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Dr. Zoltán Kis

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Honorary Lecturer
 
 
 
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C506Roderic Hill BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

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@article{Kis:2018:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.033,
author = {Kis, Z and Pandya, N and Koppelaar, RHEM},
doi = {10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.033},
journal = {Energy Policy},
pages = {144--157},
title = {Electricity generation technologies: Comparison of materials use, energy return on investment, jobs creation and CO2 emissions reduction},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.033},
volume = {120},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Abstract Shifting to a low-carbon electricity future requires up-to-date information on the energetic, environmental and socio-economic performance of technologies. Here, we present a novel comprehensive bottom-up process chain framework that is applied to 19 electricity generation technologies, consistently incorporating 12 life-cycle phases from extraction to decommissioning. For each life-cycle phase of each technology the following 4 key metrics were assessed: material consumption, energy return ratios, job requirements and greenhouse gas emissions. We also calculate a novel global electricity to grid average for these metrics and present a metric variability analysis by altering transport distance, load factors, efficiency, and fuel density per technology. This work quantitatively supports model-to-policy frameworks that drive technology selection and investment based on energetic-economic viability, job creation and carbon emission reduction of technologies. The results suggest energetic-economic infeasibility of electricity generation networks with substantial shares of: i) liquefied natural gas transport, ii) long distance transport based hard and brown coal and pipeline natural gas, and iii) low-load factor solar-photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, onshore and offshore wind. Direct sector jobs can be expected to double in renewable-majority scenarios. All combustion-powered technologies without natural (biomass) or artificial carbon capture (fossil fuels) are not compatible with a low carbon electricity generation future.
AU  - Kis,Z
AU  - Pandya,N
AU  - Koppelaar,RHEM
DO  - 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.033
EP  - 157
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0301-4215
SP  - 144
TI  - Electricity generation technologies: Comparison of materials use, energy return on investment, jobs creation and CO2 emissions reduction
T2  - Energy Policy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.033
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421518303239
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/71248
VL  - 120
ER  -
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