Date: 2012
Type: Technical Report
THINK Half-Way and Beyond
Technical Report, Florence, European University Institute, 2012Florence School of Regulation, THINK, Energy
GLACHANT, Jean-Michel, MEEUS, Leonardo, RUESTER, Sophia, THINK Half-Way and Beyond, Florence, European University Institute, 2012Florence School of Regulation, THINK, Energy - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/20802
Retrieved from Cadmus, EUI Research Repository
Energy regulation and policy currently belong to the most important and developing areas in the European Union. THINK, the Florence School of Regulation’s (EUI) think tank advises the European Commission (DG Energy) on Energy Policy and presents policy options each semester. This booklet gives an overview of all the THINK results for the first 18 months of the project focusing on 6 topics: 1. Public Support for the Financing of RD&D Activities in New Clean Energy Technologies 2. Smart Cities Initiative: Fostering a Quick Transition Towards Local Sustainable Energy Systems 3. Transition Towards a Low Carbon Energy System by 2050: What Role for the EU? 4. The Impact of Climate and Energy Policies on the Public Budget of EU Member States 5. Off-Shore Grids: Towards a Least Regret EU Policy 6. EU Involvement in Electricity and Natural Gas Transmission Grid Tarification.
Table of Contents:
Foreword 1
Preface 2
Introduction to the THINK Project 4
The Role of the Expert Hearings in the THINK Report Production Process 6
The Role of the Scientific Council in the THINK Report Production Process 8
THINK Report Policy briefs 11
a. Topic 1: Public Support for the Financing of RD&D Activities
in New Clean Energy Technologies 13
b. Topic 2: Smart Cities Initiative: How to Foster a Quick Transition
Towards Local Sustainable Energy Systems 21
c. Topic 3: Transition Towards a Low Carbon Energy System by 2050:
What Role for the EU? 27
d. Topic 4: The Impact of Climate and Energy Policies
on the Public Budget of EU Member States 35
e. Topic 5: Offshore Grids: Towards a Least Regret EU Policy 43
f . Topic 6: EU Involvement In Electricity and Natural Gas
Transmission Grid Tarification 53
People 61
Scientific Council 63
Florence-based Research Team 70
Additional information:
THINK is a Think Tank advising the European Commission on mid- and long-term energy policy. QM-32-12-022-EN-C (print) QM-32-12-022-EN-N (digital)
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/20802
Full-text via DOI: 10.2870/32569; 10.2870/32466
External link: http://think.eui.eu
Series/Number: Florence School of Regulation; THINK; Energy
Publisher: European University Institute
Grant number: FP7/249736
Sponsorship and Funder information:
The THINK project (2010-2013) is funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, Strategic Energy Technology Plan. (Call FP7-ENERGY-2009-2, Grant Agreement no: 249736). Coordinator: Prof. Jean-Michel Glachant and Dr. Leonardo Meeus, Florence School of Regulation, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute.
