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APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 88, Issue 2, Pages 488-501Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.03.001
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100% Renewable energy systems; Energy system analyses; Transport; Energy savings; Combined heat and power; Socio-economics; Job creation
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Greenhouse gas mitigation strategies are generally considered costly with world leaders often engaging in debate concerning the costs of mitigation and the distribution of these costs between different countries In this paper the analyses and results of the design of a 100% renewable energy system by the year 2050 are presented for a complete energy system including transport Two short-term transition target years in the process towards this goal are analysed for 2015 and 2030 The energy systems are analysed and designed with hour-by-hour energy system analyses The analyses reveal that implementing energy savings renewable energy and more efficient conversion technologies can have positive socio-economic effects create employment and potentially lead to large earnings on exports If externalities such as health effects are included even more benefits can be expected 100% Renewable energy systems will be technically possible in the future and may even be economically beneficial compared to the business-as-usual energy system Hence the current debate between leaders should reflect a combination of these two main challenges (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
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