Energy security and the diversity of energy flows in an energy system

Ashish Ranjan and Larry Hughes

Energy, 2014, vol. 73, issue C, 137-144

Abstract: In order to maintain or improve a jurisdiction's energy security, its energy system needs to meet the demands of its energy services with affordable and preferably environmentally acceptable flows of energy. Since diversity can be a factor in the long-term survival of a system, having a diversity of energy flows is frequently treated as a proxy for energy security.

Keywords: Energy security; Diversity; Energy security indicators; Shannon–Wiener diversity index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.05.108

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