IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. · 2004 · 15 citations · 3 references
Natural ResourcesEnvironmental ManagementSustainability ManagementEnergy EconomicsEnergy PolicyEnvironmental EconomicsEnergy SustainabilityEnvironmental SustainabilityPower Sector EconomicsSustainability TransitionsSustainable Energy SystemsSustainable ProductionCompetitive PressuresCompetitive StructureEconomic Growth StrategyElectric Power Sector DecarbonizationElectricity Sector ReformIndustrial RestructuringNecessitySustainable Energy Management
Electricity has indeed become a basic necessity in modern society. While the industry has done a good job of meeting the energy needs of the 20th Century, generally it has had an adverse impact on the natural environment. The industry is now undergoing a period of major restructuring: a shift from a monopolistic to a competitive structure. It is facing new economic and social pressures to refocus its business so as to meet the energy needs of the society in a way that is "sustainable" in the long run. Sustainability requires balancing economic growth and prosperity with the preservation of the natural environment.
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Hydrogen as a future transportation fuel
Gene D. Berry, A. Pasternak, G.D. Rambach et al. · Energy · 1996 · 153 citations
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering +12