Can renewables etc. solve the greenhouse problem? The negative case

By T. Trainer. 2010

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Renewable Energy Cooperatives as an instrument towards the energy transition in Spain (2018, background): “…density levels, their use competes with other processes of the biosphere, while those with a higher potential (i.e. wind, solar) are critically affected by their intermittence and variability (de Castro et al., 2013; Hall and Klitgaard, 2012; Smil, 2015, 2015, 2008; Trainer, 2017, 2012, 2010).”
Simulations of scenarios with 100% renewable electricity in the Australian National Electricity Market (2012, background): “These high penetration renewable energy scenarios remain controversial (Trainer, 2010, 2012 Delucchi and Jacobson, 2012).”
Response to ‘Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems’ (2017, background): “Critics have challenged studies for purportedly not taking sufficient account of: the variability of wind and solar [64,65], the scaleability of some storage technologies [66], all aspects of system costs [64,65], resource constraints [67,68], social acceptance constraints [68], energy consumption b”
Assessing vulnerabilities and limits in the transition to renewable energies: Land requirements under 100% solar energy scenarios (2017, background): “, [21,94], underestimate the actual capacity (and land-use requirements) required to produce the electricity in months in which the irradiance is substantially lower than the annual average [98,99].”
The feasibility of 100% renewable electricity systems: A response to critics (2018, background): “The stated motivation of another critic, Ted Trainer, is his concern that, if RE could power industrial society, his case for ‘a simpler way’ would be undermined [130,131].”
Intermittently renewable energy, optimal capacity mix and prices in a deregulated electricity market (2011, background): “…gases (GHG), which will likely dominate public policy debates in the coming decade (Weyant et al., 2006; Tol, 2006; Lior, 2010; Cansino et al., 2010), include increased conservation and renewable energy to displace the use of fossil fuels (Trainer, 2010; Lior, 2010; Traber and Kemfert, 2010).”