External costs from fossil electricity generation: A review of the applied impact pathway approach

Jorli, Mojtaba; Passel, Steven Van; Saghdel, Hossein Sadeghi

doi:10.1177/0958305x18761616

Cited by 17 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 44 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In recent years, the increase in energy consumption is recorded in the industrial [ 1 , 2 ] and global transportation [ 3 , 4 ] sectors, mainly as a result of increased economic activity and mobility of people across the country. Among the various types of energy, fossil energy shows the greatest number of energy consumption to supply global electricity in the industrial and global transportation [ 3 , 5 ]. The massive exploitation of fossil energy leads to the reduction in a large scale of fossil energy, and it takes a long time to be available again in nature, hundreds to thousands of years.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphological Modification and Analysis of ZnO Nanorods and Their Optical Properties and Polarization

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We report on the effect of the morphological modification on optical properties and polarization of ZnO nanorods (NR). Here, the morphology and structure of the ZnO NR were modified by introducing different annealing temperatures. The increase of length and diameter and change in density of the ZnO NR were clearly observed by increasing the annealing temperature. We found that the samples show different oxygen vacancy (VO) and zinc interstitial (ZnI) concentrations. We suggest that the different concentrations of VO and ZnI are originated from morphological and structural modification. Our results reveal that optical absorption and polarization of ZnO NR could be enhanced by producing a high concentration of VO and ZnI. The modification of VO and ZnI promotes a decrease in the band gap and coexistence of high optical absorption and polarization in our ZnO NR. Our findings would give a broad insight into the morphological modification and characterization technique on ZnO NR. The high optical and polarization characteristics of ZnO NR are potential for developing the high-performance nanogenerator device for multitype energy harvesting.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphological Modification and Analysis of ZnO Nanorods and Their Optical Properties and Polarization

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Saidi and Omri (2020) also concluded that the best option to reduce CO2 emissions is to consider a mix of nuclear and renewable energy and the two sources of energy are complementary. Meanwhile, the negative externality of the combustion of fossil fuels includes both environmental and public health impacts such as GHG emission, air pollution, and health problems (Jorli et al, 2018). While this study did not account for the other types of externalities, it should be noted that renewables also have negative impacts on the environment.…”

Section: Summary Of Findings and Existing Studiesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Decision Support for Investments in Sustainable Energy Sources Under Uncertainties

Batac

Collera

Villanueva³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Investment in sustainable energy sources is one of the climate mitigation strategies that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector. However, in developing countries, investment is challenged by high capital expenditures and several uncertainties. This paper aims to provide decision support for investment in sustainable energy projects by evaluating the comparative attractiveness of shifting energy sources from fossil fuels to renewables and nuclear. Applying the real options approach (ROA), we calculate the value of the flexibility to postpone the investment decision and identify the optimal timing (described here as the trigger price of coal) for shifting to sustainable energy sources. We consider various uncertainties, such as coal and electricity prices, negative externality of using fossil fuels, and the risk of a nuclear accident, which are modelled using geometric Brownian motion, Poisson process, and Bernoulli probability. Applying the ROA model in the case of the Philippines, results find that investing in sustainable energy is a better option than continuing to use coal for electricity generation. However, contrary to conventional option valuation result that waiting is a better strategy, we found that delaying or postponing the investment decisions may lead to possible opportunity losses. Among the available sustainable energy sources, geothermal is the most attractive with trigger prices of coal equal to USD 49.95/ton, followed by nuclear (USD 58.55/ton), wind (USD 69.48/ton), solar photovoltaic (USD 72.04/ton), and hydropower (USD 111.14/ton). We find that the occurrence of jump (extreme) prices of coal, raising the current feed-in-tariff, and considering negative externalities can decrease the trigger prices, which favor investments in sustainable energies. Moreover, the risk of a nuclear disaster favors investment in renewable energy sources over nuclear due to the huge damage costs once an accident occurs. Results provide bases for policy recommendations toward achieving a more secure and sustainable energy sector for developing countries that are too dependent on imported fossil fuels.

show abstract

“…This approach considers sequential links among the emissions released, their concentrations, their impacts on human beings, and the economic valuation of the resulting damages. Thus, computing the cost of emissions is a multidisciplinary analysis making use of scientific knowledge from several fields [44]. First, the quantity of emissions, for each pollutant, released at specific locations is computed based on the local electricity production per technology, its efficiency and its emission factor.…”

Section: Computation Of the Damage Cost Of Local Pollutantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Considering Local Air Pollution in the Benefit Assessment and Cost Allocation of Cross Border Transmission Projects

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Developing a regional power system to achieve a high level of integration of national systems requires sufficient development of the regional transmission grid. This is possible only with appropriate schemes for the complete cost-benefit analyses, and cost allocation of these transmission investments, which plays a critical role in the selection of the most efficient network investment and the proper assignment of their cost to the national systems. Network reinforcements affect the operation of power systems and, therefore, the externalities of power generation. This paper examines the impacts of integrating local air pollution damage from power production within the benefit assessment and cost allocation of transmission investments. The paper describes the methodology followed and illustrates its application in a real-life case study where a simplified version of a European network is considered. Within this case study, we have assessed the impact of considering the reduction in air pollution damage achieved through a particular HVDC project between France and Spain on the benefits, and benefit-driven cost allocation, computed for this project. In this case study, local pollution related benefits are a relevant fraction of the overall benefits of the considered transmission project. However, considering the local air pollution benefits of the project does not affect the net positive benefits of each country significantly, resulting in a limited change in the cost allocation of the project.Energies 2020, 13, 1426 2 of 20 increases and cost decreases in the last decade. The total wind capacity reached 591 GW with the additional 51.3 GW installed at a global level at the end of 2018 [4]. RES-based generation capacity is expected to grow steadily in the future. However, renewable generation investments are not expected to take place close to large demand locations. These investments are typically located in remote areas where the wind or solar radiation potential is higher. The power generation in those areas will be needed to be transferred across borders, over long distances. Then, the current network will be insufficient to transfer this cheap, excess energy from those areas to the main load centers. This will create the need to undertake large investments in the power grid along with the generation expansion. European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) expects approximately €114 billion of transmission and storage investments by 2030 [5].

show abstract

External costs from fossil electricity generation: A review of the applied impact pathway approach

Cited by 17 publications

References 44 publications

Morphological Modification and Analysis of ZnO Nanorods and Their Optical Properties and Polarization

Morphological Modification and Analysis of ZnO Nanorods and Their Optical Properties and Polarization

Decision Support for Investments in Sustainable Energy Sources Under Uncertainties

Considering Local Air Pollution in the Benefit Assessment and Cost Allocation of Cross Border Transmission Projects

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About