Techno-ecological synergies of solar energy for global sustainability

被引：208

作者：

Hernandez, Rebecca R. ^{[1
,2
,3
,4
]}

Armstrong, Alona ^{[5
,6
]}

Burney, Jennifer ^{[7
]}

Ryan, Greer ^{[8
]}

Moore-O'Leary, Kara ^{[9
]}

Diedhiou, Ibrahima ^{[10
]}

Grodsky, Steven M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Saul-Gershenz, Leslie ^{[2
]}

Davis, Rob ^{[11
]}

Macknick, Jordan ^{[12
]}

Mulvaney, Dustin ^{[13
]}

Heath, Garvin A. ^{[12
]}

Easter, Shane B. ^{[14
]}

Hoffacker, Madison K. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Allen, Michael F. ^{[15
,16
]}

Kammen, Daniel M. ^{[3
,17
,18
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Land Air & Water Resources, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[2] Univ Calif Davis, John Muir Inst Environm, Wild Energy Initiat, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Energy & Resources Grp, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[4] Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Earth Sci Div, Climate & Carbon Sci Program, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[5] Univ Lancaster, Lancaster Environm Ctr, Lancaster, England

[6] Univ Lancaster, Energy Lancaster, Lancaster, England

[7] Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Global Policy & Strategy, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[8] Ctr Biol Divers, Tucson, AZ USA

[9] US Fish & Wildlife Serv, Pacific Southwest Reg, Sacramento, CA USA

[10] Univ Thies, Dept Prod Vegetales, Ecole Natl Super Agr, Thies, Senegal

[11] Ctr Pollinators Energy, Fresh Energy, St Paul, MN USA

[12] Natl Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO USA

[13] San Jose State Univ, Environm Studies Dept, San Jose, CA 95192 USA

[14] Wells Fargo, Renewable Energy & Environm Finance Grp, San Francisco, CA USA

[15] Univ Calif Riverside, Ctr Conservat Biol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA

[16] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Microbiol & Plant Pathol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA

[17] Univ Calif Berkeley, Renewable & Appropriate Energy Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[18] Univ Calif Berkeley, Goldman Sch Publ Policy, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

NATURE SUSTAINABILITY | 2019年 / 2卷 / 07期

关键词：

GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; LAND-USE; IRRIGATION; IMPACTS; WIND; TEMPERATURE;

D O I：

10.1038/s41893-019-0309-z

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The strategic engineering of solar energy technologies-from individual rooftop modules to large solar energy power plantscan confer significant synergistic outcomes across industrial and ecological boundaries. Here, we propose techno-ecological synergy (TES), a framework for engineering mutually beneficial relationships between technological and ecological systems, as an approach to augment the sustainability of solar energy across a diverse suite of recipient environments, including land, food, water, and built-up systems. We provide a conceptual model and framework to describe 16 TESs of solar energy and characterize 20 potential techno-ecological synergistic outcomes of their use. For each solar energy TES, we also introduce metrics and illustrative assessments to demonstrate techno-ecological potential across multiple dimensions. The numerous applications of TES to solar energy technologies are unique among energy systems and represent a powerful frontier in sustainable engineering to minimize unintended consequences on nature associated with a rapid energy transition.

引用

页码：560 / 568

页数：9

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