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Revision as of 18:04, 29 May 2017
Energy as a commons? With paradigms new markets and opportunities arising with digitalising in the energy sector and democratising means of production and distribution, how can regulation be designed in such a way that energy systems these markets are equitable and ensure participation across society?
Contents
The Past: Distributing energy the traditional way
- The traditional power grid
- production - transmission - distribution - consumer
- Electricity takes over other forms of energy (electric cars etc.)
- Russia-EU relations etc. increase uncertainty
- Current European Energy facilities will have to be modernised soon
- Energy trading taking over
- More and more people are installing solar panels on their own
The Future: Smart grids - an outlook to what is possible
How can digitalising the energy sector contribute to a distributed system? Is there currently a “beta version” of a grid system?
The Present: Obstacles to be adressed
How can passive consumers turn into active prosumers? How are EU citizens currently involved in large-scale EU projects such as Connecting Europe Facility?
Questions to be answered in the resolution How can consumers be turned into prosumers? How will power grids, distributed energy etc. be regulated? Who will manage the grid? Should renewable energy sources be in the focus?
The Actors: Who is involved
EU Commission & DG on Energy Member States’ energy ministries and distribution systems Connecting Europe Facility EU citizens as “prosumers”
Measures in Place: What has been done
What sources of knowledge are there currently for EU citizens to look into? What are microgrids and how do they work?
Clean Energy Package http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3986_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3961_en.htm https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/energy-union-and-climate_en
SET-Plan The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating national research efforts and helping to finance projects.
TEN-E The Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) – are programmes set up by the EU for the implementation of the European Single Market. The Trans-European Networks aim at "linking island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the community”.
A final outlook
Links for further Research
https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/energy-as-a-common-good/2017/02/22 http://energyandcarbon.com/digitalisation-energy-implications/
