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Quantifying the trade-offs between renewable energy visibility and system costs
Tsamara Tsani1,2, Tristan Pelser3,4, Romanos Ioannidis5,6
1Institute of Climate and Energy Systems - Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany. t.tsani@fz-juelich.de.
Nature Communications
|April 24, 2025
Summary
Considering visual landscape impacts for renewable energy projects in Germany shows moderate effects on costs. High sensitivity to visual impacts could increase energy system costs by 38% and compromise resilience.
Area of Science:
- Environmental science
- Energy systems analysis
- Renewable energy planning
Background:
- Local acceptance of renewable energy projects is influenced by visual landscape impacts.
- Assessing these impacts is crucial for nationwide energy system planning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the techno-economic and visual impacts of renewable energy deployment.
- To evaluate the influence of visual impact considerations on Germany's future energy system.
Main Methods:
- Combined large-scale reverse viewshed analysis with techno-economic energy system modeling.
- Developed scenarios with varying levels of sensitivity to visual impacts.
Main Results:
- Moderate consideration of visual impacts had minimal effect on energy system costs and design in Germany.
- High sensitivity to visual impacts could lead to a 38% increase in annual energy system costs by 2045.
- Increased reliance on green hydrogen imports and uncertain rooftop photovoltaic adoption were noted under high visual impact sensitivity.
Conclusions:
- An analytical framework can aid in planning renewable energy infrastructure to balance social acceptance and system costs.
- Careful consideration of visual impacts is essential for socially acceptable and cost-effective renewable energy deployment.
- Understanding visual impact implications is key to navigating energy transformation pathways.
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