Abstract
The article presents the role of the "shale revolution" in Estonia which significantly increases the energy security of the country. The purpose of this paper is to show how significant are the changes triggered by generating energy from oil shale in Estonia. The benefits gained from oil shale since a hundred years have been considerably enhanced by technical progress. As a result of introduced innovations Estonia is able to practically fully satisfy its oil and electricity needs by processing shale. The article also outlines actions undertaken to tackle the problem of harmful emissions arising while generating electricity from shale. Further aspect analyzed in the paper is the impact of oil shale industry in Estonia on the relations with other countries, with Russia in particular.
Highlights
Among the countries that have imported Russian energy resources for years Estonia has a special position
The deposits in Estonia are so rich that in the foreseeable future it will be a safe country in terms of oil supplies
The purpose of this paper is to show how important is the transformation triggered by energy generation from shale in Estonia
Summary
The article presents the role of the "shale revolution" in Estonia which significantly increases the energy security of the country. The purpose of this paper is to show how significant are the changes triggered by generating energy from oil shale in Estonia. The benefits gained from oil shale since a hundred years have been considerably enhanced by technical progress. As a result of introduced innovations Estonia is able to practically fully satisfy its oil and electricity needs by processing shale. The article outlines actions undertaken to tackle the problem of harmful emissions arising while generating electricity from shale. Further aspect analyzed in the paper is the impact of oil shale industry in Estonia on the relations with other countries, with Russia in particular
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