scholarly journals The Climate, Land, Energy, Water and Food Nexus Challenge in a Land Scarce Country: Innovations in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10491
Author(s):  
Davine N. G. Janssen ◽  
Eunice Pereira Ramos ◽  
Vincent Linderhof ◽  
Nico Polman ◽  
Chrysi Laspidou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Peak Shaving ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Land Scarcity ◽  
Political Commitments ◽  
Carbon Economy

The Netherlands has the ambitious target of transitioning to a low-carbon economy by 2050. One factor that may constrain this progress, however, is the large spatial requirements of renewable energy technologies, and resulting competition for land through interlinkages between the Climate (C), Land (L), Energy (E), Water (W) and Food (F) domains—the CLEWF nexus. This study aims at identifying innovations that can improve the performance of the nexus by addressing the land scarcity constraint while supporting the low-carbon economy transition. A framework for the identification of potential innovations applicable in the nexus context was developed and applied. It is derived from a Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) analysis of land scarcity in the Dutch nexus and a stock-taking benchmarking analysis of European countries. An inventory of innovations was prepared based on several classifications of innovations, collecting examples from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Latvia and Sweden. Three innovations were identified as particularly promising: district heating, Energy Service Companies and peak shaving through water pumping. Furthermore, the DPSIR framework was also used to identify overarching societal elements common to countries that successfully implemented sustainable innovations. These were found to relate to long-term political commitments, geopolitical and economic drivers, and pioneering approaches building from and towards national strengths.

The Role of Clean Energy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Romm
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Carbon Economy

This chapter will focus on the clean energy revolution and the technologies most widely discussed for a transition to a low carbon economy. It will explore the scale of the energy transition needed to explain why some energy technologies are considered likely to be major...

scholarly journals Introducing GEOFIT: Cost-Effective Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Messervey ◽  
Marco Calderoni ◽  
Angel Font ◽  
Mikel Borras ◽  
Ray Sterling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Enhanced Geothermal Systems ◽  
Geothermal Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Executive Agency ◽  
Energy Efficient Building ◽  
Carbon Economy

GEOFIT, “Deployment of novel GEOthermal systems, technologies and tools for energy efficient building retrofitting,” is a recently launched 4-year H2020 project funded by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) under the call topic LCE-17-2017: Easier to install and more efficient geothermal systems for retrofitting buildings. GEOFIT is a part of INEA’s Energy Portfolio Low Carbon Economy (LCE), Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) and brings together 24 partners from 10 European countries to work on the development of novel and smart shallow geothermal systems. This paper introduces the project.

scholarly journals The role of Rare Earth Elements in the deployment of wind energy in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Andrés Gallego
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Critical Minerals ◽  
Carbon Economy

The deployment of renewable energy technologies will play a crucial role in the global transition to a low-carbon economy and ultimately in the fight against global warming. However, this transition could face important problems because most of those technologies rely on the steady supply of critical minerals. Colombia, thanks to its hydrological resources, has relied on the hydro­power for electricity generation. However, the government has implemented measures to back-up the energy system in draught periods and, consequently, fossil fuels-based plants have increased the market share and with these, CO2 emissions. This study assesses the mineral demand in Colombia in the period 2020-2050 for the rare earth elements embedded in the deployment of wind power technologies in four different climate policy scenarios in order to establish whether they could face geological bott­lenecks that could ultimately hamper the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Gigawatts (GW) of future capacity additions in the energy system are converted into tons of metal using published metal intensities of use and assumptions of Colombia’s technological pathway. Then, the cumulated mineral demand is compared against current mining production rates and geological reserves to establish geological bottlenecks. The results show that the reserves will not pose any threat to its transition. However, when compared to current mining rates, the mineral demand in 2050 could pose a problem for the supply of minerals. Finally, this study gives some policy recommendations that could be used to mitigate these issues, such as substitution, improved circular economy and sound technological choices.

Low Carbon Energy Innovations Systems in Natural Resource Rich Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
pp. 228-243
Author(s):  
André Tosi Furtado
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Innovation Mode ◽  
Low Carbon Energy ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Carbon Economy

The transition to low carbon economy requires deep changes in the energy systems of the great majority of developing countries. However, only a small group of these countries is engaging significant efforts to develop renewable energies. The success in the diffusion of renewable energy technologies requires dynamic systems of innovation. In this chapter we analyze the recent evolution Brazilian sugarcane innovation system that was pioneering in the development and diffusion of bioethanol. This system is increasingly challenged by the acceleration of the technological regime, which is provoked by the energy crisis and the transition to the low carbon economy. The Brazilian innovation system has different capacities to cope with this challenge. In this chapter we differentiate the agriculture subsystem, which function in a STI (Science, Technology, and Innovation) mode from the industrial subsystem, which operates in a DIU (Doing, Using, and Interacting) mode. The agricultural subsystem has demonstrated a better ability to cope with the technological challenges of the new biotech research methodologies while the capital goods industry has much less propensity to deal with the second generation technologies for bioethanol. We describe also the present ethanol supply crises and its probable causes.

scholarly journals Making a Case for Local Combined Head and Power and District Heating Infrastructures within the United Kingdom Policy Landscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Javier Urquizo ◽  
Carlos Calderón ◽  
Philip James
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Information ◽  
Local Level ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Spatial Modelling ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Impact

