Accelerating the energy transition towards photovoltaic and wind in China.

ABSTRACT: China's goal to achieve carbon (C) neutrality by 2060 requires scaling up photovoltaic (PV) and wind power from 1 to 10-15 PWh year^-1 (refs. ^1-5). Following the historical rates of renewable installation¹, a recent high-resolution energy-system model⁶ and forecasts based on China's 14th Five-year Energy Development (CFED)⁷, however, only indicate that the capacity will reach 5-9.5 PWh year^-1 by 2060. Here we show that, by individually optimizing the deployment of 3,844 new utility-scale PV and wind power plants coordinated with ultra-high-voltage (UHV) transmission and energy storage and accounting for power-load flexibility and learning dynamics, the capacity of PV and wind power can be increased from 9 PWh year^-1

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10371865 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature