The environmental impact of the energy sector and its substantial economic scale lead to the conception of a large number of studies by a wide variety of stakeholders in the field. These studies investigate the possible evolution pathways of the energy systems in form of multiple scenarios, and may cover both a national and an international scale. The high connectivity of the European electricity grid results in a dependency of the national energy systems with each other. Hence, knowledge about the possible energy futures of neighbouring countries is crucial to make well-informed decisions for a national energy policy. This work thus consists of a meta-analysis of country-specific energy scenario studies for 15 neighbouring countries of Germany. This analysis is then compiled into 1) the country profiles, which consist of country-specific cause–and–effect relationships concerning various energy-technical aspects and 2) the analysis charts, from which a generalized overview spanning the energy futures across all countries has been achieved.     «

The environmental impact of the energy sector and its substantial economic scale lead to the conception of a large number of studies by a wide variety of stakeholders in the field. These studies investigate the possible evolution pathways of the energy systems in form of multiple scenarios, and may cover both a national and an international scale. The high connectivity of the European electricity grid results in a dependency of the national energy systems with each other. Hence, knowledge about...     »