Climate-neutral transitions

"[T]his toolkit focuses on technical options to (re‑)use the infrastructure and sites of coal‑fired power plants (...) to convert power stations to alternative energy facilities such as energy storage, renewable energy hubs, gas and biomass plants, and provides examples and ideas for non‑energy‑related options. (...) For gas and biomass, special attention needs to be given to limiting factors related to carbon neutrality goals and long‑term applicability. Generally speaking, as every region is different (...) the arguments for or against a certain option for after‑use of coal‑fired power plants and their related infrastructure must be carefully considered and fit into an overall transition strategy for the region." [added italics] European Commission (2021). Toolkit Technology options in coal regions in transition: Transforming industries in coal regions for a climate‑neutral economy. 

Note: Toolkit "‘Environmental Rehabilitation and Repurposing’ looks into questions of governance, institutions and tools to support regional decision‑makers in the process of repurposing coal related infrastructure".

Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC) 

May

“(…) whenever suitable conditions to move demand and supply closer can be identified by reducing the number of technological and human intermediaries and intermediations, a series of effective possibilities emerge to reduce the amount of non-renewable energy inputs via increasing the quality of technology outputs and their social usefulness.” Transforming innovation for decarbonisation? Insights from combining complex systems and social practice perspectives. Nicola Labanca et al (2020). Energy Research & Social Science, vol. 65, 101452. Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC).