Research on the evaluation of China’s regional energy security and influencing factors

This article examines the recent changes of three central EU climate and energy policies: the revised Emissions Trading Directive (ETS); the Renewables Directive (RES); and internal energy market (IEM) policy. An increasing transference of competence to EU level institutions, and hence “vertical integration,” has taken place, most clearly in the case of the ETS. The main reasons for the differing increase in vertical integration are, first, that more member states were dissatisfied with the pre-existing system in the case of the ETS than in the two other cases. Second, the European Commission and Parliament were comparatively more united in pushing for changes in the case of the ETS. And, third, although RES and IEM policies were influenced by regional energy security concerns, they were less structurally linked to and influenced by the global climate regime than the ETS.

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European Energy Security and Sustainability

Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-344-7.ch003 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 38-67

Author(s):

Anatoly Zhuplev ◽

Dmitry A. Shtykhno

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Sustainable Energy ◽

High Energy ◽

Energy Sector ◽

Technology Investment ◽

Regional Energy ◽

Political Economic ◽

Energy Dependent ◽

The Eu

Europe’s economic wellbeing and growth are highly energy dependent and heavily reliant on Russian imports of oil and gas. European energy security, its alternatives, and implications are examined in this chapter with the view of sustainability and the EU-Russian energy dialog. With an asymmetric mutual political-economic interdependency with Russia, Europe’s exposure in oil and gas calls for sustainable energy solutions. Meantime, Russia, the key energy supplier in the European region, is also a major energy consumer whose economy is characterized by high energy intensity. Russian energy sector needs serious improvements in technology, investment, and management: failure to address these priorities erodes Russia’s reliability as major regional energy supplier. The chapter explores the dynamics of Russian energy sector and implications for European energy security and sustainability.

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Eastern Canadian crude oil supply and its implications for regional energy security

Energy Policy ◽

10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.015 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (6) ◽

pp. 2692-2699 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Larry Hughes

Keyword(s):

Crude Oil ◽

Energy Security ◽

Oil Supply ◽

Regional Energy

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Grand Designs: Assessing the African Energy Security Implications of the Grand Inga Dam

African Studies Review ◽

10.1017/asr.2015.7 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 133-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Nathaniel Green ◽

Benjamin K. Sovacool ◽

Kathleen Hancock

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Hydroelectric Project ◽

Regional Energy ◽

Governance Challenges ◽

Net Security ◽

Republic Of The Congo ◽

African Development Bank ◽

Electricity Power ◽

Sub Saharan

Abstract:In May 2013 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric project will begin in October 2015. Upon completion, according to the DRC, the project will bring electricity to half the African continent. With funding from South Africa, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and others, the U.S.$80 billion Grand Inga Hydroelectric project will construct a 44,000 megawatt (MW) dam anchored to a new transmission network able to distribute electricity to all four of sub-Saharan Africa’s regional electricity power pools. While the dam promises to bring electricity to many millions of Africans who currently lack access, the project also poses risks to the citizens and environment of the DRC. To assess the complex tradeoffs, this article evaluates four dimensions that are part of an energy security framework: availability, affordability, efficiency, and stewardship. In doing so, it explores some of the governance challenges that arise in managing such a “mega-project.” The analysis also reveals tensions between national and regional energy security. It presents evidence that, under certain assumptions, the pursuit of enhanced security at the regional level may result in a net security loss for the DRC. Finally, the article provides suggestions for enhancing the decision-making process of those designing related national and regional energy strategies.

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Development of electricity industry on the basis of the use of the renewable energy sources in the regional energy security system

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202125004004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 250 ◽

pp. 04004

Author(s):

Natalya Novikova ◽

Olesya Kharitonenko

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Security ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Electricity Industry ◽

Green Economy ◽

Energy Deficit ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Security Level ◽

Regional Energy ◽

The Republic

In the article presented, the authors prove the objective need for the development of the electricity industry of the Republic of Crimea on the basis of the active use of the renewable energy sources, caused by the world processes of the formation of the “green” economy. The object of the study is the territory of the Republic of Crimea - a bright representative of the energy deficit region. The development of the electricity industry of the Republic of Crimea on the basis of the use of the renewable energy sources serves as the basis for ensuring regional energy security, the fragility of which was determined by the political events of 2015. The authors studied the research papers of leading domestic and foreign scientists devoted to the analysis of the renewable energy sources in order to justify the further active development of a wind energy, a solar energy as well as bioenergy and landfill gas energy in the Republic of Crimea. The development of the Republic of Crimea’s electricity industry through the use of the renewable energy sources and local fuels is an essential area of modern active regional policy. It is determined by the fact that this direction, firstly, is considered as environmentally friendly generation, and secondly, contributes to a qualitative increase in regional energy security level.

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