Decarbonizing residential building energy: A cost-effective approach

Timmons, David; Konstantinidis, Charalampos; Shapiro, A. M. James; Wilson, Alex

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.02.030

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“…Energy intensity is the ratio of energy consumption per activity unit (such as floor space and GDP). In a way, energy efficiency is a measure of how effectively energy is used for a specific purpose and an important way of decarbonization [24][25][26]. The energy evaluation makes a major contribution to ensuring that users are where improvements are needed.…”

Section: Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissionsmentioning

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Renewable Energy and EU 2020 Target for Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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Our paper focuses on the renewable energy and EU 2020 target for energy efficiency in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We study the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in these two EU Member States through the prism of the Europe 2020 strategy and the 3 × 20 climate and energy package and economic growth (represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that allows to measure the national dynamics and provide cross-country comparisons) without attributing specific attention to issues such as the electrification of transport or heating, and thence leaving them outside the scope of this paper. Both Czech Republic and Slovakia are two post-Communist countries that still face the consequences of economic transformation and struggle with the optimal management of natural resources. Both countries encountered profound system transformation after 1989 that are apparent in all three measures of sustainable development used in our study. We show that it is unlikely that the planned increase in renewable energy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia will reach its targets, but they might succeed in reducing their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Our findings show that the energy intensity of Czech and Slovak economies increased in the early 2000s and then stabilized at a level about twice of the EU average. It appears that this value is likely to remain the same in the forthcoming years. However, implementation of GHG emissions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia may be at risk in case the proper energy policy is not maintained. Moreover, our results show how the increase in the share of renewable energy and improvement in energy efficiency go hand-in-hand with mining and exploiting the energy sources that is notorious for the transition economies. We also demonstrate that a proper energy policy is required for effectively reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. There is a need for commitments made by relevant stakeholders and policymakers targeted at achieving sustainable economic growth and energy efficiency. In addition, we demonstrate that there is a need for maintaining a proper balance between economic development and environmental protection, which is a must for the EU sustainable energy development agenda and all its accompanying targets for all its Member States.

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Section: Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissionsmentioning

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Renewable Energy and EU 2020 Target for Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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“…In regard to the PV case, we notice that in a cost-effective decarbonization analysis, Timmons et al (2016) have made the theoretical proposition that the supply curve for PV installations is very elastic, i.e. flat, based on the assumption that component costs are constant in a country, operating costs near zero, and operating performance constant for unshaded sites in a region, implying that a nearly unlimited quantity of solar energy can be provided at a given time.…”

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An evolving risk perspective for policy instrument choice in sustainability transitions

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Fitch-Roy

Islam

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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

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Research Highlights We apply financial risk, transaction cost, innovation and social welfare considerations to sustainability transitions  We analyze optimal choice between price and quantity instruments for support of emerging technologies  The dynamic nature of risk implies changes in optimal instrument choice during sustainability transition process  Price instruments seem optimal at first, then quantity control could take over with flattening marginal costs  Solar PV in Germany as case, where auctions (a form of quantity control) succeeded feed-in tariffs (price instrument

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“…The objectives considered in [34] were cost and system exergy efficiency and the genetic algorithm were used to solve the optimisation problem. Timmons et al [35] developed a model to find the most cost-effective method for decarbonising building energy consumption. Their analysis is, however, focused on the consumption side and is focused on finding the least expensive way to reduce emissions in the building sector whether it is energy conservation or renewable power generation.…”

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Assessing the potential of surplus clean power in reducing GHG emissions in the building sector using game theory; a case study of Ontario, Canada

Haghi

Kong

Fowler

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IET Energy Systems Integration

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This work assesses the potential of surplus electricity in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the building sector. The assessment is done by modelling the interaction of government and energy consumer using game theory. The government can provide discounted power to energy consumer by covering a fraction of the off‐peak price to encourage the replacement of natural gas consumption with electricity. This replacement reduces GHG emissions from the building sector. Energy consumer adopts electricity‐based technologies only if it leads to a lower heat and electricity supply cost. Cost‐effectiveness of solid oxide fuel cell, air–source heat pump (ASHP), and battery and hydrogen storage are assessed as alternatives to natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) and boiler technologies. The modelling results show that ASHP is the only technology that can compete with natural gas CHP and boiler. ASHP is chosen by the energy consumer when discounts of 4.5 cents/kWh or more for off‐peak electricity are available. The analysis also showed that CHP could be completely replaced by grid power at discount value of 4.5 cents/kWh and up. Natural gas boilers continue playing a role in building heating supply even under increased discount for off‐peak electricity price.

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Decarbonizing residential building energy: A cost-effective approach

Cited by 20 publications

References 31 publications

Renewable Energy and EU 2020 Target for Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Renewable Energy and EU 2020 Target for Energy Efficiency in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

An evolving risk perspective for policy instrument choice in sustainability transitions

Assessing the potential of surplus clean power in reducing GHG emissions in the building sector using game theory; a case study of Ontario, Canada

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