Christian Breyer

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Solar Photovoltaics Powering all Energy Needs for Iran for Low Cost YouTube video by Christian Breyer

14/ Listen to the Solar Photovoltaics Powering all Energy Needs for #Iran for Low Cost paper in the podcast on our research results: youtu.be/Daf1ly8qnKs – this is AI-generated using Google NotebookLM.

13/ The energy-industry transition in #Iran finally describes a Solar-to-X Economy as almost all primary energy is not only electricity but solar PV which then is converted in all energy service demands needed. ... as a least-cost solution.

12/ System view: Primary energy demand in the BPS reaches ~3450 TWh by 2050, supplied mainly by renewable electricity (>93%) and converted via PtX into e-hydrogen, e-fuels & e-materials for industry & transport.

11/ Costs: Despite higher early investments, the BPS achieves the lowest levelised cost of electricity by 2050 at ~24.7 €/MWh (vs 26.3 €/MWh in DPS and 49.4 €/MWh in CPS) as fuel & CO2 costs are eliminated.

10/ Storage & flexibility: Batteries, pumped hydro, thermal & hydrogen storage enable balancing. By 2050 in the BPS, storage output reaches ~511 TWh for electricity, 242 TWh for heat, and 471 TWh for hydrogen, with capacities of 1452, 753, and 2771 GWh, respectively.

9/ Desalination: SWRO grows rapidly to meet rising freshwater demand. By 2050, electricity demand for desalination reaches ~328 TWh, with water pumping becoming a major electricity consumer.

8/ Industry: Largest demand sector. In BPS, fossil fuels (549 TWh in 2020) are fully phased out by 2050, replaced by electricity and e-chemicals (e-methanol, e-ammonia, e-naphtha) produced via solar-to-X pathways.

7/ Transport: BPS defossilises transport via a mix of electricity, e-hydrogen & e-fuels. By 2050, e-FTL (~50 TWh), e-methanol (~47 TWh) & e-ammonia (~21 TWh) supply hard-to-electrify modes (maritime & aviation).

6/ Heat sector: By 2050 in BPS, electric heating & heat pumps provide ~80% of heat (743 TWh). Solar thermal adds ~155 TWh, enabling full decarbonisation of heat supply.

5/ Power sector: BPS expands installed capacity from 81 GW (2020) to >1660 GW (2050), dominated by solar PV (~81% of capacity). Electricity generation exceeds 3200 TWh in 2050, with PV ~93% of generation.

4/ Key finding: In BPS, #CO2 emissions drop from 446 MtCO2 (2020) to zero by 2050, while the system becomes >93% electrified (incl. direct use + PtX), showing #100RE feasibility for Iran for the entire energy-industry system as least-cost solution.

3/ Methods: LUT Energy System Transition Model optimises least-cost mixes of generation, storage & conversion technologies at full hourly resolution (8760 h) for 2020-2050 (5-year steps) across 9 regions & 5 sectors, as a first such comprehensive research for a Middle Eastern country

2/ Novelties: First highly sector-coupled, cost-optimal #Iran transition with hourly resolution & 9 regions, comparing Best/Delayed/Current Policy Scenarios and quantifying costs, capacity build-out, storage & #PtX roles. This adds to the existing body of #100RE studies for #Iran

1/ New research @UniLUT ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/... investigates pathways to a fully renewable energy system in #Iran across power, heat, transport, industry & desalination, with 3 policy scenarios to 2050. #100RE #NetZero

In the very end in our paper we just repeat the strategy of Norway: go for low-cost energy supply at home & sell the fossil fuels to others who are less clever. This simply follows an economic rational to maximise profits. No rocket science. Simple human greediness, that often describes reality.

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Denmark deploys 1.55 GW of solar in 2025 Denmark had a record year for solar deployment last year, with new additions led by an uptick in ground-mounted, utility-scale solar. Cumulative capacity now stands at around 6.3 GW.

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