Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2013 Jan 28;371(1986):20110560. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0560. Print 2013 Mar 13.
While the main thrust of the Discussion Meeting Issue on 'Material efficiency: providing material services with less material production' was to explore ways in which society's net demand for materials could be reduced, this review examines the possibility of converting industrial energy demand to electricity, and switching to clean electricity sources. This review quantifies the scale of infrastructure required in the UK, focusing on wind and nuclear power as the clean electricity sources, and sets these requirements in the context of the decarbonization of the whole energy system using wind, biomass, solar power in deserts and nuclear options. The transition of industry to a clean low-carbon electricity supply, although technically possible with several different technologies, would have very significant infrastructure requirements.
虽然“物质效率：用更少的物质生产提供物质服务”专题讨论会上的主要重点是探讨如何减少社会对物质的净需求，但这篇综述考察了将工业能源需求转换为电力并转向清洁能源的可能性。本文综述了英国所需基础设施的规模，重点关注风能和核能作为清洁能源，并将这些要求置于使用风能、生物质能、沙漠太阳能和核能的整个能源系统脱碳的背景下。工业向清洁低碳电力供应的转变虽然在技术上可以通过几种不同的技术实现，但需要大量的基础设施。
