Florian WEBER, Saarland University, Germany
In recent years, global change has developed as a central topic with far-reaching political, economic and cultural implications, in addition to ecological effects. One important component are upheavals in energy production and energy supply, linked to a fundamental transition in favour of a low-carbon energy. In respect of this transition, different development paths of energy sources can be traced in the Greater Region SaarLorLux. These are accompanied by diverging perceptions of the individual energy sources. As a result of the diverging perceptions, central energy conflicts arise in the border region, especially with regard to the energy forms of nuclear power and wind power. However, not only conflicts but also central energy interdependencies can be observed in relation to the current development of cross-border hydrogen projects in the Greater Region SaarLorLux. The presentation discusses the three forms of energy – nuclear power, wind power and hydrogen – with a special focus on their conflictual nature as well as their degree of interconnectedness in the border region. The aim is thus to reveal the differing energy borderlands within the Greater Region SaarLorLux.
Mots clés : Greater Region SaarLorLux|energy transition(s)|conflicts|interdependencies|energy borderlands
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