Ebook: European Energy Futures 2030: Technology and Social Visions from the European Energy Delphi Survey
- Tags: Electronic and Computer Engineering, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Energy Economics, Political Science
- Year: 2007
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The book summarizes the results of the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector. With a time horizon of 2030, this expert survey not only provides a useful perspective on long-term developments of energy technologies, but also evaluates these technologies against different sets of social values or "visions".
In the comprehensive analysis following the Delphi survey itself, special attention was given to faithfully translating the trends and needs identified by the survey participants into recommendations for R&D and energy policies. In this respect the EurEnDel findings provide a twofold contribution to the analysis of Europe's energy policies:
- They corroborate the conflicting attitudes and paradigms prevalent among energy experts, with valuable new dimensions for the on going energy debate;
- They offer genuine new insight on energy issues, with added value for decision makers.
The book summarizes the results of the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector. With a time horizon of 2030, this expert survey not only provides a useful perspective on long-term developments of energy technologies, but also evaluates these technologies against different sets of social values or "visions".
In the comprehensive analysis following the Delphi survey itself, special attention was given to faithfully translating the trends and needs identified by the survey participants into recommendations for R&D and energy policies. In this respect the EurEnDel findings provide a twofold contribution to the analysis of Europe's energy policies:
- They corroborate the conflicting attitudes and paradigms prevalent among energy experts, with valuable new dimensions for the on going energy debate;
- They offer genuine new insight on energy issues, with added value for decision makers.
The book summarizes the results of the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector. With a time horizon of 2030, this expert survey not only provides a useful perspective on long-term developments of energy technologies, but also evaluates these technologies against different sets of social values or "visions".
In the comprehensive analysis following the Delphi survey itself, special attention was given to faithfully translating the trends and needs identified by the survey participants into recommendations for R&D and energy policies. In this respect the EurEnDel findings provide a twofold contribution to the analysis of Europe's energy policies:
- They corroborate the conflicting attitudes and paradigms prevalent among energy experts, with valuable new dimensions for the on going energy debate;
- They offer genuine new insight on energy issues, with added value for decision makers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Outline of the Report....Pages 3-3
Methodological Approach of EurEnDel....Pages 5-13
Main Survey Results....Pages 15-51
Comparison of Social and Technological Perspectives....Pages 53-66
EurEnDel Scenarios....Pages 67-84
Policy Recommendations....Pages 85-108
References....Pages 109-112
Annex A — Evaluation of former foresight studies....Pages 113-127
Annex B — Tables with Results from 1st and 2nd Survey Round....Pages 129-139
Annex C — Country Specific Analysis....Pages 141-177
Annex D — Correspondence Factors....Pages 179-181
Annex E — Graphs on Delphi results....Pages 183-193
Annex F — Description of Societal Visions....Pages 195-198
Annex G — Evaluation of Comments....Pages 199-228
Annex H — Statement list — short term descriptions....Pages 229-231
The book summarizes the results of the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector. With a time horizon of 2030, this expert survey not only provides a useful perspective on long-term developments of energy technologies, but also evaluates these technologies against different sets of social values or "visions".
In the comprehensive analysis following the Delphi survey itself, special attention was given to faithfully translating the trends and needs identified by the survey participants into recommendations for R&D and energy policies. In this respect the EurEnDel findings provide a twofold contribution to the analysis of Europe's energy policies:
- They corroborate the conflicting attitudes and paradigms prevalent among energy experts, with valuable new dimensions for the on going energy debate;
- They offer genuine new insight on energy issues, with added value for decision makers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Outline of the Report....Pages 3-3
Methodological Approach of EurEnDel....Pages 5-13
Main Survey Results....Pages 15-51
Comparison of Social and Technological Perspectives....Pages 53-66
EurEnDel Scenarios....Pages 67-84
Policy Recommendations....Pages 85-108
References....Pages 109-112
Annex A — Evaluation of former foresight studies....Pages 113-127
Annex B — Tables with Results from 1st and 2nd Survey Round....Pages 129-139
Annex C — Country Specific Analysis....Pages 141-177
Annex D — Correspondence Factors....Pages 179-181
Annex E — Graphs on Delphi results....Pages 183-193
Annex F — Description of Societal Visions....Pages 195-198
Annex G — Evaluation of Comments....Pages 199-228
Annex H — Statement list — short term descriptions....Pages 229-231
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