Air Emissions Due To Wind And Solar Power

Katzenstein, Warren; Apt, Jay

doi:10.1021/es801437t

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“…S8). With increased penetration of wind or solar, conventional generators may be required to cycle more often, resulting in an emissions penalty (2,20,21); these effects are not captured in our analysis. In the long-term, large-scale adoption of wind or solar will affect investment and retirement decisions for conventional generators.…”

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Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation

Siler-Evans¹,

Azevedo²,

Morgan³

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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When wind or solar energy displace conventional generation, the reduction in emissions varies dramatically across the United States. Although the Southwest has the greatest solar resource, a solar panel in New Jersey displaces significantly more sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter than a panel in Arizona, resulting in 15 times more health and environmental benefits. A wind turbine in West Virginia displaces twice as much carbon dioxide as the same turbine in California. Depending on location, we estimate that the combined health, environmental, and climate benefits from wind or solar range from $10/MWh to $100/MWh, and the sites with the highest energy output do not yield the greatest social benefits in many cases. We estimate that the social benefits from existing wind farms are roughly 60% higher than the cost of the Production Tax Credit, an important federal subsidy for wind energy. However, that same investment could achieve greater health, environmental, and climate benefits if it were differentiated by region.

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confidence: 99%

Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation

Siler-Evans¹,

Azevedo²,

Morgan³

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…We used [29] to set the heat rate curve for single cycle gas generators to h = [0, 0.48, 0] and to set the heat rate curve for combined cycle generators to h = [0, 0.192, 0] 1 . The model has two price zones based on Transco Zone 6 and the Transco Leidy Zone (extrapolated to include the other gas utilities in their region).…”

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Joint Expansion Planning for Natural Gas and Electric Transmission with Endogenous Market Feedbacks

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Blumsack²,

Hentenryck

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The recent and rapid shift towards the increased use of natural gas for power generation has convinced both power grid operators and regulators that additional coordination between electric power and natural gas transmission is needed to ensure the reliable operation of both systems. We report on an ongoing modeling effort for joint gas-grid expansion planning. We develop a Combined Electricity and Gas Expansion (CEGE) planning model that determines least-cost network expansions for power and gas transmission in a way that endogenizes the effects of expansion decisions on locational costs for electric power and natural gas deliveries. The CEGE model, which leverages recent advances in convex approximations for large-scale nonlinear systems, is illustrated on a new gas-grid test system topologically similar to the Northeastern United States. We show that the CEGE model is computationally tractable, and how the model might be used to jointly plan infrastructures to avoid extreme events such as the coincident gas-electric peaks experienced during the 2014 polar vortex.

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“…222 Katzenstein and Apt (2009) concluded that the efficiency penalty could be as high as 20%, but appear to have assumed that every wind power plant requires spinning reserves equivalent to the nameplate capacity of the wind plant. This assumption does not conform to actual spinning reserve practices (Mills et al 2009, EnerNex 2010.…”

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Renewable Electricity Futures Study. Volume 1: Exploration of High-Penetration Renewable Electricity Futures

Mai¹,

Wiser²,

Sandor³

et al. 2012

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Volume 1 of 4NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Volume 2 PDF Volume 3 PDF Volume 1 PDF Volume 4 PDF Renewable Electricity Futures Study Edited ByHand, M.M. National Renewable Energy LaboratoryBaldwin, S. U.S. Department of EnergyDeMeo, E. Renewable EnergyConsulting Services, Inc.Reilly, J.M. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMai, T. National Renewable Energy LaboratoryArent, D. Joint Institute for Strategic Energy AnalysisPorro, G. National Renewable Energy LaboratoryMeshek, M. National Renewable Energy LaboratorySandor, D. Printed on paper containing at least 50% wastepaper, including 10% post consumer waste. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Suggested Citations Renewable Electricity Futures Study Volume 1: Exploration of High-Penetration Renewable Electricity Futures iii PerspectiveThe Renewable Electricity Futures Study (RE Futures) provides an analysis of the grid integration opportunities, challenges, and implications of high levels of renewable electricity generation for the U.S. electric system. The study is not a market or policy assessment. Rather, RE Futures examines renewable energy resources and many technical issues related to the operability of the U.S. electricity grid, and provides initial answers to important questions about the integration of high penetrations of renewable electricity technologies from a national perspective. RE Futures results indicate that a future U.S. electricity system that is largely powered by renewable sources is possible and that further work is warranted to investigate this clean generation pathway. The central conclusion of the analysis is that renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the United States.The renewable technologies explored in this study are components of a diverse set of clean energy solutions that also includes nuclear, efficient natural gas, clean coal, and energy efficiency. Understanding all of these technology pathways and their potential contributions to the future U.S. electric power system can inform the development of integrated portfolio scenarios. RE Futures focuses on the extent to which U.S. electricity needs can be supplied by renewable energy sources, including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind.The study explores grid integration issues using models with unprecedented geographic and time resolution for the contiguous United States. The analysis (1) assesses a variety of scenarios with prescribed levels of renewable electricity generation in 2050, from 30% to 90%, with a focus on 80% (with nearly 50% from variable wind and solar photovoltaic generation); (2) identifies the characteristics of a U.S. electricity system that would be needed...

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Air Emissions Due To Wind And Solar Power

Cited by 134 publications

References 10 publications

Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation

Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation

Joint Expansion Planning for Natural Gas and Electric Transmission with Endogenous Market Feedbacks

Renewable Electricity Futures Study. Volume 1: Exploration of High-Penetration Renewable Electricity Futures

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