The energy transition is a European flagship project. It corresponds to a disruptive innovation cycle, which has just started, across Europe. The transition encompasses innovation in new technologies, business models, and processes, as well as institution building and change of governance models. While Europe at large is concerned, old divide lines continue to exist, and new ones emerge.

The EU has formulated ambitious objectives, and citizens support a common European energy policy--the Energy Union--as the Eurobarometer reveals regularly. This book analyzes the factors driving change; in particular the Climate agenda, the new active customer paradigm and changing attitudes, as well as businesses changing ('business model innovation') and new actors emerging. It proceeds with a reality check based on facts and figures, and describes the various aspects of the European Energy transition.

Chapter 1 Foreword by Jacques Delors, Founding President of the Jacques Delors Institute Chapter 2 42 Authors exploring Europe's Energy Transition:About this Book PART 1 - SETTING THE SCENE: CLIMATE, SECURITY OF SUPPLY AND COMPETITIVENESS – INSEPARABLE Chapter 3 EU Climate Policy as a Driver of Change Chapter 4 Security of Supply: a new Focus on Electricity Chapter 5 The Distributional Effects of Climate Policies Chapter 6 Innovation: a Vital Challenge for the European Energy Transition Chapter 7 Renewables Driving the Energy Transition: Europe in the Global Context PART 2 – INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ENERGY UNION Chapter 8 An Introductory Overview on Institutional Change Chapter 9 The EU, the UK and Energy: not much Shared Ambition post-Brexit Chapter 10 Regionalisation and Regional Cooperation in the European Electricity Markets Chapter 11 The ACER Experience Chapter 12 The ENTSO-E Experience Chapter 13 The Changing Role of DSOs and their New Role in the EU Agenda Chapter 14 the Energy Community – Ready for the Clean Energy Transition? PART 3- COMPETITIVE ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS Chapter 15 A Climate and Energy Union for the Future of Europe: What comes after the EU strategy? Chapter 16 EU electricity market: the good, the bad and the ugly Chapter 17 The European Electricity Market Integration Process Chapter 18 Vulnerable Customers and Energy Poverty PART 4 – SECTURITY OF SUPPLY FOR ALL EUROPE Chapter 19 What Future for Gas and Gas Infrastructure in the European Energy Transition? Chapter 20 Russia-EU Relations and Energy Transition Chapter 21 The Cybersecurity Challenge PART 5 – INNOVATION AND NEW PLAYERS IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION Chapter 22 Communicating the Energy Transition Chapter 23 Digital Energy Chapter 24 New Digital Grid Architectures and Platforms Chapter 25 Thirteen Disruptive Innovations to accelerate New Business Models in the Energy Sector Chapter 26 Tomorrow Chapter 27 How Innovation Can Accelerate the Energy Transition:Lessons Learnt at KIC InnoEnergy Chapter 28 Managing the New Realities of Decentralised Energy Resources Chapter 29 The Power of Collaboration: the Case of the Renewable Grid Initiative Chapter 30 Training for the Energy Transition: Community Learning at Florence School of Regulation PART 6 – FACTS, MAPS AND SCENARIOS Chapter 31 Facts and Statistics on the Energy Transition Chapter 32 A Forest of Scenarios – the Long-term Evolution of the European energy System Chapter 33 Lessons from 70 Years of European Energy Policy Transition