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Nagl, Stephan, Fuersch, Michaela, Paulus, Moritz, Richter, Jan, Trueby, Johannes and Lindenberger, Dietmar (2011). Energy policy scenarios to reach challenging climate protection targets in the German electricity sector until 2050. Util. Policy, 19 (3). S. 185 - 193. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. ISSN 0957-1787

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Abstract

In this article we demonstrate how challenging greenhouse gas reduction targets of up to 95% until 2050 can be achieved in the German electricity sector. In the analysis, we focus on the main requirements to reach such challenging targets. To account for interdependencies between the electricity market and the rest of the economy, different models were used to account for feedback loops with all other sectors. We include scenarios with different runtimes and retrofit costs for existing nuclear plants to determine the effects of a prolongation of nuclear power plants in Germany. Key findings for the electricity sector include the importance of a European-wide coordinated electricity grid extension and the exploitation of regional comparative cost effects for renewable sites. Due to political restrictions, nuclear energy will not be available in Germany in 2050. However, the nuclear life-time extension has a positive impact on end consumer electricity prices as well as economic growth in the medium term, if retrofit costs do not exceed certain limits. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Nagl, Stephan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fuersch, Michaela UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Paulus, Moritz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Richter, Jan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Trueby, Johannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lindenberger, Dietmar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-489364
DOI:	10.1016/j.jup.2011.05.001
Journal or Publication Title:	Util. Policy
Volume:	19
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 185 - 193
Date:	2011
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	0957-1787
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48936