This open access book gathers the results of an interdisciplinary research project led by the Swiss Competence Centers for Energy Research (SCCER CREST) and jointly implemented by several universities. It identifies political, economic and legal challenges and opportunities in the energy...

Concerns about carbon emissions from fossil fuel-based electricity generation have led to interest in the promotion of “renewable energy.” Around the world, many countries now employ “renewable portfolio standards” or “green quotas,” which stipulate a minimum percentage of total...

This paper presents the results of a Norwegian power system analysis. An energy system analysis model based on linear programming is used for modelling and optimisation. The analyses cover a number of scenarios where the studied system is subjected to changes by introducing other renewable...

The topic of the management of regional renewable energy projects and their implementation and development is highly debated nowadays. Therefore, the aim of this study is to reveal recent research focused on the means of supporting regional renewable energy projects in the European Union....

This paper presents some of the results of a power system analysis for Chile. The two major Chilean electric systems are roughly modelled and optimized using a linear programming method with the option to integrate renewable energy sources like wind power, solar power, mini-hydropower and...