10.34726/HSS.2020.80655
Pisarevic, Marija
Marija
Pisarevic
Enabling Sustainable Electricity Grid Infrastructure in Europe - Strategies and Challenges in Austria and Switzerland
TU Wien
2020
electricity infrastructure
grid development
European transmission grid
sustainable grid
energy transition
Rapp, Klaus
Klaus
Rapp
TU Wien
2020-06
2020
en
Master Thesis
AC15679406
53 pages
application/pdf
The European electricity infrastructure is essential for a successful energy transition in the future. In that sense, a well-functioning cooperation framework that sets common priorities is indispensable for enabling a sustainable electricity grid. However, planning and permitting procedures are complex undertakings due to various technical, environmental, and legal considerations, mainly on the national level, and extensive scenario analyses and significant interdependencies on the transnational level. By analysing the common cooperation framework on the European level and its relations to the country-specific strategic approaches of Austria and Switzerland, this thesis examines conflicting and common priorities towards reaching the overall goal of a secure, reliable, and sustainable future electricity supply.