Collaborative and selfish mitigation strategies to tackle energy scarcity: The case of the European gas crisis.

ABSTRACT: Following the disruption of Russian natural gas flows to Europe, we investigate the impact of collaborative and selfish behavior of European countries to tackle energy scarcity and supply electricity, heat, and industrial gas to end users. We study how the operation of the European energy system will need to adapt to the disruption and identify optimal strategies to overcome the unavailability of Russian gas. Those strategies include diversifying gas imports, shifting energy generation to non-gas-based technologies, and reducing energy demands. Findings suggest that: (1) selfish behavior of Central European countries exacerbates the energy scarcity for many Southeastern European countries; (2) proactive collaborative energy savings, together with a mild winter, can fully relieve the stress

SUBMITTER: Mannhardt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214717 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature