Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment Roadmaps
This research implements a methodology to the joint assessment of the photovoltaic and onshore wind investment roadmaps put forward by the main institutions in the field, International Renewable Energy Association (Irena) and the International Energy Agency, to achieve a low carbon emissions economy...
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| description | This research implements a methodology to the joint assessment of the photovoltaic and onshore wind investment roadmaps put forward by the main institutions in the field, International Renewable Energy Association (Irena) and the International Energy Agency, to achieve a low carbon emissions economy with near zero net greenhouse gases emissions. The two energies taken together account for over 80% of the renewable energy deployments envisaged by both roadmaps. The assessment is conducted according to economic criteria (the levelized cost of energy, capital requirements and financial risks), and environmental (carbon avoided, its value, and its cost). Given the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the urgency to tackle climate change, accelerated deployments of the roadmaps are assessed as well. Overall, it is found that the roadmaps are financially sound, even under an accelerated scenario. Possible limits to the deployment of renewable energies roadmaps derived from the availability of raw materials and other constraints are also discussed, showing likely constraints for lithium batteries but not for photovoltaic and wind energies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8fc4a7e8e95d4b8292f4b0a59d00424c2022-12-22T02:57:33ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-07-011215287510.3390/en12152875en12152875Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment RoadmapsIgnacio Mauleón0Department of Economics and Business, King J. Carlos I University, 28032 Madrid, SpainThis research implements a methodology to the joint assessment of the photovoltaic and onshore wind investment roadmaps put forward by the main institutions in the field, International Renewable Energy Association (Irena) and the International Energy Agency, to achieve a low carbon emissions economy with near zero net greenhouse gases emissions. The two energies taken together account for over 80% of the renewable energy deployments envisaged by both roadmaps. The assessment is conducted according to economic criteria (the levelized cost of energy, capital requirements and financial risks), and environmental (carbon avoided, its value, and its cost). Given the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the urgency to tackle climate change, accelerated deployments of the roadmaps are assessed as well. Overall, it is found that the roadmaps are financially sound, even under an accelerated scenario. Possible limits to the deployment of renewable energies roadmaps derived from the availability of raw materials and other constraints are also discussed, showing likely constraints for lithium batteries but not for photovoltaic and wind energies.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/15/2875accelerated deployment pathsIEAIrenaIPCC report 2018photovoltaic and wind energiesrenewable energies limits |
| spellingShingle | Ignacio Mauleón Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment Roadmaps Energies accelerated deployment paths IEA Irena IPCC report 2018 photovoltaic and wind energies renewable energies limits |
| title | Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment Roadmaps |
| title_full | Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment Roadmaps |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment Roadmaps |
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| title_short | Assessment of Renewable Energy Deployment Roadmaps |
| title_sort | assessment of renewable energy deployment roadmaps |
| topic | accelerated deployment paths IEA Irena IPCC report 2018 photovoltaic and wind energies renewable energies limits |
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