Energy Security

Nikolai Mouraviev is Senior Lecturer at the Dundee Business School within Abertay University, UK. He has previously held teaching positions at KIMEP University, Kazakhstan, Wayne State University, USA, and Viterbo University, USA. His research focuses on public-private collaboration in transitional nations and he has published extensively in this area. Anastasia Koulouri is Lecturer at the Dundee Business School within Abertay University, UK. She has previously held posts at the University of Strathclyde, UK, the Technical University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Belgian Nuclear Energy Research Centre. Her research interests include energy security in resource-rich countries and sustainable development of transitional economies.

• IntroductionNikolai Mouraviev and Anastasia Koulouri.- Part One: Energy security: Trends and policy challenges.- Chapter 1:Energy security through the lens of renewable energy sources and resource efficiency -Nikolai Mouraviev and Anastasia Koulouri.- Chapter 2: Increasing utilisation of renewable energy sources: Comparative analysis of scenariosuntil 2050- Marat Karatayev.- Chapter 3: Enabling green energy production: Implementing policy by using public-private collaboration -Nikolai Mouraviev and Anastasia Koulouri.- Chapter 4: Challenges to energy security in Australia: The electricity sector governance and theneed for a change- Carl Tidemann.- Chapter 5:Ukraine’s energy security in the new geopolitical context - Inna Kostrytska.- Part Two: Solutions for resource efficiency: Case studies.- Chapter 6: Resource efficiency in the EU: Major initiatives and challenges - Umut Turksen.- Chapter 7: The success of the south west of the UK in renewable energy generation:Benefits, challenges and the implications for other regions- Alison Ashby.- Chapter 8: Local government programmes for energy efficient solutions: Procurement options and governance challenges- Mihaela Grubišić Šeba.- Chapter 9:  Renewable energy programme in Brazil: Biodiesel production by family farmers - Gaudencio Freires.- Conclusion: Renewable energy and resource efficiency: Lessons learned and outlook - Nikolai Mouraviev and Anastasia Koulouri.