European Energy Futures 2030: Technology and Social Visions from the European Energy Delphi Survey

by Timon Wehnert, Juan Pedro López Araguás, Oliviero Bernardini, Lukasz Jaworski, Birte Holst Jørgensen

Overview

This book summarizes the results of an international research project; the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector (EurEnDel). Nearly 700 energy experts from 48 countries participated in this two-round, web-based Delphi exercise. 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".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642088667
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/10/2010
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Timon Wehnert graduated as physicist from Berlin Technical University and gained six years of professional experience in research and consultancy on energy and environmental topics, especially on energy technology foresight and energy research policy. Presently he is working as a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment (IZT), Berlin, Germany where he was the coordinator of the EurEnDel study on which the present book is based and which was carried out in co-operation with four other European Research Institutions.

Table of Contents

Outline of the Report.- Methodological Approach of EurEnDel.- Main Survey Results.- Comparison of Social and Technological Perspectives.- EurEnDel Scenarios.- Policy Recommendations.- References.- Annex A — Evaluation of former foresight studies.- Annex B — Tables with Results from 1st and 2nd Survey Round.- Annex C — Country Specific Analysis.- Annex D — Correspondence Factors.- Annex E — Graphs on Delphi results.- Annex F — Description of Societal Visions.- Annex G — Evaluation of Comments.- Annex H — Statement list — short term descriptions.