The 2030 power sector transition in Spain: Too little storage for so many planned solar photovoltaics?

Gómez-Calvet, Roberto; Martı́nez-Duart, J.M.; Gómez-Calvet, Ana Rosa

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.113094

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“…40 Overall, wind and solar (including PV and solar thermal) represented 22.1 and 11.5% of the national electricity generation in 2022, 41 although it is expected that their contribution could increase by 2030 to 31 and 29%, respectively. 42 This highlights that Spain has the potential to move toward the production of green ammonia.…”

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“…However, despite most of the hydrogen being produced through traditional gray routes, Spain has great potential to move toward the production of green hydrogen. The solar PV generation in Spain is expected to increase to 40 GW by 2030, which highlights the importance to have flexible backups during the day to reduce energy curtailment . Green hydrogen application can be an interesting alternative to be used as a storage method for the non-dispatchable renewable energy generated .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Spain is one of the European Countries with the highest solar irradiation on a horizontal plane (1.48–3.56 kW/m 2 ) and the fifth country in the world in terms of installed wind capacity with an accumulated power of 28 GW . Overall, wind and solar (including PV and solar thermal) represented 22.1 and 11.5% of the national electricity generation in 2022, although it is expected that their contribution could increase by 2030 to 31 and 29%, respectively . This highlights that Spain has the potential to move toward the production of green ammonia.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The solar PV generation in Spain is expected to increase to 40 GW by 2030, which highlights the importance to have flexible backups during the day to reduce energy curtailment. 42 Green hydrogen application can be an interesting alternative to be used as a storage method for the non-dispatchable renewable energy generated. 46 In this regard, Spain has emerged as one of the leading European Countries in terms of projects promoting green hydrogen production.…”

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Sustainability Assessment of Green Ammonia Production To Promote Industrial Decarbonization in Spain

Vinardell,

Nicolas,

Sastre

et al. 2023

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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This article investigates the economic and environmental implications of implementing green ammonia production plants in Spain.To this end, one business-as-usual scenario for gray ammonia production was compared with three green ammonia scenarios powered with different renewable energy sources (i.e., solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, and a combination of solar PV and wind). The results illustrated that green ammonia scenarios reduced the environmental impacts in global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, and fossil resource scarcity when compared with conventional gray ammonia scenario. Conversely, green ammonia implementation increased the environmental impacts in the categories of land use, mineral resource scarcity, freshwater eutrophication, and terrestrial acidification. The techno-economic analysis revealed that the conventional gray ammonia scenario featured lower costs than green ammonia scenarios when considering a moderate natural gas cost. However, green ammonia implementation became the most economically favorable option when the natural gas cost and carbon prices increased. Finally, the results showed that developing efficient ammonia-fueled systems is important to make green ammonia a relevant energy vector when considering the entire supply chain (production/transportation). Overall, the results of this research demonstrate that green ammonia could play an important role in future decarbonization scenarios.

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Nicolas,

Sastre

et al. 2023

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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“…Gómez-Calvet et al [202] emphasized the need for flexible technology development in research to transmit suitable market signals for investment and create a flexible network similar to that of European countries. Demand-side responses would also be very important.…”

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Solar Photovoltaic Energy as a Promising Enhanced Share of Clean Energy Sources in the Future—A Comprehensive Review

Chala,

Al Alshaikh

2023

Energies

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The use of solar energy is now a common and modern alternative that many countries throughout the world have adopted. Different studies on PV systems have been documented in the literature; however, several reviews focus excessively on particular facets of solar modules. In this paper, the literature on PV systems published between 2000 and 2023 was reviewed thoroughly. This review is structured in three main parts. Primarily, the main factors impacting dust deposition on solar modules are discussed. These include temperature, wind speed, inclination angle, location, climatic conditions, photovoltaic module surface characteristics, and dust characteristics. Many methods for mitigating and reducing dust as well as approaches to cleaning PV modules are also reviewed in this study. The many types of solar modules, together with their most important characteristics and operational effectiveness, are presented. As more solar photovoltaic panels expand their end of life (EOL), solutions are required to recycle and dispose of solar photovoltaic panels at the lowest economic cost and with the least environmental damage through reduced carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. Subsequently, this paper further reviews solar PV energy for a green environment and PV waste recycling and its costs. Moreover, integrating solar energy with other clean energy constituting an energy source for hard-to-reach areas and an alternative to fuel are discussed. Therefore, this comprehensive review of the use of photovoltaic systems for green energy production is helpful in an increased share of clean energy for various energy sectors in the future.

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Experimental study on the effect of operational and environmental conditions on photovoltaic modules productivity in El-Oued region, algeria

Largot,

Bessous,

Ghodbane

et al. 2024

Energy Conversion and Management: X

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The 2030 power sector transition in Spain: Too little storage for so many planned solar photovoltaics?

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Sustainability Assessment of Green Ammonia Production To Promote Industrial Decarbonization in Spain

Sustainability Assessment of Green Ammonia Production To Promote Industrial Decarbonization in Spain

Solar Photovoltaic Energy as a Promising Enhanced Share of Clean Energy Sources in the Future—A Comprehensive Review

Experimental study on the effect of operational and environmental conditions on photovoltaic modules productivity in El-Oued region, algeria

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