This open access Brief investigates the issue of energy transformation in small countries without their own fossil resources. Using Lithuania as a case study, the Brief analyses energy transformation from both a municipal and regional perspective, outlining the reasons for pursuing energy transformation, the main constraints that exist, and proposing practical methodologies for assessing local energy potential. The chapters focus on real-world challenges, including political barriers and competence gaps, while also making concrete policy recommendations and offering models for energy transformation in regional areas. Filling a critical gap in the discourse on municipal energy transformation, this Brief will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of energy policy, regional development, and sustainability as well as professionals in municipal governance, energy sector decision-makers, and private sector stakeholders interested in decentralized energy solutions.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Analyzes energy transformation at the municipal level in Lithuania Proposes concrete policy recommendations and decentralized energy models Highlights synergies between energy, agriculture, and municipal enterprises

Autorentext

Mantas vaas is Senior Researcher at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.

Inhalt

Chapter 1:The Need for Energy Transformation Causes, Opportunities and Barriers.- Chapter 2: Practical Explorations for Energy Transformation Ways.- Chapter 3: Importance Of Decentralization in Energy Transformation Process.- Chapter 4:The Relation Between the Agricultural Sector and the Energy Transformation.- Chapter5: Modeling Of the Energy Transformation Process.