Fighting Climate Change in the Energy Sector – A Holistic View
| Autor: | Gianfranco Guidati, Charles Soothill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Consumption (economics)
Engineering Linear programming business.industry 020209 energy Environmental resource management 02 engineering and technology Solver Environmental economics Investment (macroeconomics) Renewable energy Variable (computer science) Electrification 020401 chemical engineering 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering General Earth and Planetary Sciences Electricity 0204 chemical engineering business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Energy Procedia. 114:7550-7563 |
| ISSN: | 1876-6102 |
| Popis: | A simple but complete model of the energy sector is proposed. It includes electricity, heating and transportation as final consumption forms. Two types of optimization approaches are used, (1) a linear programming solver for a dispatch optimization that minimizes operation costs of the energy system on an hour-by-hour basis; (2) an evolutionary investment optimizer that proposes a cost-optimal investment path from a status quo towards a future low-CO2 energy system. The model characterizes all assets by efficiency and costs (investment, variable & fixed operation and maintenance). It is applied to three European countries which vary in terms of climatic conditions and renewable potential. The results show the importance of linking the different energy sectors: strong CO2 emission reductions of >80% can only be achieved through an electrification of heating and transportation. Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) can play a vital role in reaching those important targets at minimum costs. Only a technology-neutral, holistic system approach that integrates conventional and renewable technologies will lead to a reliable, affordable and clean energy supply for Europe. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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