Bases for a sustainable energy model. Case study: Basque autonomous community

摘要

The current Spanish energy model has become obsolete for social, economic and environmental reasons. This conditions the economic and social model of the country. To change the model, a transition period is required and the identification of energies available in the vicinity, citizen commitment, the mobilisation of technological and economic resources, a model of efficiency, generation and distribution. In this new model, compliance with environmental commitments, the generation of economic activity and the guarantee that the transition will not involve uncertainty in terms of availability and security of supply, must be unquestionable commitments. To this end, the possibilities of implementing a sustainable energy model, of proximity, that allows maintaining an industrial economic structure, has been studied in a region of the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain). This article presents the different phases of the study, the methodology used, conclusions and the bases for a sustainable model.