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Modelling flexibility requirements in European 2050 deep decarbonisation scenarios: the role of conventional flexibility and sector coupling options

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  • Chi Kong Chyong
  • Michael Pollitt
  • David M. Reiner
  • Carmen Li

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  • Chi Kong Chyong & Michael Pollitt & David M. Reiner & Carmen Li, 2023. "Modelling flexibility requirements in European 2050 deep decarbonisation scenarios: the role of conventional flexibility and sector coupling options," Working Papers EPRG2302, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
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    Keywords

    Energy system modelling; spatial flexibility; temporal flexibility; networks; intraday storage; long-duration storage; power-to-x; Net Zero; deep decarbonisation pathways;
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    JEL classification:

    • C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q4 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy
    • Q47 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy Forecasting

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