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A Global Renewable Energy Future: More Renewables, Less Water Use
The document discusses the potential of renewable energy to provide secure, reliable, and sustainable energy while addressing water usage concerns. It emphasizes the importance of scaling up renewable energy sources to meet increasing electricity demands and achieve economic and environmental benefits. Key recommendations include doubling the share of renewable energy by 2030 to facilitate a shift toward modern, sustainable energy solutions.
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A Global Renewable Energy Future: More Renewables, Less Water Use
- 1. A Global RenewableEnergy Future: More Renewables, Less Water Use Michael Taylor Senior Analyst World Water Week 1 September 2014
- 2. 2 The InternationalRenewable Energy Agency The Voice, Advisory Resource and Knowledge Hub for 170 Governments Renewable energy can: Meet our goals for secure, reliable and sustainable energy Provide electricity access to 1.3 billion people Promote economic development At an affordable cost
- 3. 3 The GlobalContext The urban middle class is growing But huge untapped markets will remain Electricity demand will grow rapidly in non OECD
- 4. The Energy Sectoris Being Transformed 4 A virtuous cycle is unlocking the economic, social and environmental benefits of renewables
- 5. Costs are falling…. Higher capacity factors from improved technology Wind Power Wind turbine cost reductions
- 6. Renewables are increasingly competitive! IRENA’s analysis of 9000 utility-scale projects and 200k small-scale solar PV
- 8. Doubling the shareof renewable energy by 2030 Doubling the share of renewable energy implies a tripling of the share of modern renewables.
- 9. With Renewables +Efficiency we can achieve a 450ppm Path 9
- 10. 10 Scaling-up AllRenewable Energy Sources Total Renewable Energy consumption in REmap 2030: 132 EJ/yr
- 11. REMAP 2030 REenergy shares
- 12. Electricity Production to2030 in REMAP 12
- 13. Solar PV deploymentin India, Morocco, South Africa and Turkey 13
- 14. Wind power deploymentin India, Morocco, South Africa and Turkey 14
- 15. Benefits for Health,Environment and the Economy 15
- 16. Our Policy Advice 16 REMAP 26 REMAP +9 Clean Energy Corridor Renewable Readiness Assessments WAPP CAPP
- 17. Our Renewable Future Starts Now! Mtaylor@irena.org irena.org/costs irena.org/remap
Editor's Notes
- #3 IRENA, who we are what we represent. Global context: Our member countries span the world, from those that have pioneered the deployment of renewables in the OECD, to the rapidly industralising nations that will dominate population growth, economic growth and energy demand growth in the future; where the greatest opportunities to deploy renewables are emerging.
- #10 With business as usual, annual global energy-related CO2 emissions will rise from 30 Gt in 2010 to 41.4 Gt in 2030. RE and energy efficiency can keep CO2 levels below 450 ppm, the widely accepted threshold to keep global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2100. Renewable energy can reduce emissions by 8.6 Gt to an estimated 32.8 Gt in 2030. Based on numbers from the International Energy Agency, energy efficiency can yield an additional 7.3 Gt reduction, resulting in global energy-related CO2 emissions of 25.5 Gt by 2030.
- #11 2010 [PJ/yr] 2030 [PJ/yr] Wind 0.9 Wind 14.2 Solar 1.5 Solar 18.1 Hydro 9.3 Hydro 19.3 Geothermal 0.3 Geothermal 2.9 Ocean 0 Ocean 0.2 Biomass 50.9 Biomass 77.3 TOTAL 63 TOTAL 132
- #16 Global health-related costs can be reduced by $80-200 billion annually. Doubling the global share of renewable energy would create a net gain of 900,000 jobs per year. Demand for oil and natural gas can be reduced by around 15%, creating more energy security for fossil-fuel importing countries.
- #17 Focus on planning, enabling business, spreading knowledge, integrating and innovating 1) Planning transition pathways Base-year assessment / Reference Case 2030; national roadmap ; human and institutional capacity 2) Creating an enabling business environment Technology cost reduction ; fossil fuel subsidies ; fair market access ; externalities ; standards/regulation/innovation ; long-term credible policy frameworks 3) Ensuring smooth integration into the existing infrastructure Infrastructure ; sustainable biomass supply ; renewables/efficiency/resource nexus ; affordable and reliable markets ; streamline planning 4) Creating and managing knowledge Accessible cost/potential/options information ; bankable project proposals ; best practice policies ; awareness ; sustainable renewable energy 5) Unleashing innovation Technology life-cycle approach ; consider RE applications in buildings, industry, transport All countries and all regions have a role to play: The opportunities to scale-up renewable energy are numerous and their magnitudes differ, but every country can contribute Realizing the potential for renewable energy to take a 36% share of the energy mix by 2030 need not be the end point Technical innovation and international co-operation play an important role in ensuring renewable energy continues to grow its share of the energy mix as we approach 2030 and beyond