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Coal in the Czech Republic

 

 

Research has developed models for partial and general equilibrium in relation to the analysis of greenhouse gas mitigation effects.

Various approaches have been explored to link bottom-up and top-down models at first. The work also considered the link between bottom-up energy models with the stock-flow vehicle model.

It made a representation of a hybrid energy system model when the energy system module is linked to an economic model. A dynamic partial equilibrium model, TIMES, has been built to optimise the energy system in the Czech Republic.

Quantification has been made, for a time period up to 2050, of the impact of nine scenarios on installed capacity, capital and fuel costs, air quality pollutant emission, emission of carbon dioxide and environmental and health damage.

The scenarios have been built around three price sets of the European Union allowance (EUA) to emit greenhouse gasses, alongside a policy that retains the ban on brown coal mining in two Czech mines.

It has been found that the use of brown coal will be significantly reduced in each scenario.

Finally, none of the scenarios will achieve the 2030 target of renewable energy. Only a high EUA price can lead to almost full de-carbonization of the power system.

 

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Rečka, L., M. Ščasný (2016). "Impacts of carbon pricing, brown coal availability and gas cost on Czech energy system up to 2050." Energy, 108(1): 19-33.