This report has been prepared for the department of energy. Neither the easme nor the european commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information. Eu energy outlook 2050 how will europe evolve over the. The us is now the worlds largest producer of natural gas and oil, exporting to more than 35 countries. This paper focuses on the role of energy efficiency in realizing the co2 emissions reductions under the more aggressive pathway. Practical guide to a prosperous, lowcarbon europe, april 2010. Energy 2050 roadmap contribution of nuclear energy is foratoms contribution to the debate on the eu energy roadmap 2050. A manual for nations to decarbonize by midcentury roadmap to 2050. Section 2 describes the current energy production and utilization landscape in the united states. Roadmap to 2050 a manual for nations to decarbonize by.
The roadmap documents are prelegislative documents. The roadmap is not intended to produce delineated pathways towards 2050. With the energy roadmap 2050 of december 2011, the european commission has opened the debate about the future shape of europes energy sector. Roadmap 2050 breaks new ground by outlining plausible ways to achieve an 80 %. Decision making tools for decarbonization to 2050 energy and integrated. Roadmap towards nearly zero energy sport buildings author. In this roadmap, ocean energy development is broken down into five main development phases. Overview of renewable energy roadmap public workshop on draft integrated energy.
Within the broad solar energy sector, the south africa. This causes the coke to react and the iron ore to melt. This transformation would require new approaches to power system planning, system and market operations, and regulation and public policy. All imply major changes in, for example, carbon prices, technology and networks. In doing so, they reflect for each of these directions or main ways.
The japanese government and toyota are using the 2020 olympics to launch new hydrogen products. Ocean energy europe has estimated that 100gw of ocean energy capacity could be deployed in europe by 2050, producing around 350twh of electricity. Uk renewable energy roadmap 4 renewable energy already employs more than a quarter of a million people. Aalborg universitet heat roadmap europe 1 first prestudy. The ocean can become a major element of this strategy. Industrial decarbonisation and energy efficiency roadmaps to 2050 iron and steel section 3 findings page 33 of 106. June 2015 the sole responsibility for the content of this deliverable lies with the authors.
Industrial decarbonisation and energy efficiency roadmaps. Eea is developing a roadmap to 2050 that will identify the strategies, policies, and implementation pathways for ma to achieve at least 80% ghg reductions by 2050, including multiple pathways to netzero emissions. In the eu energy outlook 2050, the share of these variable renewable energy sources vres will rise to almost 50 percent of the total supply by 2050. The 2050 roadmap will also inform the setting of the 2030 emissions limit and the development of the cecp for 2030. In a fastchanging competitive and regulatory environment, industry reaffirms today its ambition and belief that such industrial transformation can be made in europe. In this context, fusion must become a credible energy source european commission proposal for horizon 2020 20142020, following the advice of an independent panel on strategic orientation of the fusion programme wagner panel, states the need of an ambitious yet realistic roadmap to fusion electricity by 2050. Introduction to energy technology roadmaps cecilia tam.
It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the european union. The scenarios modelled for the 2050 energy roadmap investigate in great depth the main strategic directions energy efficiency, res, ccs and nuclear towards a decarbonised european energy system. Currently, only 40% of the countrys total energy supply is met from renewable sources. Energy roadmap 2050 european commission european union. Roadmap to 2050, greece 5 carbon activities in industry, and it will start with a dowry of 400 million allowances ner400. The roadmap to 2050 serves as a strategiclevel guide on the way toward a carbon neutral society. This equals to a total installed capacity of between 700 and 1,200 gw.
