TY - JOUR
T1 - Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector
T2 - a review
AU - Farghali, Mohamed
AU - Osman, Ahmed I.
AU - Chen, Zhonghao
AU - Abdelhaleem, Amal
AU - Ihara, Ikko
AU - Mohamed, Israa M.A.
AU - Yap, Pow Seng
AU - Rooney, David W.
N1 - Funding Information:
The funding was supported by the SEUPB, Bryden Centre project (project ID VA5048).
Funding Information:
Dr. Ahmed I. Osman and Prof. David W. Rooney wish to acknowledge the support of the Bryden Centre project (project ID VA5048), which was awarded by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), with match funding provided by the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in the Republic of Ireland. The views and opinions expressed in this review do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission or the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Funding Information:
Dr. Ahmed I. Osman and Prof. David W. Rooney wish to acknowledge the support of the Bryden Centre project (project ID VA5048), which was awarded by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), with match funding provided by the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in the Republic of Ireland. The views and opinions expressed in this review do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission or the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - The global shift from a fossil fuel-based to an electrical-based society is commonly viewed as an ecological improvement. However, the electrical power industry is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions, and incorporating renewable energy can still negatively impact the environment. Despite rising research in renewable energy, the impact of renewable energy consumption on the environment is poorly known. Here, we review the integration of renewable energies into the electricity sector from social, environmental, and economic perspectives. We found that implementing solar photovoltaic, battery storage, wind, hydropower, and bioenergy can provide 504,000 jobs in 2030 and 4.18 million jobs in 2050. For desalinization, photovoltaic/wind/battery storage systems supported by a diesel generator can reduce the cost of water production by 69% and adverse environmental effects by 90%, compared to full fossil fuel systems. The potential of carbon emission reduction increases with the percentage of renewable energy sources utilized. The photovoltaic/wind/hydroelectric system is the most effective in addressing climate change, producing a 2.11–5.46% increase in power generation and a 3.74–71.61% guarantee in share ratios. Compared to single energy systems, hybrid energy systems are more reliable and better equipped to withstand the impacts of climate change on the power supply.
AB - The global shift from a fossil fuel-based to an electrical-based society is commonly viewed as an ecological improvement. However, the electrical power industry is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions, and incorporating renewable energy can still negatively impact the environment. Despite rising research in renewable energy, the impact of renewable energy consumption on the environment is poorly known. Here, we review the integration of renewable energies into the electricity sector from social, environmental, and economic perspectives. We found that implementing solar photovoltaic, battery storage, wind, hydropower, and bioenergy can provide 504,000 jobs in 2030 and 4.18 million jobs in 2050. For desalinization, photovoltaic/wind/battery storage systems supported by a diesel generator can reduce the cost of water production by 69% and adverse environmental effects by 90%, compared to full fossil fuel systems. The potential of carbon emission reduction increases with the percentage of renewable energy sources utilized. The photovoltaic/wind/hydroelectric system is the most effective in addressing climate change, producing a 2.11–5.46% increase in power generation and a 3.74–71.61% guarantee in share ratios. Compared to single energy systems, hybrid energy systems are more reliable and better equipped to withstand the impacts of climate change on the power supply.
KW - Climate change
KW - Economic analysis
KW - Environmental and social impact
KW - Hybrid
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Water desalination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150630193&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10311-023-01587-1
DO - 10.1007/s10311-023-01587-1
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85150630193
SN - 1610-3653
VL - 21
SP - 1381
EP - 1418
JO - Environmental Chemistry Letters
JF - Environmental Chemistry Letters
IS - 3
ER -
