POWER 2000 - A NEW CONCEPT FOR THE ELECTRICAL-POWER INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST-CENTURY

A new concept for an alternative structure of the electrical power industry in the twenty-first century is outlined. It is argued that through a transition period, the existing dynamic for change driven by technological and economic development would shift the main means of production from mechanical ones into high technology devices utilizing the achievements of ''mechatronics.'' It is assessed that a biological paradigm would prevail, examples of which are presented to prove its influence on energy systems. These developments will affect power economies, with a direction sketched towards an increase in the use of renewable energies.