Rapport/dokument - 4. februar, 2010
Scenarie der viser, hvordan vi kan skabe en europæisk energi-infrastruktur, der kan håndtere vedvarende energkilder.
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Executive summary: Our future on this planet depends on a massive shift to clean energy sources worldwide, as outlined in Greenpeace’s Energy [R]evolution. However the grids that bring the electricity to our homes and factories were designed for big, centralised generators, now running at huge loads, providing what is known as ‘base-load’ power.
Until now, renewable energy had has to fit in as an extra, small slice of the energy mix and adapt to the conditions the grid currently operates under.
Some critics of renewable energy say it is not ever going to be able to provide enough power for our current energy use, let alone for projected growth of energy demand. This is because it relies mostly on natural resources, like wind and sun, which don’t appear to be available 24/7.
This report shows how that thinking is wrong.
We have sun, wind, geothermal sources and running rivers available right now, and ocean energy, biomass and efficient gas turbines set to provide massive energy supplies in the future. Clever technologies can track and manage energy use patterns, provide flexible power that follows demand through the day, use better storage options and group customers together to from virtual batteries.
With all these solutions we can secure the renewable energy future needed to avert catastrophic climate change.
We just need smart grids to put it all together and effectively ‘keep the lights on’.
Num. pages: 76