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SUBMITTER: Trondle T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7410258 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20200806 8
Renewable electricity can fully decarbonise the European electricity supply, but large land requirements may cause land-use conflicts. Using a dynamic model that captures renewable fluctuations, I explore the relationship between land requirements and total system cost of different supply-side options in the future. Cost-minimal fully renewable electricity requires some 97,000 km2 (2% of total) land for solar and wind power installations, roughly the size of Portugal, and includes large shares o ...[more]