Strategic deployment of solar photovoltaics for achieving self-sufficiency in Europe throughout the energy transition
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| author | Rahdan, Parisa Zeyen, Elisabeth Victoria, Marta |
| author_facet | Rahdan, Parisa Zeyen, Elisabeth Victoria, Marta |
| contents | Transition pathways for Europe to achieve carbon neutrality emphasize the need for a massive deployment of solar and wind energy. Global cost optimization would lead to installing most of the renewable capacity in a few resource-rich countries, but policy decisions could prioritize other factors. In this study, we focus on the effect of energy independence on Europe's energy system design. We show that self-sufficiency constraints lead to a more equitable distribution of costs and installed capacities across Europe. However, countries that typically depend on energy imports face cost increases of up to 150% to achieve complete self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency particularly favours solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, and with declining PV module prices, alternative configurations like inverter dimensioning and horizontal tracking are beneficial enough to be part of the optimal solution for many countries. Moreover, we found that very large solar and wind annual installation rates are required, but they seem feasible in light of recent historical trends. |
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| spellingShingle | Strategic deployment of solar photovoltaics for achieving self-sufficiency in Europe throughout the energy transition Rahdan, Parisa Zeyen, Elisabeth Victoria, Marta Physics and Society Transition pathways for Europe to achieve carbon neutrality emphasize the need for a massive deployment of solar and wind energy. Global cost optimization would lead to installing most of the renewable capacity in a few resource-rich countries, but policy decisions could prioritize other factors. In this study, we focus on the effect of energy independence on Europe's energy system design. We show that self-sufficiency constraints lead to a more equitable distribution of costs and installed capacities across Europe. However, countries that typically depend on energy imports face cost increases of up to 150% to achieve complete self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency particularly favours solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, and with declining PV module prices, alternative configurations like inverter dimensioning and horizontal tracking are beneficial enough to be part of the optimal solution for many countries. Moreover, we found that very large solar and wind annual installation rates are required, but they seem feasible in light of recent historical trends. |
| title | Strategic deployment of solar photovoltaics for achieving self-sufficiency in Europe throughout the energy transition |
| topic | Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19440 |