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T1 Dynamic Energy Return on Energy Investment (EROI) and material requirements in scenarios of global transition to renewable energies
A1 Capellán Pérez, Iñigo
A1 Castro Carranza, Carlos de
A1 Miguel González, Luis Javier
K1 Energy return on energy investment
K1 Retorno energético de la inversión energética
K1 Energías renovables
K1 Renewable energies
AB A novel methodology is developed to dynamically assess the energy and material investments required over time to achieve the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources in the electricity sector. The obtained results indicate that a fast transition achieving a 100% renewable electric system globally by 2060 consistent with the Green Growth narrative could decrease the EROI of the energy system from current ~12:1 to ~3:1 by the mid-century, stabilizing thereafter at ~5:1. These EROI levels are well below the thresholds identified in the literature required to sustain industrial complex societies. Moreover, this transition could drive a substantial re-materialization of the economy, exacerbating risk availability in the future for some minerals. Hence, the results obtained put into question the consistence and viability of the Green Growth narrative.
PB Elsevier
SN 2211-467X
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/37999
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/37999
LA eng
NO Energy Strategy Reviews Volume 26, 2019, 100399
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 27-dic-2024