Consumption-based approach to RES-E quantification: Insights from a Pan-European case study
dc.contributor.author | Gaffney, Fiac | |
dc.contributor.author | Deane, John Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Collins, Seán | |
dc.contributor.author | Ó Gallachóir, Brian P. | |
dc.contributor.funder | Science Foundation Ireland | en |
dc.contributor.funder | Bord Gáis Energy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-19T12:04:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-19T12:04:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11-05 | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-01-18T12:36:30Z | |
dc.description.abstract | The nexus between renewable electricity (RES-E) generation and interconnection is likely to play a large part in future de-carbonised power systems. This paper examines whether RES-E shares should be measured based on consumption rather than production with a European case study presented for the year 2030. The case study demonstrates the volume and scale of RES-E transfers and shows how countries have differing RES-E shares when comparing those derived based on the traditional production-based approach to the alternative. The proposed consumption-based approach accounts for RES-E being imported and exported on an hourly basis across 30 European countries and highlights concerns regarding uncoordinated support mechanisms, price distortions and cost inequality. These concerns are caused by cross-border subsidisation of electricity and this work proposes that an agency be appointed to administer regional RES-E affairs. This agency would accurately quantify RES-E shares and remunerate producers from the country that consumed their electricity instead of where it has been produced â policy would be enhanced by enabling more equitable and optimal electricity decarbonisation. | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Gaffney, F., Deane, J. P., Collins, S., and Ó Gallachóir, B. P. (2018) 'Consumption-based approach to RES-E quantification: Insights from a Pan-European case study', Energy Policy, 112, pp. 291-300. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.10.024 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.10.024 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 300 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0301-4215 | |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Energy Policy | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 291 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/5300 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 112 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd. | |
dc.relation.project | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2302/IE/Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) - The SFI Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Research/ | en |
dc.rights | © 2017, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | EU Target Model | en |
dc.subject | Consumption-based renewable electricity quantification | en |
dc.subject | Member State RES-E targets | en |
dc.subject | Cross-border subsidisation | en |
dc.title | Consumption-based approach to RES-E quantification: Insights from a Pan-European case study | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |