Roithner, Maximilian;
Velasco-Herrejón, Paola;
Van Greevenbroek, Koen;
Grochowicz, Aleksander;
Vågerö, Oskar;
Hvidsten, Tobias Verheugen;
Price, James;
(2025)
Balancing act: the cost of wind restrictions in Norway's electricity transition.
Environmental Research: Energy
, 2
(3)
, Article 035003. 10.1088/2753-3751/adde62.
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Abstract
To meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement and reduce its dependency on energy imports, the pace, and scale of renewable energy deployment across Europe must increase dramatically over the next decade. Such a steep change in the net-zero transition will inevitably necessitate trade-offs with other societal priorities. Here we investigate a case study focused on the opposition towards onshore wind and the compromises that may need to be made to deliver its plans for deep electrification. Using an electricity system model, we explore the implications of key social and environmental dimensions shaping the future deployment of onshore wind on the costs and design of electricity systems for Norway in 2030. We find that under restrictions that allow for almost no additional onshore wind, demand can not be met and load has to be shed. Yet, when reducing the restrictions on onshore wind or allowing for in-country transmission expansion, feasible system designs at a small fraction of that cost can be found. To meet the net-zero targets, compromises will need to be made on either wind power deployment, transmission expansion, non-electrification of industry or demand reduction.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Balancing act: the cost of wind restrictions in Norway's electricity transition |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/2753-3751/adde62 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/2753-3751/adde62 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10210447 |
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