US Renewable Futures in the GCAM

Smith, S. J.¹  Mizrahi, A. H.¹  Karas, J. F.¹ 

[1] Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

关键词: renewable energy;    deployment;    electricity;    generation;    transmission;    Global Change Assessment Model;    GCAM;    modeling;    scenario;    analysis;    climate policy;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1219303
RP-ID  :  PNNL--20823
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1219303
Others  :  Other: 5276

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This report examines renewable energy deployment in the United States using a version of the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) with a detailed representation of renewables; the GCAM-RE. Electricity generation was modeled in four generation segments and 12-subregions. This level of regional and sector detail allows a more explicit representation of renewable energy generation. Wind, solar thermal power, and central solar PV plants are implemented in explicit resource classes with new intermittency parameterizations appropriate for each technology. A scenario analysis examines a range of assumptions for technology characteristics, climate policy, and long distance transmission.