Energy self-sufficient households with photovoltaics and electric vehicles are feasible in temperate climate.

ABSTRACT: The idea that households produce and consume their own energy, that is, energy self-sufficiency at a very local level, captures the popular imagination and commands political support across parts of Europe. This paper investigates the technical and economic feasibility of household energy self-sufficiency in Switzerland, which can be seen as representative for other regions with a temperate climate, by 2050. We compare sixteen cases that vary across four dimensions: household type, building type, electricity demand reduction, and passenger vehicle use patterns. We assume that photovoltaic (PV) electricity supplies all energy, which implies a complete shift away from fossil fuel based heating and internal combustion engine vehicles. Two energy storage technologies are considered: short-term

SUBMITTER: Gstohl U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055740 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature