Climate-Driven Supply-Demand Matching Reshapes Global SolarEV Decarbonization Potential
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arXiv: 2610.29344v1 · Summary page
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Solar potential is about timing, not just sunshine
A global simulation of rooftop solar paired with electric vehicles used as batteries finds that these systems can supply up to 84% of annual building and mobility electricity demand in the settings studied. Across 5,000 grid cells, the key is not simply how much electricity panels generate, but how well generation matches climate-shaped demand and how EV storage can move electricity between hours. Self-sufficiency is highest where daytime demand aligns with solar output and seasonal variation is limited.
That distinction changes the map of opportunity. Screening locations using solar capacity factor alone undervalues 21.9% of the world’s 1,000 most populous cities, according to the study. Many low-latitude cities emerge as promising locations. These are modeled energy potentials, not proof of commercial viability, but they suggest that investment screening should examine the whole supply-demand-storage system rather than sunshine in isolation.
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