Category Archives: 100% Renewable Energy
A 100% Renewable Energy Strategy for Aalborg
Link to summary (In Danish) Link to report (In Danish) Link to the Journal Paper focusing on Heat Aalborg Municipality, Denmark, wishes to investigate the possibilities of becoming independent of fossil fuels. This article describes a scenario for supplying Aalborg … Continue reading
A 100% renewable energy scenario for Croatia (2011)
Link to the Journal EU import dependence on hydrocarbons and resulting negative environmental impact related to their use led to setting of new measures and energy policy that will make, in time, a post carbon society more feasible and achievable. … Continue reading
A 100% renewable energy scenario for the Island of Mljet in Croatia (2007)
Link to the Journal This paper presents a comparative study of two energy system analysis models both designed for the purpose of analysing electricity systems with a substantial share of fluctuating renewable energy. The first model (EnergyPLAN) has been designed … Continue reading
CEESA: 100% Renewable Energy Scenarios for Denmark to 2050 (2012)
Visit the CEESA Homepage Download the CEESA reports The CEESA project (Coherent Energy and Environmental System Analysis) presents technical scenarios as well as implementation policies and a road map of Denmark’s transition from a fossil fuel-dominated energy system to a … Continue reading
A 100% Renewable Energy Strategy for Denmark (2007)
This paper discusses the perspective of renewable energy (wind, solar, wave and biomass) in the making of strategies for a sustainable development. Such strategies typically involve three major technological changes: energy savings on the demand side, efficiency improvements in the … Continue reading
The IDA Climate Plan 2050 – A 100% Renewable Energy Scenario for Denmark (2009)
In this report, technical energy system analysis, effects on fuel consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases, as well as socio-economic consequences have been calculated with the EnergyPLAN model. In addition, the report analyses employment effects, technology export potential and health … Continue reading
The IDA Energy Plan 2030 – A 100% Renewable Energy Scenario for Denmark (2006)
In the autumn of 2006, the EnergyPLAN model was used for the condensed analyses of the Energy Year 2006 of IDA. The outcome of the Energy Year is an energy plan for the year 2030. The main report and background … Continue reading
Energy City Frederikshavn – A 100% Renewable Energy Scenario for the Town of Frederikshavn
In this project, scenarios were developed for a transition of the Danish city Frederikshavn to become 100% fuelled by renewable energy sources. The project investigated the potential of locally available renewable energy sources, the possible technologies which make use of … Continue reading
Fuel cells and electrolysers in future energy systems (2006-2009)
In his PhD thesis, Fuel cells and electrolysers in future energy systems, Brian Vad Mathiesen used the EnergyPLAN model as part of the research. Fuel cells and electrolysers have the potential for supplying three main energy services to the end-users: electricity, heat and transport; … Continue reading