% of electricity is generated by renewables only, and 74% of CO2 reduction is possible by 2050. If the maximum energy … savings potential is combined with the ARET scenario, the renewables share in electricity supply rises to 36% as compared to …

, transport, and storage (CCTS), while the cost of renewables tends to be overestimated. In particular this applies to … contrast to renewables, neither nuclear energy nor carbon capture, transport, and storage are cost efficient enough to play a … development of renewables. This requires the setting of ambitious renewables targets for 2030 as well as clear emissions reduction …

renewables allow the Persian Gulf sheikhdom to meet rising electricity demand without simultaneous increases in conventional … unable to handle a demand peak that extends past sundown. Renewables offer an intermittent electricity supply at a much … negligible. This paper finds two main benefits, among several limitations. First, renewables may allow reduced fuel consumption …

average electricity price remains constant. This work quantifies the effect of variability on the market value of renewables … consumption. For solar power, the drop is even sharper. Hence competitiveness for large-scale renewables deployment will be more …

the following coal-only phase, and a flat carbon tax during the final renewables-only phase. The “laissez-faire” outcome … energy). Subsidizing renewables to just below the cost of coal does not affect the oil-only phase. The gain in green welfare … carbon tax a prohibitive coal tax leads to less oil left in situ and substantially delays introduction of renewables, but …

public support to renewables and cogeneration has led to a considerable expansion of these energy sources and electricity … renewables and cogeneration is associated with a reduction of almost 2€ per MWh in electricity prices (around 4% of the average …