Digitalization of the EU electricity system: the challenge of a just energy transition

Irene A. Niet; Romy Dekker; Luc F.M. van Summeren; Eef Masson; Anna J. Wieczorek; Frank C.A. Veraart; Q.C. van Est

doi:10.4337/9781800882119.00031

Digitalization of the EU electricity system: the challenge of a just energy transition

Irene A. Niet, Romy Dekker, Luc F.M. van Summeren, Eef Masson, Anna J. Wieczorek, Frank C.A. Veraart, Q.C. van Est

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This chapter explores the relationship between developments in the electricity and digitalization systems in the European Union (EU) from a sustainability perspective. The increased use of digital technologies in the electricity system has major consequences. On one hand, these are technological: to mitigate climate change and support the decarbonization of the electricity system, there is a growing inclusion of renewable energy sources and flexibility capacity, resulting in a more decentralized electricity system, with new infrastructural and management challenges. On the other hand, the consequences are of social nature: new actors can become active in the electricity system, and different social issues emerge, for example regarding safety or equality. Both types of consequences require appropriate governance. This chapter discusses how a just transition is possible with regards to digitalization and decarbonisation of the EU electricity system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook on Climate Change and Technology
Editors	Frauke Urban, Johan Nordensvärd
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Chapter	19
Pages	302-321
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	978-1-80088-210-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882119.00031
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2023

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Niet, I. A., Dekker, R., van Summeren, L. F. M., Masson, E., Wieczorek, A. J., Veraart, F. C. A., & van Est, Q. C. (2023). Digitalization of the EU electricity system: the challenge of a just energy transition. In F. Urban, & J. Nordensvärd (Eds.), Handbook on Climate Change and Technology (pp. 302-321). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882119.00031

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Handbook on Climate Change and Technology. ed. / Frauke Urban; Johan Nordensvärd. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. p. 302-321.

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