EBOOK Energy Networks and the Law:Innovative Solutions in Changing Markets

Networks like cables and pipelines are essential for a functioning energy market.          This book provides a clear and insightful overview of the legal challenges this        poses in the modern world. The construction and use of these networks depends on        developments in technology, policies, and legal regulation. Recently, the energy        sector has been faced with considerable challenges and changes. Energy        liberalisation and deregulation, and the fact that traditional energy supplies like        fossilfuels and large hydro plants are increasingly located far from the area of        demand has drastically changed the energy landscape. The need for new sources of        energy supply can therefore be found all over the world.This book investigates the        challenges that face governments engaged in this renewal, particularly since in many        cases these networks are, by necessity, international. The construction of new        networks always involves the application of planning and environmental laws, and the        complications these pose only increase as networks pass through the territory of        several different countries. This book analyzes the evolution of this area from        several angles, both geographical and legal.The authors combine knowledge and        expertise from a variety of sources and backgrounds to present an invaluable        overview of the regulatory developments and perspectives that shape the legal        frameworks in which governments develop these networks, and the way in which account        must be taken of new sources of energy by law-makers.