Abstract
EU Directive 2009/28/EC on Renewable Energy requires each Member State to ensure 10% of transport energy (excluding aviation and marine transport) comes from renewable sources by 2020 (10% RES-T target). In addition to the anticipated growth in biofuels, this target is expected to be met by the increased electrification of transport coupled with a growing contribution from renewable energy to electricity generation. Energy use in transport accounted for nearly half of Ireland’s total final energy demand and about a third of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2007. Energy use in transport has grown by 6.3% per annum on average in the period 1990 – 2007. This high share and fast growth relative to other countries highlights the challenges Ireland faces in meeting ambitious renewable energy targets. The Irish Government has set a specific target for Electric Vehicles (EV) as part of its strategy to deliver the 10% RES-T target. By 2020, 10% of all vehicles in its transport fleet are to be powered by electricity. This paper quantifies the impacts on energy and carbon dioxide emissions of this 10% EV target by 2020. In order to do this an ‘EV Car Stock’ model was developed to analyse the historical and future make-up of the passenger car portion of the fleet to 2025. Three scenarios for possible take-up in EVs were examined and the associated energy and emissions impacts are quantified. These impacts are then compared to Ireland’s 10% RES-T target and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for 2020. Two key findings of the study are that the 10% EV target contributes 1.7% to the 10% RES-T target by 2020 and 1.4% to the 20% reduction in Non-ETS emissions by 2020 relative to 2005.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 0-0 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Event | International Energy Workshop (IEW2010) - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 01 Jun 2010 → 01 Jun 2010 |
Conference
Conference | International Energy Workshop (IEW2010) |
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Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Stockholm |
Period | 01/06/2010 → 01/06/2010 |
Keywords
- Carbon Emissions, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Forecasting, Internal Combustion Engines, Modelling, Passenger Car Vehicles