| Title | US Renewable Futures in the GCAM |
| Description | This report examines renewable energy deployment in the United States using a version of the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) with a detailed representation of renewables; the GCAM-RE. Electricity generation was modeled in four generation segments and 12-subregions. This level of regional and sector detail allows a more explicit representation of renewable energy generation. Wind, solar thermal power, and central solar PV plants are implemented in explicit resource classes with new intermittency parameterizations appropriate for each technology. A scenario analysis examines a range of assumptions for technology characteristics, climate policy, and long distance transmission. |
| File Name | |
| Product Type | Report/Plans |
| URL |
http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-20823.pdf
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| Num of Pages | 31 |
| Document Size | 1.37 MB |
| First Received | 1/30/2012 12:00:00 AM |
| Program Name | Energy Analysis |
| Keywords | renewable energy; deployment; electricity; generation; transmission; Global Change Assessment Model; GCAM; modeling; scenario; analysis; climate policy |
| Print Date | 10/1/2011 12:00:00 AM |
| Product ID | 5276 |
