TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Supersberger, Nikolaus
A1  - Führer, Laura
T1  - Integration of renewable energies and nuclear power into North African energy systems : an analysis of energy import and export effects
N2  - The North African countries Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt have been and are currently experiencing rapid growth in energy demand. This development confronts their political leaders with the question of how to expand or diversify their countries' generation capacities. In this context, renewable energies and nuclear power constitute options that have rarely been exploited so far in the region. This article analyzes the drawbacks and benefits of both alternatives, with a special focus on import and export dynamics. When attempting to make the strategic decision between renewables and atomic power, North African regional specifics and circumstances have to be taken into account. Hence, in a first step, the article characterizes the energy systems of the North African countries and presents scenarios for their future development. In a second step, it scrutinizes the energy challenges these states face in terms of domestic concerns and foreign affairs. Finally, a case study of Algeria is used to demonstrate how renewable energies, but not nuclear power, are able to respond to North African energy challenges.
T2  - Energy policy
VL  - 39
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.12.046
DO  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.12.046
IS  - 8
SP  - 4458
EP  - 4465
ER  -