Perspectives for low-carbon electricity production until 2030: Lessons learned from the comparison of local contexts in Poland and Portugal

02/06/2016

This paper compares perspectives for low-carbon electricity production in two EU member states - Poland and Portugal until 2030. Electricity production capacities, carbon emissions of electricity production, and production cost of electricity (COE) of Poland and Portugal are analyzed. The dilemmas of investments into low-carbon electricity production technologies relying on: (i) renewable energy sources (RES), (ii) nuclear fuel, and (iii) fossil fuels integrated with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) are discussed. Roadmap 2050 recommends about 40% decarbonization of electricity generation by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Based on electricity productionmix forecast for 2030, carbon emissions of electricity are estimated at 163 GgC TWh(e)(-1) in Poland and at 93.2 GgC TWh(e)(-1) in Portugal. Therefore, both compared countries must implement energy policies aimed at carbon emissions reduction through expanded utilization of RES (Poland - bioenergy, wind; Portugal - hydro, wind, solar), advanced CCS options (using local synergy opportunities), and optionally nuclear power (Poland).

Autores da comunidade :

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  João Fernando Pereira Gomes

  ist123818

  Afiliações e fontes

  IST > CERENA

  Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente

  De: orcid

  ID: 33118735

  De: scopus

  ID: 2-s2.0-84975321337

  De: cienciavitae

  ID: 62371

AO - Versão original do autor

ENERGY SOURCES PART B-ECONOMICS PLANNING AND POLICY

534

541

11

6

1556-7249

10.1080/15567249.2012.710293

chemical-engineering - Engenharia Química

eng - Inglês

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7198