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Lenzen, Manfred ORCID: 0000-0002-0828-5288, McBain, Bonnie ORCID: 0000-0002-9751-5128, Trainer, Ted, Juette, Silke, Rey-Lescure, Olivier and Huang, Jing ORCID: 0000-0002-1370-7318 (2016). Simulating low-carbon electricity supply for Australia. Appl. Energy, 179. S. 553 - 565. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. ISSN 1872-9118

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Abstract

We offer a simulation of low-carbon electricity supply for Australia, based on currently and economically operating technologies and proven resources, contributing new knowledge by: featuring a GIS-based spatial optimisation process for identifying suitable generator locations; including expanded transmission networks; covering the entire continent; and investigating the significance of biofuel availability and carbon price. We find that nation-wide low-carbon electricity supply is possible at about 160 GW installed capacity, at indicative cost of around 20 (sic)/kWh, involving wind, concentrating solar, and PV utilities, and less than 20 TWh of biofuelled generation. Dispatchable hydro and biofuel plants are required to plug gaps caused by occasional low-resource periods. Technology and cost breakthroughs for storage, geothermal, and ocean technologies, as well as offshore wind deployment would substantially alter our assessment. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Lenzen, Manfred UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-5288 UNSPECIFIED McBain, Bonnie UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-5128 UNSPECIFIED Trainer, Ted UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Juette, Silke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rey-Lescure, Olivier UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huang, Jing UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1370-7318 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-261251
DOI:	10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.06.151
Journal or Publication Title:	Appl. Energy
Volume:	179
Page Range:	S. 553 - 565
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1872-9118
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language 100-PERCENT RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; DELUCCHIS PROPOSALS; WIND POWER; ENERGY; SCALE; COST; SCENARIOS; JACOBSON; CRITIQUE; SYSTEMS Multiple languages Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Chemical Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26125