Fondazione GRINS
Growing Resilient,
Inclusive and Sustainable
Galleria Ugo Bassi 1, 40121, Bologna, IT
C.F/P.IVA 91451720378
Finanziato dal Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR), Missione 4 (Infrastruttura e ricerca), Componente 2 (Dalla Ricerca all’Impresa), Investimento 1.3 (Partnership Estese), Tematica 9 (Sostenibilità economica e finanziaria di sistemi e territori).



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The energy transition requires the deployment of clean energy technologies, which typically requires critical raw materials. Their supply chains are characterized by high geographical concentration and political instability, thus leading to potential supply chain bottlenecks and negative impacts on the security of energy systems. However, these aspects are not considered in traditional energy security metrics. To address this lack, this paper proposes a novel energy security metric to study the impact of potential materials supply chain bottlenecks on future energy systems. First, a comprehensive metric is developed by including the supply risks associated with clean energy technologies. Second, the metric is applied to materials supply disruption scenarios. The case study is the Italian energy system, though the TEMOA-Italy open model. The results show that transport is the sector most contributing to the material consumption and mostly affected by the considered materials disruption causes, especially concerning the battery electric vehicles penetration. On the contrary, the power sector is minorly influenced by the introduction of supply disruptions except for storage technologies. Lastly, the material supply risk dimension strongly influences the overall energy security of the system, which increases in disruption scenarios when a lower consumption of critical raw materials is forced.
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study was funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU, in the framework of the GRINS - Growing Resilient, INclusive and Sustainable project (GRINS PE00000018). The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, nor can the European Union be held responsible for them.
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