Full energy system transition towards 100% renewable energy in Germany in 2050

By Kenneth Hansen, Brian Vad Mathiesen, I. Skov. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019

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Abstract Germany has set ambitious policies for increasing renewable energy shares and decommissioning nuclear energy, but there are certain scientific gaps on how this transition should occur, especially when considering all energy sectors. The purpose of this study is to advance the knowledge of transitioning the German energy system to 100% renewable energy towards 2050. Taking into consideration renewable resource potentials, energy system costs and primary energy supply this study develops a path for transitioning the German energy system within the heating, industrial, transport and electricity sectors. The analysis demonstrates that it is possible to carry out this transition from a technical and economic perspective with some measures being vital for achieving this ambition in a cost-effective manner. The most significant challenge in this transition is regarding resource potentials where especially biomass resources are constrained and under pressure. Finally, the most influential measures for achieving the renewable transition are discussed.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Status and perspectives on 100% renewable energy systems (2019, background): “The studies conclude that 100% RE is possible within the electricity sector, while other studies find that it is technically achievable for all sectors in a long-term perspective [44,77,80,92,97,120,134,137,138,175].”
Recent advances in solid oxide cell technology for electrolysis (2020, background): “Fluctuating renewable energy will meet peak electricity demands at 40 to 50% penetration even with high electrification rates (3) and electrolysis can thereby significantly increase the share of renewables using chemical storage while decarbonizing the 40 transport sector.”