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Figueiredo, R., Nunes, P., Meireles, M., Madaleno, M. & Brito, M. (2019). Replacing coal-fired power plants by photovoltaics in the Portuguese electricity system. Journal of Cleaner Production. 222, 129-142
R. Figueiredo et al., "Replacing coal-fired power plants by photovoltaics in the Portuguese electricity system", in Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 222, pp. 129-142, 2019
@article{figueiredo2019_1732208099608, author = "Figueiredo, R. and Nunes, P. and Meireles, M. and Madaleno, M. and Brito, M.", title = "Replacing coal-fired power plants by photovoltaics in the Portuguese electricity system", journal = "Journal of Cleaner Production", year = "2019", volume = "222", number = "", doi = "10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.217", pages = "129-142", url = "https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-cleaner-production/vol/222/suppl/C" }
TY - JOUR TI - Replacing coal-fired power plants by photovoltaics in the Portuguese electricity system T2 - Journal of Cleaner Production VL - 222 AU - Figueiredo, R. AU - Nunes, P. AU - Meireles, M. AU - Madaleno, M. AU - Brito, M. PY - 2019 SP - 129-142 SN - 0959-6526 DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.217 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-cleaner-production/vol/222/suppl/C AB - The decarbonization of the Portuguese electricity system, currently around 50% renewable-based, is undergoing with the commitment to reach 60% of renewable electricity share by 2020. Because of this, the phase-out of the two remaining coal-fired power plants has been receiving close attention, as they currently contribute to about one-fifth of the total electricity generation and two-thirds of the CO2 emissions in the power sector. This work assesses the impact of eliminating coal-fired generation from the Portuguese electricity system without replacing it, and explores a cleaner supply alternative achievable before 2025. Coal phase-out without substitution results in slightly increased CO2 emissions for the atmosphere if one assumes that the required additional imports are of carbon-intensive electricity, leading to the need of adding clean power capacity to the system. It is shown that coal plants could be replaced by about 8 GW of photovoltaics if accompanied by a modest increase in the already existing hydro pump capacity. In this case, the renewable electricity share increases to 77%, and carbon footprint decreases by 56%. ER -