The Problem of Regional Energy Scarcity in Europe

Global energy resources are characterized by substantial spatial heterogeneity across continents, countries and regions. Even in globalized world geographic approach to modelling was important, for example, for natural gas. The failure of globalization and coming regionalization put a pressure for some regions, Europe, in particular. It needs ambitious fast transition to green energy. But even here we observe internal regional heterogeneity related to possibilities in regional production of water, solar and wind energy. Stochastic supply calls for building powerful HV network to balance regional demand with supply, and this requires higher integration inside EU. This chapter discusses this issue from theoretical perspective of energy security after green transition, taking into account both physical and economic issues. The influence of geopolitics on natural gas scarcity is also discussed.