Abstract
This paper shows 100% renewable electricity by 2050 in Australia is both technically and economically feasible. Modelling the transition from today's electricity generation mix to 2050 using a capacity expansion model with hourly variability in wind and solar potential input, detailed transmission, ramp rate and inertia constraints, we show that the least-cost power system will consist mostly of wind, solar PV, pumped hydro energy storage and upgraded transmission networks. We demonstrate that the 100% renewable system is not only cost-competitive, but also equally robust in terms of reliability and security compared to the longstanding fossil fuel dominated power system.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2019 9th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, ICPES 2019 |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728126586 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | International Conference on Power and Energy Systems 2019 - Perth, Australia Duration: 10 Dec 2019 → 12 Dec 2019 Conference number: 9th https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/xpl/conhome/9098828/proceeding (Proceedings ) https://web.archive.org/web/20191121113736/http://www.icpes.org/index.html (Website) |
Publication series
| Name | 2019 9th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, ICPES 2019 |
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Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Power and Energy Systems 2019 |
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| Abbreviated title | ICPES 2019 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Perth |
| Period | 10/12/19 → 12/12/19 |
| Other | This is not the same conference series as ERA conference record as "International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (POES)" |
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Keywords
- 100% renewable power system
- capacity expansion planning
- decarbonisation
- least-cost abatement
