Scenarios for a Future Electricity Supply

This book pursues the fundamental idea of using renewable energies in a rational economic way to come to a climate friendly electricity supply: As the most cost efficient solution an electricity network for the whole of Europe, and parts of the neighbouring continents Africa and Asia is found. The sources of renewable and partly decentralised electricity generation could be connected in a comprehensive power supply, to meet the electricity needs of the whole region.

In this book Czisch examines different scenarios for a C02 neutral electricity system under different political, technological and economic conditions for Europe and its closer surroundings. The aim was to find in each variation the economically optimal solution, whereby the supply area embraces approximately 1.1 billion inhabitants and an electricity consumption of roughly 4000 Terrawatthours per annum (TWh/a).