Balancing Act: The Cost of Wind Restrictions in Norway's Electricity Transition
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| author | Roithner, Maximilian Herrejon, Paola Velasco van Greevenbroek, Koen Grochowicz, Aleksander Vågerö, Oskar Hvidsten, Tobias Verheugen Price, James Zeyringer, Marianne |
| author_facet | Roithner, Maximilian Herrejon, Paola Velasco van Greevenbroek, Koen Grochowicz, Aleksander Vågerö, Oskar Hvidsten, Tobias Verheugen Price, James Zeyringer, Marianne |
| contents | To meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement and reduce its dependency on energy imports, the pace, and scale of renewable energy deployment across Europe must increase dramatically over the next decade. Such a steep change in the net-zero transition will inevitably necessitate trade-offs with other societal priorities. Here we investigate a case study focused on the opposition towards onshore wind and the compromises that may need to be made to deliver its plans for deep electrification. Using an electricity system model, we explore the implications of key social and environmental dimensions shaping the future deployment of onshore wind on the costs and design of electricity systems for Norway in 2030. We find that under restrictions that allow for almost no additional onshore wind, demand can not be met and load has to be shed. Yet, when reducing the restrictions on onshore wind or allowing for in-country transmission expansion, feasible system designs at a small fraction of that cost can be found. To meet the net-zero targets, compromises will need to be made on either wind power deployment, transmission expansion, non-electrification of industry or demand reduction. |
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| spellingShingle | Balancing Act: The Cost of Wind Restrictions in Norway's Electricity Transition Roithner, Maximilian Herrejon, Paola Velasco van Greevenbroek, Koen Grochowicz, Aleksander Vågerö, Oskar Hvidsten, Tobias Verheugen Price, James Zeyringer, Marianne Physics and Society To meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement and reduce its dependency on energy imports, the pace, and scale of renewable energy deployment across Europe must increase dramatically over the next decade. Such a steep change in the net-zero transition will inevitably necessitate trade-offs with other societal priorities. Here we investigate a case study focused on the opposition towards onshore wind and the compromises that may need to be made to deliver its plans for deep electrification. Using an electricity system model, we explore the implications of key social and environmental dimensions shaping the future deployment of onshore wind on the costs and design of electricity systems for Norway in 2030. We find that under restrictions that allow for almost no additional onshore wind, demand can not be met and load has to be shed. Yet, when reducing the restrictions on onshore wind or allowing for in-country transmission expansion, feasible system designs at a small fraction of that cost can be found. To meet the net-zero targets, compromises will need to be made on either wind power deployment, transmission expansion, non-electrification of industry or demand reduction. |
| title | Balancing Act: The Cost of Wind Restrictions in Norway's Electricity Transition |
| topic | Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00033 |