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This study develops a scenario-based model to assess the current and future trends in energy demand in Africa and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Future energy demand is forecast on the basis of socio-economic variables such as gross domestic product, income per capita, population, and...
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Sowohl beim Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien als auch im Bereich der Elektromobilität hat sich die Bundesregierung ambitionierte Ziele gesetzt. Im Kontext der Energiewende soll der Anteil fluktuierender erneuerbarer Energien an der Stromerzeugung weiter deutlich steigen. Dies erfordert tendenziell...
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The emerging literature on power markets with high shares of fluctuating renewables suggests that more frequent start …-up procedures of thermal power plants may become an increasing concern, both for costs and possibly also for market design. Based on … official scenario assumptions, we investigate how start-ups and related costs develop in Germany, where the share of …
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costs. But greater technical and efficiency innovations found to improve electricity diversification, reduce production … costs and shadow prices or resources scarcity; and are, thus, key for reducing the risks posed by drought and for enhancing …
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South Africa hopes to expand wind and solar power. Success depends on how and where to deploy the technologies. This study develops a 10-year database of expected power generation for these technologies across South Africa. A power system model simulates the performance of different spatial...
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This paper is concerned with the role of oil and gas in the development of the global economy. Its focus is on the context in which oil and gas producers in both established and developing countries must frame their policies in order to optimize the benefits of producing such resources. It...
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Mitigation-Process Integrated Assessment Models (MP-IAMs) are used to analyze long-term transformation pathways of the energy system required to achieve stringent climate change mitigation targets. Due to their substantial temporal and spatial aggregation, IAMs cannot explicitly represent all...
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demand forecast error would lower costs by a modest half a million dollars per year. …
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costs of low-carbon hydrogen from renewable energy sources(RES) and natural gas until 2050.For hydrogen from RES, globally … optimisation model minimises hydrogenproduction costs by determining optimal capacity ratios for each RES and electrolyser … the costs associated with the transportation of hydrogen by ship or pipeline.The combination of production and …
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