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Global ecosystem
Sun Non renewable
resources
Solar energy Human energy use
~ 5.6*106 EJ/a Economic ~ 500 EJ/a
Renewable Subsystem
biological Recycling
resources
Emissions
Damages
17
Energy Outlook 2012
Earthscan, 2004
OECD/IEA 2011
Increases from 2000 of the Global Installed
Nuclear, Wind and Solar Capacity
160
140
120
100
80
60
1980 '85 '90 '95 '00 '05
Source: Ockwell D.G., Energy and economic growth: Grounding our understanding in physical reality.
Energy Policy 36 (2008) 46004604
An integrated energy system
Sustainable energy systems: the core
of understanding in this course
Connolly 2009
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Energy Systems Analysis Models Parameters #1
Technologies considered
System sectors, generation technologies, renewable
energy technologies, storage and conversion
technologies, transport technologies, one particular
technology, grid dynamics
Renewable Energy
Ability to simulate 100% RES
% of RE penetration to date (in electricity, heat and
transport)
9 out of 38 models able to simulate 100% RES