Impact of land requirements on electricity system decarbonisation pathways

Kevin Palmer-Wilson, James Donald, Bryson Robertson, Benjamin Lyseng, Victor Keller, McKenzie Fowler, Cameron Wade, Sven Scholtysik, Peter Wild and Andrew Rowe

Energy Policy, 2019, vol. 129, issue C, 193-205

Abstract: Wind and solar power are predicted to dominate CO2 emission reductions in future electricity systems. Unlike spatially compact fossil fuels, harnessing renewable energy flows increases the land area impact of electricity production. This study quantifies the trade-offs between land area impacts, technology alternatives of decarbonisation pathways, and costs associated with reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation by ~ 90%.

Keywords: Decarbonisation; Land; Area; Capacity expansion; OSeMOSYS; Electricity system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.071

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