Achieving a clean energy transition in Illinois: economic and public health benefits of replacing coal plants in Illinois with local clean energy alternatives

Sattler, Sandra; Gignac, James; Collingsworth, Jessica; Clemmer, Steve; García, Paula Bedregal

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.001

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“…They considered the characteristics of wind and photovoltaic (PV) systems that already operate in Texas that enable this displacement to be obtained. Other states were investigated from a similar perspective, such as Illinois [ 5 ]. The potential of PV systems to replace coal-fired power plants in Chinese cities was studied in [ 6 ] analyzing whether PV technology is economically feasible to replace coal-fired power plants in Chinese cities without subsidies.…”

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How Fast to Avoid Carbon Emissions: A Holistic View on the RES, Storage and Non-RES Replacement in Romania

Bârã

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2023

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The European Union targets aim to replace the non-renewable energy sources (non-RES) of coal, oil and gas (COG) generation with RES and storage (RES-S). The replacement of COG-generating units will lead to a decrease in CO2 emissions and a better living environment. Starting from this desideratum, in this paper, we create several scenarios to replace COG in Romania with RES-S, reconsider future energy mixes and engage with a more creative planning in order to meet the clean energy transition path. The energy shortages, especially in European countries after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, led many governments (including the Romanian, Polish, etc.) to think more about short-term supply issues and less about medium- and long-term power system planning. However, the decision makers of the European power systems have to decide how fast to avoid firing coal, how fast to adopt RES and how fast to invest in flexibility sources, including storage stations to enable a higher integration of RES. Therefore, in this paper, a holistic view to envision the RES and non-RES contribution to the load coverage in Romania for a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy is provided. The results show that an initial mix of wind, photovoltaic (PV) and storage systems is preferable to substitute 600 MW of installed power in coal-based power plants. Furthermore, the case of Poland—the European country with over 70% coal in its generation portfolio—is also presented as it can serve as a good example.

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How Fast to Avoid Carbon Emissions: A Holistic View on the RES, Storage and Non-RES Replacement in Romania

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2023

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“…By using the financial statements of Chinese listed hydrogen-related companies from 2011 to 2019, Huang et al (2021) analyzed the input-output relationship and found that location, equity owner, and equity concentration are significant factors can generate moderating effects on energy development Sun and Ren, (2021) discussed the relationship between energy consumption structure and carbon emissions by the SWI index and studied using the ARDL method that reducing coal consumption and expanding new energy investment can reduce carbon emissions. Sattler et al (2018) analyzed the Future Energy Employment Act of Illinois, which showed that coal-fired power plants had a tremendous negative impact on public health. It was wise to accelerate the transition to clean energy resources.…”

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A Pilot Assessment of New Energy Usage Behaviors: The Impacts of Environmental Accident, Cognitions, and New Energy Policies

Zhang¹,

Huang²

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Literature reviews and interviews with experts showed that new energy would be the future way of life instead of traditional energy. In this study, a questionnaire survey and SPSS model are used to examine the impacts on people’s new energy usage behavior (NEUB) by its cognitions of energy-related environmental accidents (CEREA) and new energy policies (CNEP), as well as other important factors affecting this behavior. The new energy usage behavior examines people’s new energy usage behavior of product usage (NEUBPU) and forecasted payment (NEUBFP). Among the influencing factors, people’s cognitions of energy-related environmental accidents (CEREA), people’s cognitions of new energy policies (CNEP), new energy characteristics (CNEC), new energy advantages (CNEA), and new energy disadvantages (CNED) are examined, and the influence of personal factors on NEUB is also examined. People’s new energy usage behavior of new energy stove (NEUBNES), new energy car (NEUBNEC), and NEUBFP are significantly positively correlated with CNEP; NEUBNEC is significantly positively correlated with CNEA, and NEUBFP is significantly positively correlated with CNEP and CNED. CNEC and CNEP significantly influence people’s new energy usage behavior of household photovoltaic system (NEUBHPS); CNEP significantly influences NEUBNES; age, monthly income, CNEA, and CNEP significantly influence NEUBNEC; age, monthly income, and CNEP significantly influence NEUBFP.

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“…However, overall, there have been few studies on this topic in China, with most of the research having been conducted in other countries. For example,Sattler et al (2018)found that replacing coal-red power plants with clean energy in Illinois could improve the residents' health Baumgartner et al (2011)Haines et al (2007).…”

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Improving Rural Women’s Health in China: Cooking With Clean Energy

Zhang

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It is well known that women bear the greatest burden of health, time and labor supply due to gender disparity in many developing countries. In this study, we analyze the health inequality in rural China caused by indoor air pollution from traditional energy use. Specifically, we study the effect of clean energy access on woman health outcome by exploiting a nationwide rollout of clean cooking fuel program in 2014. Based on interviews with rural women in 2014 and 2016, this study analyzes the impact of clean energy use on women's health by using the Propensity Score Matching method with the Difference-in-Differences model (PSM-DID). We also analyze the heterogeneous health effects of clean energy uptake on rural women with different characteristics. The results show that clean energy applications can significantly improve the health of rural women. The positive health effects are substantial for middle-aged and older women, illiterate women and those women lived in northeastern China. The results highlight the role of clean energy in reducing gender disparities in health inequality. Therefore, the government in developing countries should do more to educate the people on the uses of clean energy and its benefits for women's health, provide technical and economic support for clean energy applications, and optimize clean energy promotion strategies.

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Achieving a clean energy transition in Illinois: economic and public health benefits of replacing coal plants in Illinois with local clean energy alternatives

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How Fast to Avoid Carbon Emissions: A Holistic View on the RES, Storage and Non-RES Replacement in Romania

How Fast to Avoid Carbon Emissions: A Holistic View on the RES, Storage and Non-RES Replacement in Romania

A Pilot Assessment of New Energy Usage Behaviors: The Impacts of Environmental Accident, Cognitions, and New Energy Policies

Improving Rural Women’s Health in China: Cooking With Clean Energy

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