Publication detail

The Environmental Footprint of Renewable Energy Transition with Increasing Energy Demand: Eco-Cost

Fan, Y.V., Klemeš, J.J., Wan Alwi, S.R.

Original Title

The Environmental Footprint of Renewable Energy Transition with Increasing Energy Demand: Eco-Cost

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

This study aims to assess the environmental footprint of the increasing share of renewable energy and global energy demand. The considered footprints, including GHG emission, NOx emission, SO2 emission and water consumption, are expressed in eco-cost. The assessment indicated that the eco-cost of global energy consumption increased, comparing 2009 (1.66 x 1012 EUR) and 2019 (2.06 x 1012 EUR). This suggests the increasing energy demand (+ 33 %) dominates the positive effect of the renewable energy transition. A significant reduction (≥ ~38 % - 52 %) on the dependency of nonrenewable energy is required to offset the effect of increasing global demand in 2050 without a substantial increase in eco-cost than 2009 and 2019. However, when referring to the European Union case, it was decreased where 2.05 x 1011 EUR in 2009 and 1.65 x 1011 EUR in 2019. It is progressing towards environmental footprint mitigation, provided by the marginal increase in energy demand (+ 0.4 %) and an increase in renewable energy share. The analysis could serve as a guideline for appropriate policy implications towards a sustainable energy system. Copyright © 2021, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.

Keywords

environmental; footprint; renewable; energy; transition; energy demand; eco-cost

Authors

Fan, Y.V., Klemeš, J.J., Wan Alwi, S.R.

Released

15. 6. 2021

Publisher

AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.

ISBN

2283-9216

Periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Number

86

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

199

Pages to

204

Pages count

6

URL

http://www.cetjournal.it/cet/21/86/034.pdf

BibTex

@article{BUT171848,
  author="Yee Van {Fan} and Jiří {Klemeš}",
  title="The Environmental Footprint of Renewable Energy Transition with Increasing Energy Demand: Eco-Cost",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2021",
  number="86",
  pages="199--204",
  doi="10.3303/CET2186034",
  issn="2283-9216",
  url="http://www.cetjournal.it/cet/21/86/034.pdf"
}