Energy Technology Perspectives 2020

Abstract

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A critical review of technologies, costs, and projects for production of carbon-neutral liquid e-fuels from hydrogen and captured CO2

“…1 As per the global carbon-neutral goal by 2050 and sustainable development scenario (SDS), carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) capacity worldwide must increase from 40 MM tpa in 2020 to 800 MM tpa by 2030. 2 According to the IEA 2,3 the net-zero emission goal is virtually impossible to achieve without CCUS. The countries in Asia Pacific, the world's most populous and fastest-growing region economically, emit about half of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.…”

Implementing Radical Innovation in Renewable Energy Experience Curves

“…Addressing these market failures is a key justification for government R&D support. This is particularly important when developing higher risk novel technologies [4], but also applies to R&D in more mature RET sectors [40]. Nemet [41] describes how, in the period 1980-2003, the majority of breakthrough improvements in solar PV technology efficiency originated in public RD&D institutions.…”

“…As discussed in the Background section, many learning effects contribute to an aggregated single factor learning rate (SFLR). Other studies [4,41,66] have attempted to attribute cost reductions in more mature RET sectors to discrete learning effects. However, given the immaturity of the wave energy sector, the relative importance of these different sources of incremental cost reduction is unclear.…”

“…Due to the magnitude of this investment, increasing the efficiency of cost reduction for RETs presents the opportunity for substantial saving to the public sector. In addition, prominent roadmaps to net-zero rely heavily on technologies that are currently at demonstration and prototype stages [4,5]. Therefore, it is also important that development and deployment policy accommodates commercialisation of nascent RETs over relatively short timescales (<30 years).…”

Measuring the alignment of real economy investments with climate mitigation objectives

“… HSBC issued six green bonds and two SDG bonds between 2015 and 2018, with a total volume of GBP 2.6 billion (HSBC, 2019 [117]). From the proceeds of these green bonds, approximately GBP 0.7 billion were allocated to construction and renovation of buildings in the UK.…”