• DocumentCode
    111324
  • Title

    The Corridors of Power: A Pan-European "Electricity Highway" System for 2050

  • Author

    Sanchis, Gerald ; Betraoui, Brahim ; Anderski, Thomas ; Peirano, Eric ; Pestana, Rui ; De Clercq, Bernard ; Migliavacca, Gianluigi ; Czernie, Marc ; Paun, Mihai

  • Author_Institution
    RTE, Paris, France
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Jan.-Feb. 2015
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    With the objective of reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050, the European Union (EU) has analyzed the energy sector implications of the European Commission´s Energy Roadmap 2050, which investigates how this goal can be achieved, taking into account different scenarios.
  • Keywords
    air pollution control; power transmission planning; EU; European Union; GHG emission reduction; energy sector; green house gas emission reduction; pan-European electricity highway system; Electricity supply industry; Emissions; Environmental factors; Europe; Green products; Power distribution planning; Power system economics; Power systems planning; Road transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPE.2014.2363528
  • Filename
    6998984