Association négaWatt

Association négaWatt is a French advocacy group based in

renewable energies

. It published a scenario that details a path to phasing out these energy sources.

The association unites energy specialists in France, relying mostly on volunteer engineers. Other specialists include volunteer

urban planners, who work together to create energy transition

scenarios and to suggest political steps that would need to be taken.

Association négaWatt inspired local initiatives in transition towns called "Virage-Énergie," meaning "energy bend".

NégaWatt scenario

The NégaWatt scenario spans from 2012 to 2050. The scenario starts by assessing energy needs for heating, transportation and specific electricity, and suggests a transition path. It then couples the NégaWatt and the Afterterres 2050 scenarios. The Afterres2050 [fr] association targets agriculture energy use and can evaluate biomass production, providing the NégaWatt scenario with realistic figures.^[3]

The scenario employs the

power to gas

process to compensate for the intermittent nature of most renewable energies. The stability of the electricity network is guaranteed with a maximal time step of one hour. The scenario concludes that proven technologies are available to effect the transition.

Other countries

A Swiss NégaWatt organization was founded in 2016, on the basis of the French one.

External links

Official website (in French)
Swiss negaWatt organization (in German and French)
négaWatt scenario in English
Virage-énergie Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Virage Énergie Climat Pays de la Loire
Virage-énergie Île-de-France
Virage-énergie Aquitaine

References

^ Nodé-Langlois, Fabrice (29 September 2011). "Sortie du nucléaire en 2033 : un scénario qui bouscule" [Nuclear phase-out in 2033: Upsetting the applecart]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
^ "Une association juge techniquement possible une sortie de l'atome" [Organization says it's technically possible to phase out nuclear energy]. Les Echos. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
^ Energy transition website of the French ministry of environment

[1] Nodé-Langlois, Fabrice (29 September 2011). "Sortie du nucléaire en 2033 : un scénario qui bouscule" [Nuclear phase-out in 2033: Upsetting the applecart]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[2] "Une association juge techniquement possible une sortie de l'atome" [Organization says it's technically possible to phase out nuclear energy]. Les Echos. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[3] Energy transition website of the French ministry of environment

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NégaWatt scenario

Other countries

See also

External links

References