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It is generally agreed that Western Europe has a deficit in sources of energy. This deficit cannot be avoided for the next years, indeed decades, and will remain until new principal energy supply technologies can be developed for large-scale use, such as nuclear fusion or solar radiation. So far, no technically and economically feasible solution for either of these unconventional energy sources seems to be in prospect in the near future. Therefore, Western Europe will continue to have a deficit of commercial energy — namely coal, oil, gas and electricity (see Table 1).
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Frank, W., Zehetner, W. (1980). The Energy Situation Between East and West in Europe. In: Saunders, C.T. (eds) East and West in the Energy Squeeze. Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05758-0_6
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