Dahlmann, Frederik, Kolk, A. and Lindeque, J. (2017) Emerging energy geographies : scaling and spatial divergence in European electricity generation capacity. European Urban and Regional Studies, 24 (4). pp. 381-404. doi:10.1177/0969776416663808 ISSN 0969-7764.

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Abstract

This paper presents an evaluation of the impact of the related EU internal energy market and renewable energy policies by exploring the (sustainable) energy transition in the EUropean electricity sector and drawing on the emerging literatures on energy geographies. We use evidence aggregated from plant-level data on installed electricity generation capacity in the EUropean electric utilities sector over the period 1990–2013 to demonstrate how the unintended interaction between EU policies on energy market liberalization and climate change have led to new renewable energy entrants and more widely dispersed ownership of total generation capacity. Our empirical results suggest that six energy geography concepts enable deeper insights into the spatiality of the EUropean energy transition. Specifically, we find that territoriality and scaling are key lenses for interpreting the differentiated change processes occurring at EUropean, subregional and national levels. The EUropean energy transition is unlikely to converge onto a single trajectory any time soon, but particularly subregional approaches are argued to offer policy-makers with more spatially cognizant and effective levers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Energy industries -- European Union countries, Renewable energy sources -- European Union countries, Energy policy -- European Union countries, Electric power production -- European Union countries
Journal or Publication Title:	European Urban and Regional Studies
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0969-7764
Official Date:	1 October 2017
Dates:	Date Event 1 October 2017 Published 26 September 2016 Available 19 July 2016 Accepted
Volume:	24
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 381-404
DOI:	10.1177/0969776416663808
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	5 October 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	6 October 2016

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