1. Technology interdependency in the United Kingdom's low carbon energy transition
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Brian O'Gallachoir, Pei-Hao Li, Steve Pye, and Ilkka Keppo
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020209 energy ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Energy system models ,Low carbon pathways ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Energy transition ,lcsh:HD9502-9502.5 ,Climate policy ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,Framing (construction) ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,System effects ,Energy system ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Scenario clustering ,Environmental economics ,lcsh:Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade ,Hierarchical clustering ,Interdependence ,Technology interdependency ,13. Climate action ,Software deployment ,Business ,Energy (miscellaneous) - Abstract
The role of different technologies in a future low carbon energy system is determined by numerous factors, many of which are highly uncertain. Their deployment may be a function of dependency on other technologies, or competition, or wider system effects. In this paper, using a UK example, we explore patterns of interdependency between technologies using a hierarchical clustering approach across multiple scenarios. We find that technologies compete in some instances, often on costs, cluster because they co-depend on each other, or emerge under all conditions, as robust options. Crucially, the broader scenario framing around carbon capture and storage (CCS) availability and climate policy stringency strongly influences these interdependencies. Keywords: Energy system models, Scenario clustering, Technology interdependency, Low carbon pathways
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- 2019
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