Current State of Development of Electricity-Generating Technologies: A Literature Review
By Manfred Lenzen. 2010
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Electricity is perhaps the most versatile energy carrier in modern economies, and it is therefore fundamentally linked to human and economic development. Electricity growth has outpaced that of any other fuel, leading to ever-increasing shares in the overall mix. This trend is expected to continue throughout the following decades, as large—especially rural—segments of the world population in developing countries start to climb the “energy ladder” and become connected to power grids. Electricity therefore deserves particular attention with regard to its contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, which is reflected in the ongoing development of low-carbon technologies for power generation. The focus of this updated review of electricity-generating technologies is twofold: (a) to provide more technical information than is usually found in global assessments on critical technical aspects, such as variability of wind power, and (b) to capture the most recent findings from the international literature. This report covers eight technologies. Seven of these are generating technologies: hydro-, nuclear, wind, photovoltaic, concentrating solar, geothermal and biomass power. The remaining technology is carbon capture and storage. This selection is fairly representative for technologies that are important in terms of their potential capacity to contribute to a low-carbon world economy.
Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Pollution
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- Assessing vulnerabilities and limits in the transition to renewable energies: Land requirements under 100% solar energy scenarios (2017, background): “Usually, a grid can accommodate up to only 20% electricity from renewable sources without a need for dedicated storage facilities (Armaroli and Balzani, 2011; Lenzen, 2010).”
- Sustainable energy systems: Role of optimization modeling techniques in power generation and supply—A review (2011, background): “Lenzen [8] reviewed eight power sector related technologies as escribed in subsequent text.”