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Title: Pathway toward carbon-neutral electrical systems in China by mid-century with negative CO₂ abatement costs informed by high-resolution modeling
Abstract: China, the largest global CO₂ emitter, recently announced ambitious targets for carbon neutrality by 2060. Its technical and economic feasibility is unclear given severe renewable integration barriers. Here, we developed a cross-sector, high-resolution assessment model to quantify optimal energy structures on provincial bases for different years. Hourly power system simulations for all provinces for a full year are incorporated on the basis of comprehensive grid data to quantify the renewable balancing costs. Results indicate that the conventional strategy of employing local wind, solar, and storage to realize 80% renewable penetration by 2050 would incur a formidable decarbonization cost of $27/ton despite lower levelized costs for renewables. Coordinated deployment of renewables, ultra-high-voltage transmissions, storages, Power-to-gas and slow-charging electric vehicles can reduce this carbon abatement cost to as low as $−25/ton. Were remaining emissions removed by carbon capture and sequestration technologies, achieving carbon neutrality could be not only feasible but also cost-competitive post 2050.
WebOfScience code: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000716435800017
Bibliographic citation: Chen, X.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Q.; Lv, J.; Wen, J.; Chen, X.; Kang, C.; Cheng, S.; McElroy, M.B. (2021). Pathway toward carbon-neutral electrical systems in China by mid-century with negative CO₂ abatement costs informed by high-resolution modeling. Joule 5(10): 2715-2741. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.10.006
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