Energy system planning
Abstract
This chapter describes planning methodology with the use of demand and supply scenarios, involving matching system construction supplemented with implementation pathway analysis. Human needs and desires are used to describe primary and secondary energy demands, and economic system efficiency optimization is invoked. Examples are provided on several levels. First, individual systems based on solar, wind, biofuel, and food production are considered. Simulations are performed with constraints of internal consistency, for local, regional, and global energy systems. Detailed scenario simulations are made for Europe, North America, and South-East Asia, where all regions are shown to allow a 100% renewable energy system. ...
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