In this paper we discuss the role of solar electricity as well as the relative importance of concentrating solar power (CSP) and photovoltaics (PV) for reaching cost-optimal energy related greenhouse gas abatement under the constraint of a 2°C climate protection target. We use the hybrid energy-economy-climate model ReMIND to analyze the use of solar electricity to understand which parameters d...

Energy usage, dependability of energy supply and climate change are important topics in society. Today, a number of trends can be recognized in the electricity consumption and generation. On the one hand, the electricity consumption increases and becomes more žuctuating. is is caused by increasing economic activity and prosperity, but also by a shiŸ towards more electricity supplied devices, fo...

Electricity is perhaps the most versatile energy carrier in modern economies, and it is therefore fundamentally linked to human and economic development. Electricity growth has outpaced that of any other fuel, leading to ever-increasing shares in the overall mix. This trend is expected to continue throughout the following decades, as large— especially rural—segments of the world population in d...

nowadays, energy plays an important role in the economic and community development of country. consequently, performance analysis of energy systems is one of the effective methods being used to prevent waste of energy resources. among the different power generation technologies, steam power plants make a significant contribution to power generation in iran, with a share of 47 % of electricity g...

executive summary Electricity has become an indispensable prerequisite for enhancing economic activity and improving human quality of life. Agricultural and industrial production processes are made more efficient through the use of electricity. Households need electricity for many purposes , including cooking, lighting, refrigeration, study and home-based economic activity. Essential facilities...

Due to increasing energy prices and the greenhouse effect more efficient electricity production is desirable, preferably based on renewable sources. In the last years, a lot of technologies have been developed to improve the efficiency of the electricity usage and supply. Next to large scale technologies such as windturbine parks, a lot of domestic technologies are developed. These domestic tec...

There is wide public debate about which electricity generating technologies will best be suited to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Sometimes this debate ignores real-world practicalities and leads to over-optimistic conclusions. Here we define and apply a set of fit-for-service criteria to identify technologies capable of supplying baseload electricity and reducing GHGs by amounts and wi...

Climate change could significantly affect consumer demand for energy in buildings, as changing temperatures may alter heating and cooling loads. Warming climates could also lead to the increased adoption and use of cooling technologies in buildings. We assess residential electricity and natural gas demand in Los Angeles, California under multiple climate change projections and investigate the p...

Electricity generation from flowing water has been developed for over a century and plays a critical role in our lives. Generally, heavy and complex facilities are required for electricity generation, while using these technologies for applications that require a small size and high flexibility is difficult. Here, we developed a fluidic nanogenerator fiber from an aligned carbon nanotube sheet ...

Recent developments constitute a backdrop of change for the Dutch electricity system. Institutional change driven by liberalization, changing economical competitiveness of the dominant fuels, new technologies, and changing end-user preferences regarding electricity supply are some examples of these developments. In order to analyze the conjoint impact of such developments on the internal dynami...