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Maximizing reader insights into the current use of conventional energy sources (such as fossil fuels) in the generation of electricity in the European region, this book addresses several key issues including: potential ways European countries could expand their energy sector in the coming years; the impact on the climate, the level of energy reserves, different efficiency measures that could be adopted to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels in the generation of electricity, and current and future energy production and consumption trends, amongst other topics.

Covering both how the use of fossil fuels for the generation of electricity can be reduced, and how to increase the current level of participation of those energy sources with a minimum negative impact on the environment in the energy balance of the different European countries, this book describes the main economic aspects related to the use of conventional energy sources for electricity generation and provides information on possible regional energy integration mechanisms and their potential impact on the generation of electricity.

´Electrical Energy Generation in Europe´ is designed as a useful tool for government officials, energy experts, and the private and public power industry, among others, during the preparation of future energy plans and in the identification of the possible role that the different types of conventional energy sources available in the region could play in the production of electricity during the coming decades. The book is also suitable for use as teaching material in pre-graduated and post-graduate studies on the use of different types of conventional energy sources for electricity production within different European countries.

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General Overview.- The current use and the future role of oil for the generation of electricity in the European region.- The current use and the future role of coal for the generation of electricity in the European region.- The current use and the future role of natural gas for the generation of electricity in the European region.- Conclusions.

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Jorge Morales Pedraza currently works as a Consultant on International Affairs and possess degrees on Mathematic and in Economic Sciences. Formerly, he was a Cuban Ambassador for more than 25 years. In the 1980s, Morales Pedraza was appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and in the 1990s gained the same title with the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons). In addition, he was invited university professor in Mathematics Science and an Invited Professor for International Relations in the Diplomatic Academy of Cuba. Throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s Morales Pedraza worked for the IAEA as Senior Manager in the Director´s office. Over the past years he was involved in the preparation, as author and coauthor, of more than 57 articles published by international publishers houses, as well as nine chapters for various books focusing on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, renewable and conventional energy, the use of the radiation for the sterilization of tissues, tissue banking, financial investment, among other topics. During this period he also authored six books and was invited editor for international journals. Morales Pedraza is a member of the editorial teams of four specialized international journals.

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