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Inspired by: interviews » Enabling more fluctuating sources of electricity.

version: 4 / updated: 2011-10-25
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Scott CUNNINGHAM, "Delft University of Technology", interviewed by "MIOIR".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Enabling more fluctuating sources of electricity.

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
On the material plenty side, you could be looking at energy trading, electricity trading. You could watch the fraction of renewable energy used in Europe, the transnational trading of these things and the consolidation of regional markets to create a more widespread trade of electricity, thereby enabling more fluctuating sources of electricity, thereby stimulating more green energy.

Keywords

Green Energy, renewable energy, electricity, economics, environment.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Enabling more fluctuating sources of electricity, thereby stimulating more green energy.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 new/emerging
beneficial

Importance

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Level 1: important for a particular country
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
social filters (class, status, education level)
other, please specify:   Environment.

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Behavioural change
Energy security/dynamics
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Environment (including Climate Change)