RUSTEC: Greening Europe's energy supply by developing Russia's renewable energy potential

Boute, Anatole; Willems, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.001

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“…Although such amortization periods might not be most attractive for private investors, these results highlight that from a social welfare point of view, such a cable is beneficial for the society. 7 The profits from the intercontinental electricity trade are positive, i.e. the revenues surpass substantially the investment costs for the additional line in all cases.…”

Section: Intercontinental Interconnections By Direct Linesmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy

Chatzivasileiadis

Ernst

Andersson

2017

Renewable Energy Integration

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The Global Grid advocates the connection of all regional power systems into one electricity transmission system spanning the whole globe. Power systems are currently forming larger and larger interconnections. Environmental awareness and increased electricity consumption leads more investments towards renewable energy sources, abundant in remote locations (off-shore or in deserts). The Global Grid will facilitate the transmission of this "green" electricity to load centers, serving as backbone.This chapter elaborates on the concept presenting four stages that could gradually lead to the development of a globally interconnected power network. Quantitative analyses are carried out for all stages, demonstrating that a Global Grid is both technically feasible and economically competitive. Real price data from Europe and the USA are used to identify the potential of intercontinental electricity trade, showing that substantial profits can be generated through such interconnections.

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Section: Intercontinental Interconnections By Direct Linesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…6 The investment costs of the additional cable have been deducted from the electricity trade revenues. kWh 7 . For exercising electricity trade during 50% of the time, the profits can increase up to 42%.…”

Section: Intercontinental Electricity Tradementioning

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Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy

Chatzivasileiadis

Ernst

Andersson

2017

Renewable Energy Integration

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“…Boute and Willems highlight the fact that the "Directive 2009/28/EC on Renewable Energy makes it possible for member states to achieve their target by improving electricity produced from [RES] from non-EU countries." 23 Thus, EU Member States can contribute towards developing RES in Russia, and in the instances when electricity produced by these energy sources will be consumed by EU states, it can count towards their national strategies for GHG emissions reductions. Overland and Kjarnet's 24 database on all existing international renewable energy projects in Russia demonstrates that the majority (more than 45 projects) are supported by the EU or individual EU Member States (predominately Finland and Sweden).…”

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The European Union’s Influence over Media Discourse on Renewable Energy Sources in Russia

Poberezhskaya¹

2017

Reviewing European Union Accession

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This chapter looks at how renewable energy discourse in Russian media has been influenced by the prolonged and intricate EU-Russia energy relationship that was substantially intensified after the EU's Eastern Enlargement of 2004. Through the analysis of news articles published by the Internet news agency RIA Novosti over 10 years (2004-2013), it has been concluded that in publications referring to renewable energy sources (RES), the frame of 'Europeanization' occupies one third of the studied material. Whenever the EU enters the discussion, renewable energy sources are discussed as a solution in combating environmental degradation, a cause for cooperation, or another way to provide energy security. It is argued that, among other factors, the EU plays a positive role in the popularization of RES in Russian media discourse.

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“…104 Boute and Willems argue that electricity produced from biomass and onshore wind power in Russia's North-West is a better alternative, since Russia is already connected to the electricity markets of Finland, Estonia and Latvia. 105 Joint projects generally remain at the potential rather than implemented stage, however.…”

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The Future of EU-Russia Energy Relations in the Context of Decarbonisation

Khrushcheva

Maltby

2016

Geopolitics

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In 2013, there was a joint commitment to "long term strategic EU-Russia energy cooperation". 1 Whilst centred on oil and gas, it is noted that "the importance of renewables for EU-Russia energy relations should grow too", 2 and that for energy efficiency, "cooperation potential is immense and could […] contribute to the objective of a Pan-European energy area". 3 Given this shared objective, this article analyses EU and Russian energy decarbonisation policy objectives and considers the potential for a supplementary trade relationship based on renewable energy flows and decarbonisation related technology, as well as the implications for existing energy trade. Despite declarative statements of mutual interest, shared objectives and cooperation in decarbonisation policy, there has been very limited cooperation by early 2016. The EU has set ambitious plans to decarbonise its economy and energy sector by 2050. However, in Russia energy policy is dominated by hydrocarbon exports, decarbonisation targets are modest, and there are major problems with their implementation. The drivers of EU and Russian energy policies are evaluated, and the argument advanced is that different understandings of energy security and types of energy governance provide major obstacles to decarbonisation cooperation and trade. However, it is argued that ideas about energy policy and security are contested and subject to change and there exists significant potential for mutual gain and cooperation in the longer term.

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RUSTEC: Greening Europe's energy supply by developing Russia's renewable energy potential

Cited by 48 publications

References 12 publications

Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy

Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy

The European Union’s Influence over Media Discourse on Renewable Energy Sources in Russia

The Future of EU-Russia Energy Relations in the Context of Decarbonisation

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