Bloomfield, H. C., Brayshaw, D. J., Troccoli, A., Goodess, C. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-4479, De Felice, M., Dubus, L., Bett, P. E. and Saint-Drenan, Y.-Y.
(2021)
Quantifying the sensitivity of european power systems to energy scenarios and climate change projections.
Renewable Energy, 164.
pp. 1062-1075.
ISSN 0960-1481
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Abstract
Climate simulations consistently show an increase in European near-surface air temperature by the late 21st century, although projections for near-surface wind speeds and irradiance differ between models, and are accompanied by large natural variability. These factors make it difficult to estimate the effects of physical climate change on power system planning. Here, the impact of climate change on future European power systems is estimated. We show for the first time how a set of divergent future power system scenarios lead to marked differences in Europe's total energy balance (demand-net-renewable supply) by 2050, which dominate over the uncertainty associated with climate change (∼50% and ∼5% respectively). However, within any given power system scenario, national power systems may be subject to considerable impacts from climate change, particularly for seasonal differences between renewable resources (e.g., wind power may be impacted by ∼20% or more). There is little agreement between climate models in terms of the spatio-temporal pattern of these impacts, and even in the direction of change for wind and solar. More thorough consideration of climate uncertainty is therefore needed, as it is likely to be of great importance for robust future power system planning and design.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences |
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Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2020 23:58 |
Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2024 00:36 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77241 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.125 |
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