1 Introduction.- 2 What is Decentralised Generation?.- 3 Outline of Research Methodology.- 4 Status Quo and Developments of DG Technology.- 5 Liberalisation and Decentralised Generation in the EU Member States.- 6 Scenarios: Europe's DG Power Generation in the Year 2020.- 7 Case Study Analysis.- 8 Barriers and Success Factors for DG.- 9 Policy Implications.- 10 DG and Security of Supply.- 11 DG and EU Energy Technology R&D Policy.- 12 Conclusions and recommendations.- 13 References.- 14 Index.- Annex A: Survey questionnaire of the DECENT Futures Study.- Annex B: Characterisation of Case Studies.- Annex C: EU energy legislation applicable to DG.