European Energy Futures 2030

Technology and Social Visions from the European Energy Delphi Survey

Timon Wehnert, Juan Pedro López Araguás, Oliviero Bernardini, Lukasz Jaworski, Birte Holst Jørgensen, Wolfram Jörß, Oliver Nielsen, Augusto Ninni, Anna Oniszk-Poplawska, Daniela Velte (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XXXII, 232 Seiten

2010 | 1. Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-08866-7 (ISBN)

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Foresight is a vital prerequisite in order to bring our current energy system onto the path of sustainable development. Which technologies may be available in 25 years from now? Which technologies will be needed in the future? The European Energy Delphi project - EurEnDel aimed at bri- ing orienting knowledge to these two questions. Trying to show a glimpse of European Energy Futures in the year 2030. This book contains the main results of the EurEnDel project. It includes the findings of the European Energy Delphi survey and the resulting recommendations for R&D policy. In comparison to other industry sectors, energy has two very remarkable features: For one, transformations are very slow. Life-times of power plants are 30 years and longer. Thus the decisions we take today will still have impacts 30 to 50 years from now - which makes sound foresight so important. On the other hand, the energy system is strongly dependent on national political decisions. Priority setting may change quite drastically with new parties coming to power, at least for individual country. This is one of the reasons, why predictions in the energy field can be extremely difficult. Combining these two characteristics it becomes evident why foresight in the energy field must not be restricted to an analysis of what the future could be like, but must always assess what the future should be like. This book tries to weave together these two traces which were inh- ent in the EurEnDel project.

Timon Wehnert graduated as physicist from Berlin Technical University and gained six years of professional experience in research and consultancy on energy and environmental topics, especially on energy technology foresight and energy research policy. Presently he is working as a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment (IZT), Berlin, Germany where he was the coordinator of the EurEnDel study on which the present book is based and which was carried out in co-operation with four other European Research Institutions.

Outline of the Report.- Methodological Approach of EurEnDel.- Main Survey Results.- Comparison of Social and Technological Perspectives.- EurEnDel Scenarios.- Policy Recommendations.- References.- Annex A - Evaluation of former foresight studies.- Annex B - Tables with Results from 1st and 2nd Survey Round.- Annex C - Country Specific Analysis.- Annex D - Correspondence Factors.- Annex E - Graphs on Delphi results.- Annex F - Description of Societal Visions.- Annex G - Evaluation of Comments.- Annex H - Statement list - short term descriptions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.10.2010
Zusatzinfo	XXXII, 232 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	401 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Schlagworte	Development • Energy Policy • Environmental Policy • Future Research • Power engineering • Tables • Technology Foresight
ISBN-10	3-642-08866-X / 364208866X
ISBN-13	978-3-642-08866-7 / 9783642088667
Zustand	Neuware