At the Speed of Light? Electricity Interconnections for Europe
Article from: OGEL 4 (2009), in Electricity Interconnectors
Introduction
The present report is devoted to electricity interconnections in Europe, their current state and the projects concerning them. Consistent with political science vocabulary and methodology, interconnection will be viewed, here, as the dependent variable in a complex equation involving historical, geographical, economic and geopolitical factors. Reflecting Ifri's focus on international relations and geopolitics, the author will concentrate on the geopolitics and governance of interconnections. The work is not intended to compete with engineers in `their' field, nor with economists ...