Energy in the West Nordics and the Arctic

Rud, Jakob Nymann; Hørmann, Morten; Hammervold, Vibeke; Ásmundsson, Ragnar; Georgiev, Ivo; Dyer, Gillian; Andersen, Simon Brøndum; Jessen, Jes Erik; Kvorning, Pia; Brødsted, Meta Reimer

doi:10.6027/tn2018-539

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“…Moreover, the electricity cost is volatile and more than 50% higher than in southern Canada [3,4]. Therefore, the volatility and high cost of the diesel price, the will for higher energy security, and the severe environmental consequences brought interest to develop local, sustainable, and carbon-free energy resources, not only in the Canadian remote communities but also in other off-grid areas worldwide (e.g., [1,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]). Geothermal energy can be one of such renewable options to replace diesel consumption and provide electricity and heating/cooling for both Arctic/subarctic (e.g., [20][21][22][23][24]) and non-Arctic (e.g., [25][26][27][28]) remote and off-grid regions.…”

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Uncertainty and Risk Evaluation of Deep Geothermal Energy Source for Heat Production and Electricity Generation in Remote Northern Regions

2020

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The Canadian off-grid communities heavily rely on fossil fuels. This unsustainable energetic framework needs to change, and deep geothermal energy can play an important role. However, limited data availability is one of the challenges to face when evaluating such resources in remote areas. Thus, a first-order assessment of the geothermal energy source is, therefore, needed to trigger interest for further development in northern communities. This is the scope of the present work. Shallow subsurface data and outcrop samples treated as subsurface analogs were used to infer the deep geothermal potential beneath the community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik, Canada). 2D heat conduction models with time-varying upper boundary condition reproducing climate events were used to simulate the subsurface temperature distribution. The available thermal energy was inferred with the volume method. Monte Carlo-based sensitivity analyses were carried out to determine the main geological and technical uncertainties on the deep geothermal potential and risk analysis to forecast future energy production. The results obtained, although speculative, suggest that the old Canadian Shield beneath Kuujjuaq host potential to fulfill the community’s annual average heating demand of 37 GWh. Hence, deep geothermal energy can be a promising solution to support the energy transition of remote northern communities.

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Uncertainty and Risk Evaluation of Deep Geothermal Energy Source for Heat Production and Electricity Generation in Remote Northern Regions

2020

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“…These studies shift focus away from national and international governance, prompting investigation of mechanisms that allow aligning local needs, resources, and opportunities to attain sustainable energy (Gritsenko, 2017a). As case-studies demonstrate, RE in the Arctic is a feasible way of enhancing energy security (Rud et al, 2018). In addition, reduction in black carbon emissions contributes to both local air quality (respiratory disease) and climate change mitigation (Kholod et al, 2016).…”

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A local perspective on renewable energy development in the Russian Arctic

Gritsenko

Salonen

2020

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

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Many Arctic communities are exposed to energy security risks. Remote settlements rely largely on diesel for energy production, which results in higher consumer prices, negative impacts on the environment and public health. In the past few years, pilot projects for switching remote villages from diesel-generated to wind- and solar-diesel hybrid power plants were realized across the Arctic. Renewable energy projects have a major potential to alleviate energy security risks, promote public health and better environment. Yet, renewable energy does not take hold easily in the Arctic region. Especially in Russia, significant subsidies for fossil fuel present a major disincentive, as well as perpetuate vested interests of national oil companies. Despite the Russian Arctic being a ‘hard case’ for renewables development, there has been both interest in and progress towards the uptake of renewable energy across the Russian Arctic regions. This article contributes to the ‘local turn’ in sustainable energy policy studies by exploring two intertwined questions: which factors contribute to renewable energy development in the Russian Arctic and how do these factors characterise differences between individual Arctic communities? Using a combination of exploratory factor analysis and correspondence analysis in application to the local level (municipal) data, we update the existing models of the factors contributing to renewable energy uptake and put forward four distinct community-level models that describe renewables uptake. We conclude by emphasizing the importance of the local perspective on sustainable energy as a key to explaining differences in observed policy outcomes.

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Energy in the West Nordics and the Arctic

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Uncertainty and Risk Evaluation of Deep Geothermal Energy Source for Heat Production and Electricity Generation in Remote Northern Regions

Uncertainty and Risk Evaluation of Deep Geothermal Energy Source for Heat Production and Electricity Generation in Remote Northern Regions

A local perspective on renewable energy development in the Russian Arctic

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