Navigating through an energy crisis: Challenges and progress towards electricity decarbonisation, reliability, and affordability in Italy

N Frilingou, G Xexakis, K Koasidis, A Nikas… - Energy Research & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and amidst COVID-19 recovery efforts, the energy
crisis has put enormous pressure to policymakers to balance climate action, sustainable …

Participatory methods in energy system modelling and planning–a review

C McGookin, BÓ Gallachóir, E Byrne - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a systematic review of participatory methods used in energy system
modelling and planning. It draws on a compiled database of fifty-nine studies at a local …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective of comprehensive and comprehensible multi-model energy and climate science in Europe

A Nikas, A Gambhir, E Trutnevyte, K Koasidis, H Lund… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Europe's capacity to explore the envisaged pathways that achieve its near-and long-term
energy and climate objectives needs to be significantly enhanced. In this perspective, we …

Scenario processes for socio-environmental systems analysis of futures: a review of recent efforts and a salient research agenda for supporting decision making

S Elsawah, SH Hamilton, AJ Jakeman… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the latest research on scenarios including the processes and products
for socio-environmental systems (SES) analysis, modeling and decision making. A group of …

Better suited or just more complex? On the fit between user needs and modeller-driven improvements of energy system models

D Süsser, H Gaschnig, A Ceglarz, V Stavrakas… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy system models are advancing rapidly. However, it is not clear whether models are
becoming better, in the sense that they address the questions that decision-makers need to …

An assessment of energy system transformation pathways to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions in Switzerland

E Panos, R Kannan, S Hirschberg… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Switzerland has one of the lowest carbon intensities among industrialised countries.
However, its transition to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions is complicated by limited …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling all alternative solutions for highly renewable energy systems

TT Pedersen, M Victoria, MG Rasmussen… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
As the world is transitioning towards highly renewable energy systems, advanced tools are
needed to analyze the complex energy networks. Energy system design is, however …

[HTML][HTML] Transformative pathways–Using integrated assessment models more effectively to open up plausible and desirable low-carbon futures

L Braunreiter, L van Beek, M Hajer… - Energy research & social …, 2021 - Elsevier
Integrated assessment models (IAM) and resulting scenarios have become increasingly
institutionalised and relevant in the science-policy interface of climate policy. Despite their …

[HTML][HTML] Automated and absent: How people and households are accounted for in industry energy scenarios

F Kaviani, Y Strengers, K Dahlgren… - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industry builds energy scenarios to help plan and prepare for future uncertainties. Scenarios
are a key mechanism for mobilising shared socio-technical imaginations to directly inform …

[HTML][HTML] Review of model-based electricity system transition scenarios: An analysis for Switzerland, Germany, France, and Italy

PJ Thimet, G Mavromatidis - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Policymakers currently face the challenge of supporting a suitable technology mix to
decarbonize electricity systems. Due to multiple and interdependent technologies and …