Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Low Carbon Energy ◽  
Fuel Technology

Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction explores our historic exploitation of fossil energy resources and examines the role of renewable energy systems currently available. It also looks forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be necessary to provide greener, low carbon energy systems for the future. Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. Often, this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment.

scholarly journals On the role of electric vehicles towards low-carbon energy systems: Italy and Germany in comparison

2019 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 113848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bellocchi ◽  
Kai Klöckner ◽  
Michele Manno ◽  
Michel Noussan ◽  
Michela Vellini
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

scholarly journals The Role of Intermediaries in Supporting Local Low-Carbon Energy Initiatives

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beau Warbroek ◽  
Thomas Hoppe ◽  
Frans Coenen ◽  
Hans Bressers
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Generation ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Support Structure ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Oriented Energy ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

Recent scholarly attention shows that grassroots civil society low-carbon energy initiatives increasingly become part of the subnational climate change governance landscape. Despite their potency in view of consumer-owned distributed generation and enhanced citizen influence in the organization of the energy infrastructure, local low-carbon energy initiatives (LLCEIs) struggle to become viable alternatives to the centralized, private oriented energy system. To further LLCEI development, support needs to build their capacities; alleviate institutional hurdles and barriers stemming from the fossil fuel-based energy regime; and open up the system for the uptake, acceptance or breakthrough of LLCEIs. Evidence suggests that so-called “intermediaries” form a part of the solution in addressing these issues. Despite previous attempts at analyzing intermediary roles and activities vis-à-vis the development of community energy, the reality of the various roles and strategies intermediaries can employ and the support LLCEIs require to further develop have not yet been synthesized in a comprehensive analytical framework. This article aims to fill this gap by developing such a framework. We reflect on the analytical framework by evaluating the intermediary support structure in a specific case: the Province of Fryslân. From the analysis, we conclude that the Frisian case provided modest support to the claim that intermediary support is effective in addressing the needs of LLCEIs as the strategies and roles observed represent a complete and coherent support structure.

scholarly journals Energy justice in the transition to low carbon energy systems: Exploring key themes in interdisciplinary research

2019 ◽  
Vol 233-234 ◽  
pp. 916-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren McCauley ◽  
Vasna Ramasar ◽  
Raphael J. Heffron ◽  
Benjamin K. Sovacool ◽  
Desta Mebratu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Justice ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

scholarly journals From Energy Security to the Security of Energy Services: Shortcomings of Traditional Supply-Oriented Approaches and the Contribution of a Socio-Technical and User-Oriented Perspectives

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Yael Parag
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

Traditional literature and policy approach to energy security focus on the security of energy supply. It is argued here that a supply-centric approach to energy security is too narrow to account for the complex nature of energy systems and tends to overlook energy users, their expectations from, interaction with and roles in future low carbon energy systems. From users’ point of view, be they households, businesses or governments, the supply of kWh or oil barrels is often meaningless. What matters is not the source of energy, but rather the services provided by it. Therefore, securing energy services seems to be the public and the government’s concern, and the security of supply is only one mean to achieving it. Stemming from science, technology and society studies, this discussion paper suggests that applying a multi-level socio-technical and user-oriented perspectives which focus on the energy services and considers also psychological, social and cultural aspects of energy consumption, could reveal new and overlooked actors, roles, means and strategies that may provide and contribute to energy services security.Keywords: energy security, energy services, socio-technical systems

Hydrogen in low-carbon energy systems in Japan by 2050: The uncertainties of technology development and implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (39) ◽  
pp. 18083-18094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akito Ozawa ◽  
Yuki Kudoh ◽  
Akinobu Murata ◽  
Tomonori Honda ◽  
Itoko Saita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Energy
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