Journal
ENERGY POLICY
Volume 39, Issue 10, Pages 6082-6099Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.009
Keywords
Renewable energy; Macro-econometric modeling; Scenario development
Funding
- Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology [810709]
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This paper reports on the Austrian research project Renewable energy in Austria: Modeling possible development trends until 2020. The project investigated possible economic and ecological effects of a substantially increased use of renewable energy sources in Austria. Together with stakeholders and experts, three different scenarios were defined, specifying possible development trends for renewable energy in Austria. The scenarios were simulated for the period 2006-2020, using the integrated environment-energy-economy model e3.at. The modeling results indicate that increasing the share of renewable energy sources in total energy use is an important but insufficient step towards achieving a sustainable energy system in Austria. A substantial increase in energy efficiency and a reduction of residential energy consumption also form important cornerstones of a sustainable energy policy. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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