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On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research. / Breyer, Christian; Khalili, Siavash; Bogdanov, Dmitrii et al.
In: IEEE Access, Vol. 10, 07.2022, p. 78176 - 78218.

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Harvard

Breyer, C, Khalili, S, Bogdanov, D, Ram, M, Oyewo, AS, Aghahosseini, A, Gulagi, A, Solomon, AA, Keiner, D, Lopez, G, Østergaard, PA, Lund, H, V. Mathiesen, B, Z. Jacobson, M, Victoria, M, Teske, S, Pregger, T, Fthenakis, V, Raugei, M, Holttinen, H, Bardi, U, Hoekstra, A & Sovacool, B 2022, 'On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research', IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 78176 - 78218. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

APA

Breyer, C., Khalili, S., Bogdanov, D., Ram, M., Oyewo, A. S., Aghahosseini, A., Gulagi, A., Solomon, A. A., Keiner, D., Lopez, G., Østergaard, P. A., Lund, H., V. Mathiesen, B., Z. Jacobson, M., Victoria, M., Teske, S., Pregger, T., Fthenakis, V., Raugei, M., ... Sovacool, B. (2022). On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research. IEEE Access, 10, 78176 - 78218. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

CBE

Breyer C, Khalili S, Bogdanov D, Ram M, Oyewo AS, Aghahosseini A, Gulagi A, Solomon AA, Keiner D, Lopez G, et al. 2022. On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research. IEEE Access. 10:78176 - 78218. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

MLA

Breyer, Christian et al. "On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research". IEEE Access. 2022, 10. 78176 - 78218. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

Vancouver

Breyer C, Khalili S, Bogdanov D, Ram M, Oyewo AS, Aghahosseini A et al. On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research. IEEE Access. 2022 Jul;10:78176 - 78218. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

Author

Breyer, Christian ; Khalili, Siavash ; Bogdanov, Dmitrii et al. / On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research. In: IEEE Access. 2022 ; Vol. 10. pp. 78176 - 78218.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Research on 100% renewable energy systems is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has quickly evolved into a prominent research field encompassing an expansive and growing number of research groups and organizations across the world. The main conclusion of most of these studies is that 100% renewables is feasible worldwide at low cost. Advanced concepts and methods now enable the field to chart realistic as well as cost- or resource-optimized and efficient transition pathways to a future without the use of fossil fuels. Such proposed pathways in turn, have helped spur 100% renewable energy policy targets and actions, leading to more research. In most transition pathways, solar energy and wind power increasingly emerge as the central pillars of a sustainable energy system combined with energy efficiency measures. Cost-optimization modeling and greater resource availability tend to lead to higher solar photovoltaic shares, while emphasis on energy supply diversification tends to point to higher wind power contributions. Recent research has focused on the challenges and opportunities regarding grid congestion, energy storage, sector coupling, electrification of transport and industry implying power-to-X and hydrogen-to-X, and the inclusion of natural and technical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches. The result is a holistic vision of the transition towards a net-negative greenhouse gas emissions economy that can limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C with a clearly defined carbon budget in a sustainable and cost-effective manner based on 100% renewable energy-industry-CDR systems. Initially, the field encountered very strong skepticism. Therefore, this paper also includes a response to major critiques against 100% renewable energy systems, and also discusses the institutional inertia that hampers adoption by the International Energy Agency and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as well as possible negative connections to community acceptance and energy justice. We conclude by discussing how this emergent research field can further progress to the benefit of society.",
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author = "Christian Breyer and Siavash Khalili and Dmitrii Bogdanov and Manish Ram and Oyewo, {Ayobami Solomon} and Arman Aghahosseini and Ashish Gulagi and Solomon, {A. A.} and Dominik Keiner and Gabriel Lopez and {\O}stergaard, {Poul Alberg} and Henrik Lund and {V. Mathiesen}, Brian and {Z. Jacobson}, Mark and Marta Victoria and Sven Teske and Thomas Pregger and Vasilis Fthenakis and Marco Raugei and Hannele Holttinen and Ugo Bardi and Auke Hoekstra and Benjamin Sovacool",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research

AU - Breyer, Christian

AU - Khalili, Siavash

AU - Bogdanov, Dmitrii

AU - Ram, Manish

AU - Oyewo, Ayobami Solomon

AU - Aghahosseini, Arman

AU - Gulagi, Ashish

AU - Solomon, A. A.

