An assessment of the impact of the evolution of the European fossil-fuelled electricity generation technology mix to 2050 on the EU target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% compared to 1990 levels by 2020 has been performed. The influence of fuel and carbon prices, advances in carbon capture and storage technology and the share of non-fossil power sources in electricity generation have been evaluated. The policy target is only achieved in a carbon constraint environment, with the deployment of CCS technology, accompanied by a fuel switch to natural gas for a part of the fossil-fuelled capacity which reduces emissions to the desired level.
TZIMAS Evangelos;
GEORGAKAKI Aliki;
PETEVES Estathios;
2010-01-22
Elsevier
JRC55983
1876-6102,
www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC55983,
10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.206,
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