A Techno-Economic Study of an Entirely Renewable Energy-Based Power Supply for North America for 2030 Conditions

Aghahosseini, Arman; Bogdanov, Dmitrii; Breyer, Christian

doi:10.3390/en10081171

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“…With CSP as a dispatchable power backbone in Mexico, we assume that nuclear can equally be replaced by renewables here. Meanwhile also other scenarios have proven the technical and economic viability of a 100% renewable power supply for Mexico [128] and therefore support these results.…”

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confidence: 58%

Transformation towards a Renewable Energy System in Brazil and Mexico—Technological and Structural Options for Latin America

2018

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Newly industrialized countries face major challenges to comply with the Paris Treaty targets as economic growth and prosperity lead to increasing energy demand. Our paper analyses technological and structural options in terms of energy efficiency and renewable energies for a massive reduction of energy-related CO 2 emissions in Latin America. Brazil and Mexico share similar growth prospects but differ significantly with respect to renewable energy potentials. We identify, how this leads to different transformation pathways. By applying an energy system balancing model we develop normative energy system transformation scenarios across the heating, power, and mobility sectors, including their potential interactions. The normative scenarios rely on three basic strategies for both countries: (1) strong exploitation of efficiency potentials; (2) tapping the renewable energy potentials; and (3) sector coupling and electrification of heat supply and transport. Despite economic growth, significant CO 2 emission reductions could be achieved in Brazil from 440 Gt/a (2.2 t/cap) in 2012 to 0.4 Gt (2 kg/cap) in 2050 and in Mexico from 400 Gt/a (3.3 t/cap) to 80 Gt (0.5 t/cap). Our study shows the gap between existing policy and scenarios and our strategies, which provide an economically feasible way to comply with the Paris treaty targets.

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Section: Power Supplysupporting

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Transformation towards a Renewable Energy System in Brazil and Mexico—Technological and Structural Options for Latin America

2018

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“…The resource profiles in high spatial and temporal resolutions for solar PV, concentrating solar power (CSP), wind energy and hydropower were prepared. The sustainable potential of bioenergy [73] and geothermal energy [74] were collected and used as an upper limit. The current installed power plant capacities were structured by technologies and commissioning year, in an annual resolution from 1960 to 2015 (end of 2014), according to Farfan and Breyer [75].…”

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Energy Security Analysis for a 100% Renewable Energy Transition in Jordan by 2050

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Energy security analysis is a strong tool for policy makers. It allows them to formulate policies that would enhance energy systems by targeting necessary actions. In this study, the impacts of transitioning from a fossil fuels to a renewables dominated energy system on energy security is analysed for Jordan. A Best Policy Scenario was developed for the Jordanian energy system to trace the transition to a 100% renewable energy system. Energy security was analysed for the future system by a qualitative approach utilising colour codes. The results reveal that the primary energy demand increases from 64 TWh in 2015 to 130 TWh in 2050, dominated by electricity and followed by heat and bioenergy. This indicates that a high level of direct and indirect electrification is the key to transition towards a fully sustainable energy system. Renewable electricity generation is projected to increase from 0.1 TWh in 2015 to 110.7 TWh in 2050, with a solar photovoltaic share of 92%. The levelised cost of energy develops from 78 €/MWh in 2015 to 61 €/MWh in 2050. In 2050, this system will have zero greenhouse gas emissions, it will provide plenty of job opportunities and revenue generation. This proposed transition will enhance the energy security level of the Jordanian energy system in five of the six dimensions studied. The five dimensions that will be improved are availability, cost, environment, health, and employment, whereas the dimension on diversity will stay neutral. It can be concluded that Jordan can achieve a 100% renewable energy system by 2050 and such a transition will enhance the energy security level.

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“…As parallel results, Wiser et al [4] studied the potential benefits of wind energy's sustainable development. Aghahosseini et al [5] propose a techno-economic study of an entirely renewable energy-based power supply including solar power, wind power, hydropower and other main energy sources. The evaluation of economic feasibility on the basis of cost analysis has attracted many foci accordingly.…”

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“…In order to break the bottleneck of RE application, it is necessary to study the utilization cost compared with that of traditional fossil fuel energy. Consequently, some research has conducted cost analyses for different RE energies, such as solar power, wind power, hydropower, and so on [3][4][5]. Furthermore, some other scholars have studied the economic assessment of a RE system on the basis of the cost analysis [6][7][8].…”

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Economic Feasibility Analysis for Renewable Energy Project Using an Integrated TFN–AHP–DEA Approach on the Basis of Consumer Utility

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et al. 2017

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A renewable energy (RE) project has been brought into focus in recent years. Although there is quite a lot of research to assist investors in assessing the economic feasibility of the project, because of the lack of consideration of consumer utility, the existing approaches may still cause a biased result. In order to promote further development, this study focuses on the economic feasibility analysis of the RE project on the basis of consumer utility in the whole life cycle. Therefore, an integrated approach is proposed, which consists of triangular fuzzy numbers (TFNs), an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA). The first step is to determine the comprehensive cost index weights of DEA by TFN-AHP. Secondly, to solve the problem, the first DEA model, which is proposed by A. Charnes, W. W. Cooper and E. Rhodes (C 2 R), is established to calculate the DEA effectiveness. Then, the third task involves designing a computer-based intelligent interface (CBII) to simplify realistic application and ensure performance efficiency. Finally, a solar water heater case study is demonstrated to validate the effectiveness of the entire method's system. The study shows that this could make investors' lives easier by using the CBII scientifically, reasonably and conveniently. Moreover, the research results could be easily extended to more complex real-world applications.

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A Techno-Economic Study of an Entirely Renewable Energy-Based Power Supply for North America for 2030 Conditions

Cited by 96 publications

References 33 publications

Transformation towards a Renewable Energy System in Brazil and Mexico—Technological and Structural Options for Latin America

Transformation towards a Renewable Energy System in Brazil and Mexico—Technological and Structural Options for Latin America

Energy Security Analysis for a 100% Renewable Energy Transition in Jordan by 2050

Economic Feasibility Analysis for Renewable Energy Project Using an Integrated TFN–AHP–DEA Approach on the Basis of Consumer Utility

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