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Are smart grids the holy grail of future grid mix? Economic, environmental, and regulatory opportunities for smart grid development in Northwestern Europe
Moretti, Michele; Witters, N.; Van Passel, S. et al.
2017In Energy systems from design to management
 

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Keywords :
Economic and social effects; Electric power transmission networks; Energy efficiency; Environmental impact; Environmental technology; Life cycle; Renewable energy resources; Economic and environmental benefits; Environmental data; European Countries; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Nongovernmental organizations; Regulatory barriers; Renewable generation; Small medium enterprise; Smart power grids
Abstract :
[en] In light of the European Union’s objectives on sustainable energy production and supply, several member states have been advocating for the integration of renewable generation, distributed generation, and smart grid (SG) technologies. SGs are recognized by scientists, nongovernmental organizations, and policy makers as a pivotal tool for driving Europe toward an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy. To accelerate the development of SG benefits in Northwest Europe (NWE) and to encourage communities and small-medium enterprises (SMEs), there is a need for a deeper understanding of (1) the level of SG development, (2) the economic and environmental benefits society can receive from SG implementation, and (3) the policies put in place to support SG integration. Three main critical points were recognized in the European SG integration proposition: (1) the lack of overall applicable economic and environmental data, (2) the large amount of components required to fully integrate SG into the existing grids infrastructure, and (3) the existence of several regulatory barriers that limit SG development in NWE. This chapter provides a summary of the potential benefits arising from the development of SG technologies in NWE. More specifically, it consists of three parts: a review of existing economic and environmental impact assessments of SGs, a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the deployment of smarter grid technologies in Belgium, and an analysis of the regulatory status quo and the existing barriers for the deployment of SGs in Northwestern European countries. © 2017 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Disciplines :
Business & economic sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Moretti, Michele ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Modélisation et développement
Witters, N.;  Faculty of Business Economics, Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Van Passel, S.;  Faculty of Business Economics, Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium, Department of Engineering Management, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Djomo, S. N.;  Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark
Language :
English
Title :
Are smart grids the holy grail of future grid mix? Economic, environmental, and regulatory opportunities for smart grid development in Northwestern Europe
Publication date :
2017
Main work title :
Energy systems from design to management
Publisher :
CRC Press
ISBN/EAN :
9781498777469
Pages :
105-148
Commentary :
9781498777469; 9781498777391
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