Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition
The electrical power and land transportation systems of the Dominican Republic are facing significant challenges due to growing demand in both sectors. These two systems are responsible for around 62% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the deployment of electric mobility, the power and transpor...
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| author | Jarrizon Quevedo Idalberto Herrera Moya Deyslen Mariano-Hernandez Giuseppe Sbriz-Zeitun Carla Cannone Mark Howells Rudolf Yeganyan Miguel Aybar-Mejía |
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| description | The electrical power and land transportation systems of the Dominican Republic are facing significant challenges due to growing demand in both sectors. These two systems are responsible for around 62% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the deployment of electric mobility, the power and transport sectors can synergise and contribute significantly to long-term sustainable planning. This article analyses the impact of the penetration of electric mobility programmed by the Dominican Republic's National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (INTRANT), the country's goal of reducing GHG emissions by 27% by 2030 and the decarbonisation process. Using the open-source modelling system OSeMOSYS, four scenarios are built to explore strategies that contribute to sustainable development in the long term. Meeting climate change commitments necessitates that all coal-fired plants in the country will be closed or transformed by 2040. Despite the positive role of electric mobility in reducing GHG, decarbonising the electricity sector while facing the energy crisis requires investments totalling around 16 billion USD. Failing to make these investments will incur expenses of approximately 6 billion USD on the user's side in the period from 2024 to 2030 to cover energy needs; this figure represents more than 270% of the amount that should be invested in the electrical power system to supply these users' needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b38d8858242c4ed692aa63493437dcdf2024-03-29T05:50:03ZengElsevierEnergy Strategy Reviews2211-467X2024-03-0152101357Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transitionJarrizon Quevedo0Idalberto Herrera Moya1Deyslen Mariano-Hernandez2Giuseppe Sbriz-Zeitun3Carla Cannone4Mark Howells5Rudolf Yeganyan6Miguel Aybar-Mejía7Área de Ciencias Básica, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, 10602, Dominican RepublicÁrea de Ciencias Básica, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, 10602, Dominican Republic; Engineering Department, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Central University ‘Marta Abreu’ of Las Villas (UCLV), Santa Clara, Cuba; Corresponding author. Área de Ciencias Básica, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, 10602, Dominican Republic.Área de Ingeniería, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, 10602, Dominican RepublicÁrea de Ingeniería, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, 10602, Dominican RepublicCentre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment & Resilience (STEER), Loughborough University, United Kingdom; Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, United KingdomCentre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment & Resilience (STEER), Loughborough University, United Kingdom; Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, United KingdomCentre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment & Resilience (STEER), Loughborough University, United Kingdom; Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, United KingdomÁrea de Ingeniería, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, 10602, Dominican Republic; Corresponding author.The electrical power and land transportation systems of the Dominican Republic are facing significant challenges due to growing demand in both sectors. These two systems are responsible for around 62% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the deployment of electric mobility, the power and transport sectors can synergise and contribute significantly to long-term sustainable planning. This article analyses the impact of the penetration of electric mobility programmed by the Dominican Republic's National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (INTRANT), the country's goal of reducing GHG emissions by 27% by 2030 and the decarbonisation process. Using the open-source modelling system OSeMOSYS, four scenarios are built to explore strategies that contribute to sustainable development in the long term. Meeting climate change commitments necessitates that all coal-fired plants in the country will be closed or transformed by 2040. Despite the positive role of electric mobility in reducing GHG, decarbonising the electricity sector while facing the energy crisis requires investments totalling around 16 billion USD. Failing to make these investments will incur expenses of approximately 6 billion USD on the user's side in the period from 2024 to 2030 to cover energy needs; this figure represents more than 270% of the amount that should be invested in the electrical power system to supply these users' needs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24000646DecarbonisationEnergy modellingEnergy transition pathwaysOSeMOSYSRenewable energySIDS |
| spellingShingle | Jarrizon Quevedo Idalberto Herrera Moya Deyslen Mariano-Hernandez Giuseppe Sbriz-Zeitun Carla Cannone Mark Howells Rudolf Yeganyan Miguel Aybar-Mejía Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition Energy Strategy Reviews Decarbonisation Energy modelling Energy transition pathways OSeMOSYS Renewable energy SIDS |
| title | Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition |
| title_full | Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition |
| title_fullStr | Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition |
| title_short | Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic: An approach from electric mobility transition |
| title_sort | decarbonising the power sector of the dominican republic an approach from electric mobility transition |
| topic | Decarbonisation Energy modelling Energy transition pathways OSeMOSYS Renewable energy SIDS |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24000646 |
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