Decarbonization of the energy sector, requires a strong expansion of renewable energy, which combined with effective and efficient use of resources, enables the development of models based on the green economy. Tidal energy, which is currently underutilized, can contribute to this change by...

The spatial distribution of infrastructure plays a key role in shaping the levels of social acceptance in future energy systems. Here, I evaluate the cost impact and changes in the system composition when development of infrastructure is more evenly shared among countries and regions in a fully...

While progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions is notable in the power sector, other sectors such as transportation and often heating are lagging behind. A strategy to propagate greenhouse gas emission reductions from the power sector to other sectors is so-called "sector coupling." Against...