Does cost optimization approximate the real-world energy transition?

Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 182-193

  Trutnevyte, Evelina ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy scenarios; Energy system models; Ex post analysis; Near optimal; Optimization; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY SCENARIOS; ENERGY SYSTEM MODEL; EX POST ANALYSIS; NEAR-OPTIMAL; UNCERTAINTY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DISCOUNT RATE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84962019758     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.03.038     Document Type: Article

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