A new perspective on global renewable energy systems: why trade in energy carriers matters

Johannes Schmidt, Katharina Gruber, Michael Klingler, Claude Klöckl, Luis Ramirez Camargo, Peter Regner, Olga Turkovska, Sebastian Wehrle, Elisabeth Wetterlund

Energy & Environmental Science · 2019 · 128 citations · 54 references

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Recent modelling studies suggest a decline of long-distance trade in energy carriers in future global renewable energy systems, compared to today's fossil based systems. In contrast, we discuss four important drivers of trade in such systems.

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