4 papers
Connecting Electrical Grid Length and Material Stock to Population Density: Comparison of a French-Calibrated Scaling with 35 Electrified Countries
Emile Emery, Joseph Le Bihan, José Halloy +1
The expansion of global electricity distribution systems necessitates the deployment of massive infrastructure. Assessing its implications from a spatial and material perspective r…
The Physics of Sustainability: Material and Power Constraints for the Long Term
José Halloy, Petros Chatzimpiros, François Graner +1
Much of today's sustainability discourse emphasizes efficiency, clean technologies, and smart systems, but largely underestimates fundamental physical constraints relating to energ…
Beyond 2050: From deployment to renewal of the global solar and wind energy system
Joseph Le Bihan, Thomas Lapi, José Halloy
The global energy transition depends on large-scale photovoltaic (PV) and wind power deployment. While 2050 targets suggest a transition endpoint, maintaining these systems beyond…
Modeling Technological Deployment and Renewal: Monotonic vs. Oscillating Industrial Dynamics
Joseph Le Bihan, Thomas Lapi, José Halloy
This study proposes a new model based on a classic S-curve that describes deployment and stabilization at maximum capacity. In addition, the model extends to the post-growth platea…