Electrification of Buildings: Potential, Challenges, and Outlook

Deason, Jeff; Borgeson, Merrian

doi:10.1007/s40518-019-00143-2

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“…67,68 Alternatively, significant deployment of electrified space heating could increase demand during periods of low solar output and shift demand peaks from the summer to winter in much of the United States. 69 There is a considerable uncertainty about the future changes in load shape and cost and availability of flexible loads. 67 (2) Transmission: Transmission increases access to potential low-cost RE resources and reduces net variability.…”

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The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States

Denholm

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Baldwin

et al. 2021

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Section: The Inverter Challenge: Designing Reliable Inverter-based Gridsmentioning

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The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States

Denholm

Arent

Baldwin

et al. 2021

Joule

141

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“…In addition to renewable and net-zero targets, "electrify everything" has become an explicit policy goal in a growing number of places 47 , particularly regarding heating and cooking in the residential and commercial sectors 48,49 and light-duty transportation 50,51 . In contrast, in most net-zero scenarios, electricity accounts for less than half (median 48.5%) of final energy (Fig.…”

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Energy systems in scenarios at net-zero CO2 emissions

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Achieving net-zero CO2 emissions has become the explicitgoal of many climate-energy policies around the world. Although many studies have assessed net-zero emissions pathways, the common features and tradeoffs of energy systems across global scenarios at the point of net-zero CO2 emissions have not yet been evaluated. Here, we examine the energy systems of 177 net-zero scenarios and discuss their long-term technological and regional characteristics in the context of current energy policies. We find that, on average, renewable energy sources account for 60% of primary energy at net-zero (compared to ∼14% today), with slightly less than half of that renewable energy derived from biomass. Meanwhile, electricity makes up approximately half of final energy consumed (compared to ∼20% today), highlighting the extent to which solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels remain prevalent in the scenarios even when emissions reach net-zero. Finally, residual emissions and offsetting negative emissions are not evenly distributed across world regions, which may have important implications for negotiations on burden-sharing, human development, and equity.

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“…McCollum et al, 2014), buildings (e.g. Deason & Borgeson, 2019) and industry (e.g. Lechtenböhmer et al, 2016).…”

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From using heat to using work: reconceptualising the zero carbon energy transition

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2021

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Recent evidence indicates that the key sources of energy for the zero carbon transition will be renewable electricity sources. The most rapidly expanding sources, photovoltaics and wind produce work, as electricity, directly rather than via heat engines. Making the assumption that these will be the dominant sources of energy in a future zero carbon system, the paper makes two new related and innovative contributions to the literature on the energy transition. First, it shows that the energy transition will be more than just a shift away from carbonaceous fuels, and that it is more usefully thought of as including a systemic shift from heat-producing to work-producing energy sources. Secondly, it shows that this enables very large improvements in the conversion efficiency of final energy, through the use of electricity and hydrogen, in particular in heating and transportation. The paper presents a thought experiment showing a reduction in final energy demand of up to 40% is likely from this effect alone. Technical standards and product regulation for end use conversion efficiency and/or service delivery efficiency seem likely to be key policy instruments.

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Electrification of Buildings: Potential, Challenges, and Outlook

Cited by 25 publications

References 13 publications

The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States

The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States

Energy systems in scenarios at net-zero CO2 emissions

From using heat to using work: reconceptualising the zero carbon energy transition

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