Danish Energy Agency: 100% Renewable Denmark By 2050 Is Possible
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/27/100-renewable-energy-system-denmark-2050-possible/
Danish Energy Agency: 100% Renewable Denmark By 2050 Is Possible
Originally published on Renew Economy.
By Sophie Vorrath
A new report by the Danish Energy Agency has found it would be technically possible to construct a secure and reliable national energy system based on 100 per cent renewables by 2050.
The report, Energy Scenarios for 2020, 2035 and 2050, compares the feasibility and cost of replacing coal, oil and natural gas with various different green energy scenarios, ranging from an electricity-based wind-power system to a fuel-based biomass system.
According to the report, all of the scenarios meet the vision of a fossil fuel independent energy system for Denmark by 2050, as well as the governments goal of fossil fuel independent electricity and heating by 2035.
The costs of a fossil fuel independent energy supply in 2050 were calculated at around $A26.8-31.4 billion (DKK 136-159 billion) an amount, says the report, that includes investments, operating costs, fuel (including distribution), CO2, costs of energy savings, propulsion systems for all types of transport, energy-producing facilities in electricity, district heating, process and individual heating.