Assessment of wind and solar power in global low-carbon energy scenarios: An introduction

Gunnar Luderer, Robert C. Pietzcker, Samuel Carrara, Harmen Sytze de Boer, Shinichiro Fujimori, Nils Johnson, Silvana Mima and Douglas Arent

Energy Economics, 2017, vol. 64, issue C, 542-551

Abstract: This preface introduces the special section on the assessment of wind and solar in global low-carbon energy scenarios. The special section documents the results of a coordinated research effort to improve the representation of variable renewable energies (VRE), including wind and solar power, in Integrated Assessment Models (IAM) and presents an overview of the results obtained in the underlying coordinated model inter-comparison exercise.

Keywords: Variable renewable energy; Wind and solar power; Electricity supply; Climate change mitigation; Integrated assessment modeling; System integration challenges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P18 Q20 Q42 Q50 Q54 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.03.027

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