Hydrological limitation and vulnerability of renewable energy

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24560617
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hydraulic engineering
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: KANAE SHINJIRO 東京工業大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (20313108)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 世界水資源モデル / 再生可能エネルギー / 冷却水 / 世界水資源アセスメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

While it is anticipated that primary energy demand of the world will increase double or triple in 2050, advantage and disadvantage of renewable energy introduction were investigated particularly from the viewpoint of global water resources assessment. As a consequence, the following investigation was able to be carried out. Under several future socioeconomic and climate scenarios, also by dividing the world into several regions, for each future energy demand, water withdrawal demand was estimated. In it, the impact of choices of renewable energy options and the impact of differences in renewable energy introduction levels were investigated. In addition, co-benefit with CO2 emission reduction was also calculated and discussed.

Free Research Field

水文・水資源学