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A teasing thread (1/25) on our new report that benchmarks energy scenarios and distils key indicators and insights for the #cleanenergy transition. Jointly produced by @EU_ScienceHub and @IRENA. Enjoy! ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/science… 
(2/25) This figure presents the process for comparing long-term energy scenarios and the different steps that can be improved. Important steps are to identify and communicate key insights for the clean energy transition.
(3/25) The core of the benchmarking was to screen each study on reported indicators and assumptions. The aim? To find how we can improve scenario comparisons.
As promised, a thread on renewables and why they can’t work (as is). First of all, it’s important to understand there are 2 types of power production: base load & peak load. Base load is the min power demand throughout the day, & peak load take the fluctuations thru the day
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Natural gas power plants can adjust to fluctuations in demand, and gas peaker units are able to kick on and produce incremental power for just a few hours a month when prices make them economical. The problem with renewables (wind and solar) is there is no way to increase.
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Daily power demand follows a sine curve, with peak around 3-4PM and trough around 3-4AM. This requires some variability in production to avoid blackouts. The opposite of a blackout (oversupply) is negative prices. Someone has to take the power, so producers may have to pay.
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