Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system

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Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Liliana
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Ferreira, Paula Varandas
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26140
Resumo: Portugal has been demonstrating over the years a high dependence of imported fossil fuels, especially with regard to the transportation and electricity production sectors. The urgent need to balance supply and demand as well as the growing concern about environmental issues and reduction of external energy dependency justified an increasing interest in the exploitation of renewable energy sources (RES) looking for more efficient strategies in terms of economic and social or environmental dimensions. The electricity sector represented a clear example of this RES trend with European and Portuguese policies focused on strategies promoting renewable resources and energy efficiency. Following different studies already conducted in other countries, this paper presents an approach to a possible 100% renewable electricity scenario in Portugal, supported by the application of the model EnergyPLAN. The importance of the interconnection as stabilization measure for a system highly dependent on renewable energy sources of variable output is put in evidence. The results also established that the cost structure of each scenario is mainly driven by the low marginal cost of renewable technologies along with their high investment costs.
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spelling Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity systemRenewable energy sources (RES)Portugal100% renewable scenariosRenewable energy sourcesElectricity system100% renewableScience & TechnologyPortugal has been demonstrating over the years a high dependence of imported fossil fuels, especially with regard to the transportation and electricity production sectors. The urgent need to balance supply and demand as well as the growing concern about environmental issues and reduction of external energy dependency justified an increasing interest in the exploitation of renewable energy sources (RES) looking for more efficient strategies in terms of economic and social or environmental dimensions. The electricity sector represented a clear example of this RES trend with European and Portuguese policies focused on strategies promoting renewable resources and energy efficiency. Following different studies already conducted in other countries, this paper presents an approach to a possible 100% renewable electricity scenario in Portugal, supported by the application of the model EnergyPLAN. The importance of the interconnection as stabilization measure for a system highly dependent on renewable energy sources of variable output is put in evidence. The results also established that the cost structure of each scenario is mainly driven by the low marginal cost of renewable technologies along with their high investment costs.This work was financed by: the QREN – Operational Programme for Competitiveness Factors, the European Union – European Regional Development Fund and National Funds- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under Project FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-011377 and Project Pest-OE/EME/UI0252/2011.Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdUniversidade do MinhoFernandes, LilianaFerreira, Paula Varandas20142014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/26140engFernandes, L., & Ferreira, P. (2014). Renewable energy scenarios in the Portuguese electricity system. Energy, 69, 51-570360-544210.1016/j.energy.2014.02.098info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:22:34Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/26140Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:16:04.760908Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
title Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
spellingShingle Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
Fernandes, Liliana
Renewable energy sources (RES)
Portugal
100% renewable scenarios
Renewable energy sources
Electricity system
100% renewable
Science & Technology
title_short Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
title_full Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
title_fullStr Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
title_full_unstemmed Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
title_sort Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
author Fernandes, Liliana
author_facet Fernandes, Liliana
Ferreira, Paula Varandas
author_role author
author2 Ferreira, Paula Varandas
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fernandes, Liliana
Ferreira, Paula Varandas
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Renewable energy sources (RES)
Portugal
100% renewable scenarios
Renewable energy sources
Electricity system
100% renewable
Science & Technology
topic Renewable energy sources (RES)
Portugal
100% renewable scenarios
Renewable energy sources
Electricity system
100% renewable
Science & Technology
description Portugal has been demonstrating over the years a high dependence of imported fossil fuels, especially with regard to the transportation and electricity production sectors. The urgent need to balance supply and demand as well as the growing concern about environmental issues and reduction of external energy dependency justified an increasing interest in the exploitation of renewable energy sources (RES) looking for more efficient strategies in terms of economic and social or environmental dimensions. The electricity sector represented a clear example of this RES trend with European and Portuguese policies focused on strategies promoting renewable resources and energy efficiency. Following different studies already conducted in other countries, this paper presents an approach to a possible 100% renewable electricity scenario in Portugal, supported by the application of the model EnergyPLAN. The importance of the interconnection as stabilization measure for a system highly dependent on renewable energy sources of variable output is put in evidence. The results also established that the cost structure of each scenario is mainly driven by the low marginal cost of renewable technologies along with their high investment costs.
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