@inproceedings{25fc5af85f1f48dd8f977ece51b38efb,
title = "Energy Initiatives in Europe",
abstract = "Energy business shifts from the centralized organizations to networks of producers and consumers labelled as distributed energy generation. This global paradigm shift on energy markets is analyzed with focus on the European Union. The changes evolved during last three decades when the neo-liberal ideology dominated policies. The analysis is that imperfections caused by the vested interests on energy markets have motivated innovators to pursue downscaling of energy technologies based on the local, renewable resources. The innovative efforts invoked numerous local energy initiatives. Their motivations are presented. Local energy initiatives created conditions for adoption of the renewable energy technologies in communities entailing adaptations to the local conditions, which enabled the distributed energy systems. The energy enterprises constituted the fastest growing business in the European Union during 2008–2014. This growth can be attributed to policy support of the renewable energy supplies and to market demands for the distributed energy systems.",
keywords = "Local initiatives, Renewable energy, Enterprises",
author = "Yoram Krozer",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-63215-5_7",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-319-63214-8",
series = "Springer Proceedings in Energy",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "89--101",
editor = "Ion Visa and Anca Duta",
booktitle = "Nearly Zero Energy Communities",
address = "Germany",
note = "Conference on Sustainable Energy, CSE 2017, CSE ; Conference date: 19-10-2017 Through 21-10-2017",
}
