Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system
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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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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 |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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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 |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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Renewable energy scenarios in the portuguese electricity system |
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Fernandes, Liliana |
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Fernandes, Liliana Ferreira, Paula Varandas |
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Ferreira, Paula Varandas |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Fernandes, Liliana Ferreira, Paula Varandas |
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Renewable energy sources (RES) Portugal 100% renewable scenarios Renewable energy sources Electricity system 100% renewable Science & Technology |
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Renewable energy sources (RES) Portugal 100% renewable scenarios Renewable energy sources Electricity system 100% renewable Science & Technology |
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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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Fernandes, L., & Ferreira, P. (2014). Renewable energy scenarios in the Portuguese electricity system. Energy, 69, 51-57 0360-5442 10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.098 |
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