Energy transition and energy security: a twofold, multi-scalar challenge for the European territory

2019 ◽  
pp. 123-138
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Cotella
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Energy Transition

scholarly journals Energy Security Problem amid Global Energy Transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 772-784
Author(s):  
Yury V. Borovsky
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

In the early 2020s the worlds transition from carbon-intensive to climate-neutral energy use has already become a discernible and a difficult-to-reverse process. With Joe Bidens election as US president, the United States have returned to the Paris Climate Agreement and have become a key driver of this process (along with the EU and China). As a result, the international community has reached a consensus on the ongoing energy transition. This process will require considerable effort and may take several decades. Nevertheless, the impact of energy transition on traditional approaches to energy security, which emerged largely as a result of the global oil crises of the 1970s and 1980s and are centered around the supply of fossil fuels, is already a relevant research topic. This problem is examined relying on the relevant terminological, theoretical and factual material. The article concludes that energy transition will ultimately undermine the carbon paradigm that has underpinned energy security policies since the 1970s. Rapid development of renewable and other low-carbon energy sources will certainly remove key energy security risks of energy importers and, possibly, allow them to achieve energy independence. However, a post-carbon era may also generate new risks. For countries that rely heavily on oil, gas and coal exports, energy transition will result in the loss of markets and revenues. It may present an energy security threat for them as well as it will require a costly and technologically complex process of the energy sector decarbonization. Some exporters, especially those with high fuel rents and insufficient financial reserves, may face serious economic and social upheavals as a result of energy transition. The EU and the US energy transition policies reflect provisions of all three fundamental international relations theoretical paradigms, including realism. This means that the EU and the US policy, aimed at promoting climate agenda, may be expected to be rather tough and aggressive. China as the third key player in energy transition is still following a liberal course; however, it may change in the future.

scholarly journals Lithium in the Green Energy Transition: The Quest for Both Sustainability and Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11274
Author(s):  
John D. Graham ◽  
John A. Rupp ◽  
Eva Brungard
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Alternative Technologies ◽  
Global Rate ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Made In

Considering the quest to meet both sustainable development and energy security goals, we explore the ramifications of explosive growth in the global demand for lithium to meet the needs for batteries in plug-in electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage. We find that heavy dependence on lithium will create energy security risks because China has a dominant position in the lithium supply chain and both Europe and North America seek to curtail reliance on China throughout their supply chains. We also find that efforts to expand lithium mining have been much less successful in Chile, the United States, and Europe than in Australia. Local communities resist licensing of new lithium mines due to a variety of environmental, social, and economic concerns. There are alternative technologies that may make lithium mining more sustainable such as direct lithium extraction, but the timing of commercialization of this process is uncertain. Progress is also being made in battery recycling and in alternative battery designs that do not use lithium. Such advances are unlikely to attenuate the global rate of growth in lithium demand prior to 2030. We conclude that tradeoffs between sustainability and energy security are real, especially in the next decade.

Rising electricity use will redefine energy security

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
New Energy ◽  
System Resilience

Significance The benefits accruing from a whole system approach to the energy transition bring new energy supply threats, including integrating renewable energy sources, cybersecurity and climate resilience. The focus of energy security will shift from extended international, predominantly maritime, supply chains to domestic and regional electricity networks. Impacts Policies to bolster power system resilience tend to be agreed reactively rather than proactively; lessons may be learned the hard way. Opportunities for skilled employees to work in the power sector will rise. Clear policies and enhanced planning capabilities will be needed to encourage investment at the scale the power sector will require. Inadequate investment in power systems could hold back the energy transition.

PECULIARITIES OF EU ENERGY SAFETY IN THE CONTEXT OF ENERGY TRANSITION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Tymchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Anthropogenic Emissions ◽  
Fossil Energy

The in the context of energy security, the state of development of the energy transition in different countries and their groupings is considered. It is concluded that subcritical anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases become threshold parameters for problems with the exhaustion date of fossil energy raw materials. In respect of overcoming the noted threats to energy safety for Ukraine, a number of mandatory trends in the development of its energy sector have been identified.

scholarly journals The multi-speed energy transition in Europe: Opportunities and challenges for EU energy security

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 100415 ◽  
Author(s):  
María de la Esperanza Mata Pérez ◽  
Daniel Scholten ◽  
Karen Smith Stegen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Energy Transition

scholarly journals Nuclear Power in Poland’s Energy Transition

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3626
Author(s):  
Janusz Gierszewski ◽  
Łukasz Młynarkiewicz ◽  
Tomasz R. Nowacki ◽  
Jacek Dworzecki
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

This article presents an analysis of the future role of nuclear energy in Poland’s path to a low-carbon energy transition. The arguments in favor of implementing nuclear power are to be found on three levels: energy security, economic competitiveness and energy efficiency, and lastly, limited environmental impact. In the process of creating this study, the methodology in the field of security sciences was used, including its interdisciplinary approach. Theoretical methods were used, e.g., critical analysis of scientific sources and comparison of statistical data and empirical methods, e.g., document analysis, comparative analysis. The article is based on an analysis of the literature on the subject, applicable legal acts, and government strategies in the field of energy security. The article contains the results of research no. BS.21.6.13 carried out by a research team from the Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk that allowed to indicate the probable directions of transformation of the energy sector in Poland in the next decade.

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