Models simulating household energy demand based on different occupant and household types and their behavioral patterns have received increasing attention over the last years due the need to better understand fundamental characteristics that shape the demand side. Most of the models described in...

Renewable energy technologies exhibit economies of scale as well as the portfolio effect when spatially aggregated. But local resistance often hinders developments, especially for onshore wind. In decentralized energy systems, the landscape impact of wind turbines or transmission lines is a key...