Analysis of past energy transitions of OECD and BRICS countries in the scope of energy interconnection

Different baseline endowments and circumstances among countries, including local events, have resulted in disparities in energy policy and status. Differences in energy status have caused countries to make various decisions, but with the implementation of grid interconnections, some countries electe...

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Published in:Sustainability science 2024-01, Vol.19 (1), p.151-164
Main Authors: Vaillant, Augustin, Abe, Naoya, Kuriyama, Akihisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate Change Management and Policy
Earth and Environmental Science
Electricity
Energy balance
Energy consumption
Energy industry
Energy policy
Energy security
Energy transition
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Management
Interconnections
Landscape Ecology
Principal components analysis
Public Health
Renewable energy
Special Feature: Accelerating Actions for Leveraging a Climate-Neutral
Special Feature: Original Article
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Society
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Summary:Different baseline endowments and circumstances among countries, including local events, have resulted in disparities in energy policy and status. Differences in energy status have caused countries to make various decisions, but with the implementation of grid interconnections, some countries elected to plan the development of their energy sector while considering the energy status and future plans of other countries. These shared and separate trends have created similarities and patterns in energy transitions across countries. This study used a statistical approach to analyze how certain factors, such as the use of local resources and the establishment of interconnections, caused different trajectories in the energy sectors of countries, as well as similar patterns. Our study consists of two parts: an examination of the energy transition from 1965 to 2014 using Optimal Matching, and a study of the 2014 energy situation using Principal Component Analysis. The findings of this analysis indicate that OECD and BRICS countries have different attitudes toward the contemporary transition to renewable energy. Electricity interconnection has the greatest impact on countries with low national energy consumption, supporting resource diversification. In some cases, interconnections can also minimize the need for transition, since the excess resources of neighboring countries become available to balance energy needs. In the context of the current energy crisis, energy security benefits from electricity interconnection and pipeline interconnection, but only when commerce is undertaken between interdependent partners that share strong economic links.
ISSN:1862-4065
1862-4057
DOI:10.1007/s11625-023-01345-w