Planning energy infrastructure at the local level is the key to addressing some of the most difficult challenges in climate change and energy policy planning (i.e. fuel poverty) and to unlock the transformative potential of distributed energy technologies. The scientific field of urban energy and carbon modelling is becoming a fundamental instrument to estimate an energy and carbon baseline at a point in time and to quantify the impact that policy-driven technological interventions that could have on the overall carbon footprint of a city. This capability enables an evidence-based approach in which the economic case towards a low-carbon economy can be made. Transformative local distributed energy technologies such as CHP or district heating have a strong spatial component due to a need to identify synergies with adjacent properties or heating loads. Currently available domestic building energy models often do not take into account spatial information. Accessing geo-referenced data for energy modelling can also be particularly useful as validated outputs (i.e. heating and electricity loads, energy profiles) can be mapped using spatial modelling techniques that help to easily identify high and low energy consumption areas and potential synergies in local energy infrastructure planning. In Newcastle upon Tyne UK, the council is exploring the opportunities for the installation of renewable heat technologies on their own stock as a matter of urgency. Identification of potential sites and feasibility for technical and financial applicability within the UK policies will be addressed by this paper.

Low Carbon Energy Innovations Systems in Natural Resource Rich Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 1216-1231
Author(s):  
André Tosi Furtado
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Innovation Mode ◽  
Low Carbon Energy ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Carbon Economy

The transition to low carbon economy requires deep changes in the energy systems of the great majority of developing countries. However, only a small group of these countries is engaging significant efforts to develop renewable energies. The success in the diffusion of renewable energy technologies requires dynamic systems of innovation. In this chapter we analyze the recent evolution Brazilian sugarcane innovation system that was pioneering in the development and diffusion of bioethanol. This system is increasingly challenged by the acceleration of the technological regime, which is provoked by the energy crisis and the transition to the low carbon economy. The Brazilian innovation system has different capacities to cope with this challenge. In this chapter we differentiate the agriculture subsystem, which function in a STI (Science, Technology, and Innovation) mode from the industrial subsystem, which operates in a DIU (Doing, Using, and Interacting) mode. The agricultural subsystem has demonstrated a better ability to cope with the technological challenges of the new biotech research methodologies while the capital goods industry has much less propensity to deal with the second generation technologies for bioethanol. We describe also the present ethanol supply crises and its probable causes.

Study of Green Low-Carbon Ceramics Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 484-485 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Hao Qi ◽  
Qiao Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Ceramic Industry ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Core Energy ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Fundamental Shift ◽  
Carbon Economy

Low-carbon economy is based on low energy consumption, low pollution, low-emission-based economic model, its core energy technologies and emission reduction technology innovation, industrial structure and institutional innovation and human survival and development of the concept of a fundamental shift. It has entered an era of advocating and developing low-carbon economy; the ceramic industry to face the storm of low-carbon economy has become a top priority. This paper gives a preliminary study and reflection in response to a low-carbon economy for the ceramic industry.

scholarly journals The Role of Mitigation Options for Achieving a Low-Carbon Economy in the Netherlands in 2050 Using a System Dynamics Modelling Approach

Climate ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Vincent Linderhof ◽  
Kristie Dekkers ◽  
Nico Polman
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Mitigation Options ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy And Climate Policy ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
Policy Scenarios

To reach a low-carbon economy in the Netherlands, the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions has to be reduced by 80–95% CO2 emissions compared to 1990 (223.1 MtCO2-equivalents). This study aims to address how investment subsidies combined with carbon levies could be deployed to support technological mitigation options to achieve a low-carbon economy in the Netherlands in 2050. A system dynamic model has been built including demographic-economic, energy and environmental sub-systems of the Netherlands. The model has been validated with earlier projections of the EU for the energy and climate policy in 2050. Next to the business-as-usual scenario, there are four policy scenarios simulated from 2010 to 2050. In all policy scenarios a carbon levy was imposed on non-renewable energy to finance subsidies on mitigation options. Results show that imposing subsidies on the mitigation option renewable energy is most effective in combination with the carbon levy.

scholarly journals Understanding Consumer Perspectives of Bio-Based Products—A Comparative Case Study from Ireland and The Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6062
Author(s):  
James Gaffey ◽  
Helena McMahon ◽  
Emily Marsh ◽  
Kaisa Vehmas ◽  
Tiina Kymäläinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Positive Outlook ◽  
Carbon Economy

The bioeconomy can support Europe’s transition to a low-carbon economy and help to meet key international, European and member state sustainability targets through the provision of bio-based products and energy derived from sustainably sourced biomass. A successful implementation of a bio-based economy in Europe will, however, require a profound transformation of our production and consumption patterns. Consumer behavior will play a major role in supporting the successful transition to a bio-based economy. This paper uses a structured quantitative survey approach to gain an understanding of consumer perspectives in relation to bio-based products. Conducted among 18–75-year-old consumers in Ireland and the Netherlands, the study indicates that consumers in both countries have a relatively positive outlook regarding bio-based products, with Irish consumers showing a slightly more positive outlook. The study finds that a larger majority of Irish consumers would prefer buying bio-based products as opposed to fossil-based products, while Irish consumers also have a slightly more positive impression than Dutch consumers that their consumer choices can be beneficial for the environment.

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