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Long-term scenarios for global energy demand and supply. Four global greenhouse mitigation scenarios. Final report

Abstract

The scenario method is used to investigate energy demand and supply systems for the 21st century. A geographical information system (GIS) is employed to assess the spatial match between supply and demand, and the robustness of the scenario against changes in assumptions is discussed, for scenarios using fossil fuels without carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear fuels with reduced accident and proliferation risks, and renewable energy from local and from more centralised installations: The year 2050 demand scenario is based on a very high goal satisfaction in all regions of the world, for the middle UN population projection. All energy efficiency measures that are technically ready and economic today are assumed in effect by year 2050. An increased fraction of total activities are assumed to occur in non-material sectors. Technical, economic and implementation issues are discussed, including the resilience to changes in particularly demand assumptions and the type of framework that would allow energy policy to employ any of (or a mix of) the scenario options. Results are presented as average energy flows per unit of land area. This geographically based presentation method gives additional insights, particularly for the dispersed renewable energy systems, but in all cases it allows to identify the  More>>
Authors:
Soerensen, B; Meibom, P; [1]  Kuemmel, B [2] 
  1. Technical Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark)
  2. Royal Agricultural and Veterinary Univ., Tastrup (Denmark)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1999
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
IMFUFA-TEKST-359
Reference Number:
SCA: 290301; PA: AIX-30:029769; EDB-99:069592; SN: 99002115133
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: EFP-96. 191 refs.; PBD: Jan 1999
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; ACCELERATOR BREEDERS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY DEMAND; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL ASPECTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
OSTI ID:
358751
Research Organizations:
Roskilde Universitetscenter (Denmark): Inst. for Studiet af Matematik og Fysik samt deres Funktioner i Undervisning, Forskning og Anvendelser
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE99625899; CNN: Contract ENS-1753/96-0002; TRN: DK9900072029769
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE99625899
Submitting Site:
DKN
Size:
226 p.
Announcement Date:
Aug 18, 1999

Citation Formats

Soerensen, B, Meibom, P, and Kuemmel, B. Long-term scenarios for global energy demand and supply. Four global greenhouse mitigation scenarios. Final report. Denmark: N. p., 1999. Web.
Soerensen, B, Meibom, P, & Kuemmel, B. Long-term scenarios for global energy demand and supply. Four global greenhouse mitigation scenarios. Final report. Denmark.
Soerensen, B, Meibom, P, and Kuemmel, B. 1999. "Long-term scenarios for global energy demand and supply. Four global greenhouse mitigation scenarios. Final report." Denmark.
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title = {Long-term scenarios for global energy demand and supply. Four global greenhouse mitigation scenarios. Final report}
author = {Soerensen, B, Meibom, P, and Kuemmel, B}
abstractNote = {The scenario method is used to investigate energy demand and supply systems for the 21st century. A geographical information system (GIS) is employed to assess the spatial match between supply and demand, and the robustness of the scenario against changes in assumptions is discussed, for scenarios using fossil fuels without carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear fuels with reduced accident and proliferation risks, and renewable energy from local and from more centralised installations: The year 2050 demand scenario is based on a very high goal satisfaction in all regions of the world, for the middle UN population projection. All energy efficiency measures that are technically ready and economic today are assumed in effect by year 2050. An increased fraction of total activities are assumed to occur in non-material sectors. Technical, economic and implementation issues are discussed, including the resilience to changes in particularly demand assumptions and the type of framework that would allow energy policy to employ any of (or a mix of) the scenario options. Results are presented as average energy flows per unit of land area. This geographically based presentation method gives additional insights, particularly for the dispersed renewable energy systems, but in all cases it allows to identify the need for energy transmission and trade between regions, and to display it in a visually suggestive fashion. The scenarios are examples of greenhouse mitigation scenarios, all characterised by near-zero emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. All are more expensive than the present system, but only if the cost of the negative impacts from the current system is neglected. As options for global energy policy during the next decades, the clean fossil and the renewable energy options (possibly in combination) are the only realistic ones, because the safe nuclear option requires research and development that most likely will take longer time, if it can at all be carried through successfully. (EHS) EFP-96. 191 refs.}
place = {Denmark}
year = {1999}
month = {Jan}
}