Energy Security and Renewable Energy: A Geopolitical Perspective

Paravantis, John A.; Kontoulis, Nikoletta

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“…Even so, the main objectives of such an initiative are effective delivery regulation among different RERs, efficient functioning including its projected smart grid (DC and AC grid) offering enhanced energy quality as well as continuous service. Improved power conservation would then be witnessed, allowing the effective function of the system with high smart grid performance amid undesirable as well as crucial conditions including such variations in power consumption and unpredictable [85][86][87][88][89][90].…”

Section: Modelling Of Rersmentioning

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Sustainable renewable energy generation: A case study based teeny review

Bhuvaneswari

Balaji

Amarnath³

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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The global temperature rise is a great alarming factor. The most remarkable contributors are industries and automobiles. Many researchers around the world struggling to find the solution sooner. Many emphasized that solution is required at the earliest possible time, already glaciers in arctic started melting. The majority of them, such as fossil fuels, coal well as others, have been contaminating the immediate area. There is also the option of using renewable energy resources (RERs) that also would be a natural treasure to humanity because of their proximity. Based on a variety of factors, the amount of energy that can be harvested by using RERs is limited, such as seasonal, inadequate equipment, as well as huge collection space. In this article, the emphasis is now on the extent to which other constraints can be utilized. Sectors that produce goods demand enormous amounts of energy, but that energy might indeed not be used in those sectors. As a result, the RERs can sometimes be extensively employed by households and small businesses whose power needs are minimal. As a result, this review has been consolidated in the way of several different test cases.

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Section: Modelling Of Rersmentioning

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Sustainable renewable energy generation: A case study based teeny review

Bhuvaneswari

Balaji

Amarnath³

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…However, the energy revolution alters the way energy and geopolitics interact and redefines the weight of geopolitical risks in energy security. Firstly, although fos-sil fuels are distributed unevenly and linked inherently with geopolitics, the global distribution of renewable energy sources is more evenly spread than fossil fuels (Paravantis & Kontoulis, 2020). Renewable energy is more resistant to geopolitical strife and lessens the negative impacts of geopolitical conflicts on energy security, so as to alleviate the world governments' concerns about the Strait of Hormuz and the political stability in the Middle East.…”

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China’s Oil Security in the Context of Energy Revolution: Changes in Risks and the Hedging Mechanism

Xie¹

2021

AJIBM

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Does China's energy revolution strengthen or weaken its oil security? This study analyzes how the energy revolution influences China's oil security by exploring the changes in risks and the hedging mechanism. China proposed the energy revolution in 2014, committed to carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, aiming to accelerate its energy transition. Meanwhile, China has a high oil import dependency due to its rapid economic development and lack of domestic oil resources, which challenges its oil security. The government and the national oil companies (NOCs) are the main actors to ensure China's oil supply. Based on the interactions between the government and the NOCs, the overseas oil investments and the domestic oil production and strategic petroleum reserves, together with the maritime oil transportation and continental pipelines, provide alternatives for China's oil supply in general and in wartime in particular, thus forming the hedging mechanism for China's oil security. Notably, the energy revolution alters the way energy and geopolitics interact, and the development of renewables in China and other states in the world mitigates geopolitical risks by making China and the world less dependent on unstable oil production regions. Lastly, the energy revolution triggers changes in the hedging mechanism for China's oil security due to the buildup of oil reserves including the commercial oil reserves, the arduous development of domestic oil output, and the drop in overseas oil investments but increase in foreign renewables investments. And thus, China's oil security and its capabilities to respond to potential oil supply interruptions have changed accordingly. This paper not only contributes to understanding China's oil security in the context of the energy revolution by analyzing the changes in the hedging mechanism, but also stimulates thinking about the impacts of the energy transition on fossil energy security.

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“…Energy source diversification enhances energy security in general (Luft & Korin, 2009), and the pursuit of an optimal energy mix addresses the reliability pillar of energy security (Paravantis & Kontoulis, 2020). The previous section discussed the impact of hydro-dominated energy sector development on attaining energy security and sustainable development in Africa.…”

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Regional Energy Integration for Sustainable Development in Eastern Africa: The Case for Geothermal Energy

Nzomo

Getachew

2021

Mediterr. J. Soc. Sci.

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Energy is a crucial factor in international relations and a critical input to achieve global economic growth and development. Provision of affordable, sustainable, and reliable energy is necessary and a prerequisite for any country’s economic growth and prosperity. The United Nations Agenda 2030, through its Seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SGD 7) and the African Union Agenda 2063 Aspiration 1recognise the centrality of access to energy towards realising the ambitions enlisted in these documents. The asymmetric distribution of natural resources and the political, strategic, financial, and technological challenges in utilising these resources hinder countries from availing affordable, sustainable, and reliable energy by using domestic sources alone. The inability to attain energy independence makes a compelling case for nations to increasingly integrate their energy supply chains to international and regional energy markets. As a result, ensuring access to affordable energy has become a core interest of regional foreign relations. Therefore, if geopolitics permits, energy cooperation and interdependence become the ultimate and sustainable path towards energy security. Africa has tremendous potential ranging from hydrocarbons to renewable energies. Nevertheless, it has failed to provide adequate energy for its social and economic needs mainly due to poor governance and related challenges. Africa has to utilise such humongous and diversified energy resources by embracing an optimal energy mix that contributes to regional economic development and energy integration. Eastern Africa, home to various renewable energy resources, is one of the energy-poor regions in Africa. The prevailing energy system in the sub-region is hydro-based and lacks reliability. The sub-region has tremendous renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, and geothermal. Still, their utilisation is negligible due to several challenges, including governance and lack of access to finance and technology. This paper argues that an integrated and regional approach to developing the energy sector in Eastern Africa can address the energy-related challenges and contribute towards regional integration in Eastern Africa. In particular, the development of geothermal energy, within the optimal energy mix in the sub-region, for both power generation and direct use application will play a crucial role in forging energy integration in Eastern Africa. In this regard, regional institutions such as power pools and regional economic communities are indispensable. Received: 27 June 2021 / Accepted: 5 August 2021 / Published: 5 September 2021

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Energy Security and Renewable Energy: A Geopolitical Perspective

Cited by 24 publications

References 68 publications

Sustainable renewable energy generation: A case study based teeny review

Sustainable renewable energy generation: A case study based teeny review

China’s Oil Security in the Context of Energy Revolution: Changes in Risks and the Hedging Mechanism

Regional Energy Integration for Sustainable Development in Eastern Africa: The Case for Geothermal Energy

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