A comprehensive review of variable renewable energy levelized cost of electricity

W Shen, X Chen, J Qiu, JA Hayward, S Sayeef… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is widely used to compare the cost of different electricity
generation technologies. However, with the increasing penetration of variable renewable …

Wind power costs driven by innovation and experience with further reductions on the horizon

P Beiter, A Cooperman, E Lantz… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The costs of wind power have declined to levels on par with or below those of conventional
sources in many parts of the world. Wind power has become one of the fastest‐growing …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States

P Denholm, DJ Arent, SF Baldwin, DE Bilello… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Understanding the technical and economic challenges of achieving 100% renewable
energy (RE) electric power systems is critical, given the increasing number of United States …

A comparative analysis of electricity generation costs from renewable, fossil fuel and nuclear sources in G20 countries for the period 2015-2030

M Ram, M Child, A Aghahosseini, D Bogdanov… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the positive momentum achieved by the renewable energy sector in recent years,
there are substantial challenges that need the attention of the global community, and one of …

[HTML][HTML] Decision-making based on energy costs: Comparing levelized cost of energy and energy system costs

K Hansen - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Some energy policies aim to increase the share of renewable energy in the most cost-
effective way, but the challenge is how to assess the costs of integrating these technologies …

Adaptation, culture, and the energy transition in American coal country

S Carley, TP Evans, DM Konisky - Energy Research & Social Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The US coal industry has experienced economic decline over the past several decades,
which has resulted in a loss of mining jobs and severe economic hardship in many coal …

The climate and air-quality benefits of wind and solar power in the United States

D Millstein, R Wiser, M Bolinger, G Barbose - Nature Energy, 2017 - nature.com
Wind and solar energy reduce combustion-based electricity generation and provide air-
quality and greenhouse gas emission benefits. These benefits vary dramatically by region …

Improving estimates of transmission capital costs for utility-scale wind and solar projects to inform renewable energy policy

W Gorman, A Mills, R Wiser - Energy Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Estimating the overall costs of transmission needed to integrate variable renewable energy
(VRE) onto the grid is challenging. An improved understanding of these transmission costs …

[HTML][HTML] A techno-economic model for wind energy costs analysis for low wind speed areas

KA Adeyeye, N Ijumba, JS Colton - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global population is moving away from fossil fuel technologies due to their many
disadvantages, such as air pollution, greenhouse gases emission, global warming, acid …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal variation in the value of solar power across United States electricity markets

PR Brown, FM O'Sullivan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The cost of utility-scale photovoltaics (PV) has declined rapidly over the past decade. Yet
increased renewable electricity generation, decreased natural gas prices, and deployment …