AU - Keiner, Dominik

AU - Lopez, Gabriel

AU - Østergaard, Poul Alberg

AU - Lund, Henrik

AU - V. Mathiesen, Brian

AU - Z. Jacobson, Mark

AU - Victoria, Marta

AU - Teske, Sven

AU - Pregger, Thomas

AU - Fthenakis, Vasilis

AU - Raugei, Marco

AU - Holttinen, Hannele

AU - Bardi, Ugo

AU - Hoekstra, Auke

AU - Sovacool, Benjamin

PY - 2022/7

Y1 - 2022/7

N2 - Research on 100% renewable energy systems is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has quickly evolved into a prominent research field encompassing an expansive and growing number of research groups and organizations across the world. The main conclusion of most of these studies is that 100% renewables is feasible worldwide at low cost. Advanced concepts and methods now enable the field to chart realistic as well as cost- or resource-optimized and efficient transition pathways to a future without the use of fossil fuels. Such proposed pathways in turn, have helped spur 100% renewable energy policy targets and actions, leading to more research. In most transition pathways, solar energy and wind power increasingly emerge as the central pillars of a sustainable energy system combined with energy efficiency measures. Cost-optimization modeling and greater resource availability tend to lead to higher solar photovoltaic shares, while emphasis on energy supply diversification tends to point to higher wind power contributions. Recent research has focused on the challenges and opportunities regarding grid congestion, energy storage, sector coupling, electrification of transport and industry implying power-to-X and hydrogen-to-X, and the inclusion of natural and technical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches. The result is a holistic vision of the transition towards a net-negative greenhouse gas emissions economy that can limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C with a clearly defined carbon budget in a sustainable and cost-effective manner based on 100% renewable energy-industry-CDR systems. Initially, the field encountered very strong skepticism. Therefore, this paper also includes a response to major critiques against 100% renewable energy systems, and also discusses the institutional inertia that hampers adoption by the International Energy Agency and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as well as possible negative connections to community acceptance and energy justice. We conclude by discussing how this emergent research field can further progress to the benefit of society.

AB - Research on 100% renewable energy systems is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has quickly evolved into a prominent research field encompassing an expansive and growing number of research groups and organizations across the world. The main conclusion of most of these studies is that 100% renewables is feasible worldwide at low cost. Advanced concepts and methods now enable the field to chart realistic as well as cost- or resource-optimized and efficient transition pathways to a future without the use of fossil fuels. Such proposed pathways in turn, have helped spur 100% renewable energy policy targets and actions, leading to more research. In most transition pathways, solar energy and wind power increasingly emerge as the central pillars of a sustainable energy system combined with energy efficiency measures. Cost-optimization modeling and greater resource availability tend to lead to higher solar photovoltaic shares, while emphasis on energy supply diversification tends to point to higher wind power contributions. Recent research has focused on the challenges and opportunities regarding grid congestion, energy storage, sector coupling, electrification of transport and industry implying power-to-X and hydrogen-to-X, and the inclusion of natural and technical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches. The result is a holistic vision of the transition towards a net-negative greenhouse gas emissions economy that can limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C with a clearly defined carbon budget in a sustainable and cost-effective manner based on 100% renewable energy-industry-CDR systems. Initially, the field encountered very strong skepticism. Therefore, this paper also includes a response to major critiques against 100% renewable energy systems, and also discusses the institutional inertia that hampers adoption by the International Energy Agency and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as well as possible negative connections to community acceptance and energy justice. We conclude by discussing how this emergent research field can further progress to the benefit of society.

KW - 100% renewable energy

KW - CARBON CAPTURE

KW - Climate safety

KW - DIRECT AIR CAPTURE

KW - FOSSIL-FUELS

KW - Fuels

KW - HEAT ROADMAP EUROPE

KW - Hydroelectric power generation

KW - Hydrogen

KW - Jacobian matrices

KW - LOW-COST

KW - MIDDLE-EAST

KW - PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR-SYSTEMS

KW - POWER-TO-GAS

KW - Renewable energy sources

KW - System analysis and design

KW - TECHNOECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

KW - WIND POWER

KW - Wind power generation

KW - energy transition

KW - power-to-X

KW - sector coupling

U2 - 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

DO - 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193402

M3 - Review

VL - 10

SP - 78176

EP - 78218

JO - IEEE Access

JF - IEEE Access

SN - 2169-3536

ER -