Calibrating building energy simulation models: A review of the basics to guide future work

A Chong, Y Gu, H Jia - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Building energy simulation (BES) plays a significant role in buildings with applications such
as architectural design, retrofit analysis, and optimizing building operation and controls …

[HTML][HTML] Response to 'Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems'

TW Brown, T Bischof-Niemz, K Blok, C Breyer… - … and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
A recent article 'Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100%
renewable-electricity systems' claims that many studies of 100% renewable electricity …

Synergies of sector coupling and transmission reinforcement in a cost-optimised, highly renewable European energy system

T Brown, D Schlachtberger, A Kies, S Schramm… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
There are two competing concepts in the literature for the integration of high shares of
renewable energy: the coupling of electricity to other energy sectors, such as transport and …

[HTML][HTML] Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling? How energy models and energy policy interact

D Süsser, A Ceglarz, H Gaschnig, V Stavrakas… - Energy Research & …, 2021 - Elsevier
As energy models become more and more powerful, they are increasingly used to support
energy policymaking. Although modelling has been used for policy advice for many years …

[HTML][HTML] What do energy modellers know? An ethnography of epistemic values and knowledge models

A Silvast, E Laes, S Abram, G Bombaerts - Energy Research & Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article considers academic energy modelling as a scientific practice. While models and
modelling have been of considerable interest in energy social science research, few studies …

Too complicated and impractical? An exploratory study on the role of energy system models in municipal decision-making processes in Denmark

SB Amer, JS Gregg, K Sperling, D Drysdale - Energy Research & Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy system models can contribute to the transition to low-carbon energy systems by
helping devise pathways and calculate costs of energy policies and targets. As such, they …

[HTML][HTML] Flexibility options and their representation in open energy modelling tools

A Heider, R Reibsch, P Blechinger, A Linke… - Energy Strategy …, 2021 - Elsevier
To reach climate targets, future energy systems must rely heavily on variable renewable
energy sources (VRES) such as wind and photovoltaic (PV). As the share of VRES …

[HTML][HTML] Planning third generation minigrids: Multi-objective optimization and brownfield investment approaches in modelling village-scale on-grid and off-grid energy …

N Stevanato, G Pellecchia, I Sangiorgio… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Access to reliable and sustainable electricity is still precluded for a large share of global
population living in rural areas of developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring possible futures or reinforcing the status-quo? The use of model-based scenarios in the Swiss energy industry

L Braunreiter, C Marchand, Y Blumer - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy scenarios are often claimed to support decision-makers involved in the energy
transition. However, an empirical understanding of how decision makers select, interpret …

Measuring the Dunkelflaute: How (not) to analyze variable renewable energy shortage

M Kittel, WP Schill - Environmental Research: Energy, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
As variable renewable energy sources increasingly gain importance in global energy
systems, there is a growing interest in understanding periods of variable renewable energy …