Purpose of the roadmap 7 thetatus s of nuclear energy today 9 managing the existing nuclear fleet 9 nuclear energy technology for nearterm deployment 12 status of the nuclear fuel cycle 14 the management of radioactive waste 15 nuclear energy deployment to 2050. European photovoltaic industry association epia, connecting the sun, solar photovoltaics on the road to largescale grid integration. Switzerland has a secure and affordable energy supply today. At the european level, gasfired power plants in particular will be added to steerable fossil generation capacities in the future. The roadmap will serve as a strategiclevel guide on the journey toward a carbonneutral society. China the role of energy efficiency in chinas roadmap to 2050 authors. In this energy roadmap 2050 the commission explores the challenges posed by delivering the eus decarbonisation objective while at the same time ensuring security of. The european commissions eu energy, transport and ghg emissions. The energy roadmap 2050 as a basis for developing a longterm policy framework supported by scenario analyses.
The current energy policy context is that the latest energy communication from the european commission energy roadmap 2050 contains only a very modest growth in the future for district heating systems and additional industrial heat use from industrial chp plants. Industrial decarbonisation and energy efficiency roadmaps to 2050 reports that set out potential pathways for the eight most heatintensive industrial sectors to. The share of res achieves at least 55% in gross final energy consumption in 2050, up 45 percentage points from todays level at around 10%. Only a new energy model will make our system secure, competitive and sustainable in the longrun. Key documents are the energy strategy 2050 published in. To date, we have exceeded our energy conservation goals, saving 37 percent portfoliowide. Lynn price, nina khanna, nan zhou, david fridley, ali hasanbeigi, hongyou lu, wei feng, et al. Oceans of energy european ocean energy roadmap 20102050. Energy storage is a key enabling technology to achieve new yorks goals of a. Remap, a global roadmap prepared by the international renewable energy. This transformation would require new approaches to power system planning, system and. The share of renewable energy in the power sector would increase from 25% in 2017 to 85% by 2050, mostly through growth in solar and wind power generation. Wind is the key delivering technology in 2050 according to the scenarios, wind energy provides between 31. It will require virtually carbonfree power generation, increased energy efficiency, and the deep decarbonization of transport, buildings, and industry.
Roadmap to 2050 a manual for nations to decarbonize by mid. Lawrence berkeley national laboratory china energy group. Energy analysis and environmental impacts division. The scenarios in this energy roadmap 2050 explore routes towards decarbonisation of the energy system. The roadmap contains an analysis of the means for the construction of a lowcarbon society and an 8095% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in finland from the level of 1990 by 2050. Overview of renewable energy roadmap public workshop. The case for hydrogen energy storage and use achieving new zealands energy targets will be. The carbon monoxide that is produced by combustion of the coke reacts with the iron ore to reduce it to iron. February 2011, and our future energy released by the new danish cabinet in. A new reserve of allowances will be established, with a dowry of 2percentof the total allowances at eu level. This new model is closely related to the implementation of smart grids, where the. Energy roadmap 2050 different possible pathways for europe are analysed more in depth. The 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap for portugal rnc2050 was developed in alignment with the territorial dimension included in the national spatial planning policy program and incorporating the orientations of the circular economy action plan.
Renewable energy as no regrets option % 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0. The united states has long been a leader in global energy innovation and has led the world in the production and distribution of gaseous and liquid hydrogen. And wind energy alone would provide more than half of that electricity. With the aid of energy strategy 2050, it aims to utilise the benefits of the changed situation on the energy markets, maintain its high level of supply security and reduce its level of environmental pollution. Having garnered both regional and national recognition for these efforts, many other developers are now adopting our model. European policymakers are facing a challenging strategy a balancing act of combating climate change and securing the energy supply, while ensuring global cost competitiveness. Energy technology roadmaps planning and preparation who will set roadmap goals. The europe 2020 strategy includes a general commitment to establish a vision of structural and technological changes required to move to a low carbon, resource efficient and climate. International energy agency the international energy agency iea, an autonomous agency, was established in november 1974. Stakeholders must pursue all available options to limit energyrelated co 2 emissions to less than 770 megatons mt per. Scottish assessment 7 2050 reference scenario the 2050 reference scenario represents a do nothing approach in which the eii take no direct action between now and 2050 to reduce their emissions.
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