Global renewable energy resources and use in 2050

Partrick Moriarty, Damon Honnery

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Abstract

The main forms of renewable energy (RE) used today are biomass energy, hydroelectricity, wind energy, solar energy, and geothermal energy. Although several other RE sources have been extensively discussed, including various forms of ocean energy, these five are likely to still be dominant in 2050. In assessing the probable future of each RE type, it is important to know what factors will tend to enhance or decrease their future output. These include: their energy return on input energy; their technical potential; the impacts that future land use, climate, and other environmental changes will have on their availability; and alternatively, the effects of RE production on the environment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManaging Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues
EditorsTrevor M. Letcher
Place of PublicationLondon, UK
PublisherAcademic Press
Chapter6
Pages221-235
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)978-0-12-814104-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Biomass energy
  • Earth energy flows
  • Future energy
  • Hydroelectricity
  • Geothermal energy
  • Ocean energy
  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy

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Moriarty, P., & Honnery, D. (2019). Global renewable energy resources and use in 2050. In T. M. Letcher (Ed.), Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues (pp. 221-235). London, UK: Academic Press. https://doi.org//10.1016/B978-0-12-814104-5.00006-5
Moriarty, Partrick ; Honnery, Damon. / Global renewable energy resources and use in 2050. Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues. editor / Trevor M. Letcher. London, UK : Academic Press, 2019. pp. 221-235
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Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues. ed. / Trevor M. Letcher. London, UK : Academic Press, 2019. p. 221-235.

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