Accelerating energy transition towards renewables is central to net-zero emissions. However, building a global power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.
Theoretically, the potential of solar and wind resources on Earth vastly surpasses human demand 33, 34. In our pursuit of a globally interconnected solar-wind system, we have focused solely on the potentials that are exploitable, accessible, and interconnectable (see “Methods”).
In densely populated regions such as western Europe, India, eastern China, and western United States, most grid-boxes contain solar and wind resources apt for interconnection (Supplementary Fig. S1). Nevertheless, these regions exhibit modest power generation potential, typically not exceeding 1.0 TWh/year (Fig. 1a).
'Interconnectability' refers to the requirement that any proposed power plant must be located no farther than 10 kilometers from the existing transmission lines. Notably, offshore wind energy exploitation is confined to the exclusive economic zone.
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Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.
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power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here,we demonstrate the potentialof a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity
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