Global Energy System Based on 100% Renewable Energy – Power Sector es
Figure 1 Electricity generation from renewables in 2015 and 2050. In 2050, nuclear power still accounts for negligible 0.3 of the total electricity generation, due to the end of its assumed technical life, but could be phased out earlier The simulations of the global power sector in this study were made until 2050. Yet, with favorable political frameworks, the transition to 100 renewable energy can be realized earlier than 2050. Figure ES-1 Share of electricity generation from renewable sources in 2015 and 2050. Gas capacities in 2050 only use renewable based gas. In 2050, nuclear power still accounts for a negligible 0.3 of the total electricity generation, due to the end of its assumed technical life, but could be phased out earlier.Table ES-1 Installed capacities of power and storage technologies across the major regions for the global energy transition in the representative years 2015, 2030 and 2050. Abbreviations MENA – Middle East and North Africa, SSA – Sub-Saharan Africa, SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, NE-Asia – Northeast Asia, SE-Asia – Southeast Asia, N-Am – North America, S-Am – South America. Figure ES-2 Share of storage technologies in the overall output in 2015 and 2050. Gas storage in 2050 is based entirely on renewable resources. Figure ES-3 Total LCOE of global power supply in 2015 and 2050. Figure ES-5 Jobs created globally during the energy transition from 2015 to 2050. Gas capacities in 2050 only use renewable based gas. Figure ES-4 Decline in greenhouse gas GHG emissions during the energy transition from 2015 to 2050 from the power sector in different regions around the world. Figure ES-6 Total losses primary to secondary energy conversion, storage, curtailment and grid of the global power system in reference to final electricity demand during the energy transition from 2015 to 2050.