Abstract
This paper estimates the amounts of critical metals required for the deployment of the 2050 Low Carbon Roadmap for Portugal and assesses how including concerns with their availability within the TIMES-PT energy system model affects the profile of low-carbon electricity technologies for 2050. We conclude that long-term availability of dysprosium, neodymium, tellurium and indium might be a cause of concern for deploying wind and PV plants in the long-term. We estimate that if limited supply of critical metals is considered in the model there will be less 4.65 GW of PV, less 2.89 GW of wind and more 4.54 GW of wave power.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2015 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2015 |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Volume | 2015-August |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-146736691-5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 2015 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 19 May 2015 → 22 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2015 |
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| Country | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 19/05/15 → 22/05/15 |
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Keywords
- critical metals
- energy scenarios
- low carbon electricity technologies
- TIMES model
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Simões, S., Fortes, P., Dias, L., & Seixas, J. (2015). Assessing critical metal needs for a low carbon energy system in 2050. In 2015 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2015 (Vol. 2015-August). [7216780] IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2015.7216780