. 265 18. Chapter 11 Energy decentralization and energy transition in the Republic of Ireland - p. 293 19. Chapter 12 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Estonia - p. 333 20. Chapter 13 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Slovenia - p. 361 21. Chapter 14 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Croatia - p. 391 22. Chapter 15 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Austria - p. 407 23. Chapter 16 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Luxembourg - p. 425 24. Chapter 17 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Denmark - p. 435 25. Chapter 18 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Sweden - p. 469 26. Chapter 19 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Hungary - p. 521 27. Chapter 20 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Cyprus - p. 549 28. Chapter 21 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Lithuania - p. 573 29. Chapter 22 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Romania - p. 599 30. Chapter 23 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Malta - p. 637 31. Chapter 24 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Slovakia - p. 655 32. Chapter 25 Energy decentralization and energy transition in the Czech Republic - p. 683 33. Chapter 26 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Latvia - p. 721 34. Chapter 27 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Portugal - p. 741 35. Chapter 28 Energy decentralization and energy transition in the United Kingdom - p. 779 36. Chapter 29 Innovative finance for sustainable energy - p. 833 37. Index - p. 865
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. Sections provide an overview of the current role and state of smart grids, the conceptualization of energy transition, and specific cases across all EU states. Across the chapters, regulatory frameworks are assessed to identify to what extent it is conducive to decentralization, with specific outcomes of decentralization 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, along with the specific needs and regulatory barriers in each and 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.
1. Electricity Decentralization in the European Union - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. v 6. List of contributors - p. xix 7. Acknowledgments - p. xxi 8. Chapter 1 Smart grids in the European Union - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Conceptualizing the energy transition in the European Union - p. 111 10. Chapter 3 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Belgium - p. 119 11. Chapter 4 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Greece - p. 135 12. Chapter 5 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Spain - p. 149 13. Chapter 6 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Italy - p. 167 14. Chapter 7 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Bulgaria - p. 179 15. Chapter 8 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Poland - p. 209 16. Chapter 9 Energy decentralization and energy transition in France - p. 241 17. Chapter 10 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Finland - p. 265 18. Chapter 11 Energy decentralization and energy transition in the Republic of Ireland - p. 293 19. Chapter 12 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Estonia - p. 333 20. Chapter 13 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Slovenia - p. 361 21. Chapter 14 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Croatia - p. 391 22. Chapter 15 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Austria - p. 407 23. Chapter 16 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Luxembourg - p. 425 24. Chapter 17 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Denmark - p. 435 25. Chapter 18 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Sweden - p. 469 26. Chapter 19 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Hungary - p. 521 27. Chapter 20 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Cyprus - p. 549 28. Chapter 21 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Lithuania - p. 573 29. Chapter 22 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Romania - p. 599 30. Chapter 23 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Malta - p. 637 31. Chapter 24 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Slovakia - p. 655 32. Chapter 25 Energy decentralization and energy transition in the Czech Republic - p. 683 33. Chapter 26 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Latvia - p. 721 34. Chapter 27 Energy decentralization and energy transition in Portugal - p. 741 35. Chapter 28 Energy decentralization and energy transition in the United Kingdom - p. 779 36. Chapter 29 Innovative finance for sustainable energy - p. 833 37. Index - p. 865
