Can Europe run on renewable energy? A negative case

Ted Trainer

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 63, issue C, 845-850

Abstract: The possibility of 100% renewable supply of European energy is analysed in terms of the amount of redundant plant required to cope with the intermittency of wind and solar energy, and the limited biomass potential. It is concluded that the capital cost would be unaffordable, and that biomass resources are insufficient.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Limits to growth; Intermittency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.027

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