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20172023
most citedOpening the black box of energy modelling: Strategies and lessons learned

254 citations · 655 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

econ.GN2023★ 159 cited

Green Hydrogen Cost-Potentials for Global Trade

David Franzmann, Heidi Heinrichs, Felix Lippkau +7

Green hydrogen is expected to be traded globally in future greenhouse gas neutral energy systems. However, there is still a lack of temporally- and spatially-explicit cost-potentia…

econ.GN2021

Exploring the trilemma of cost-efficient, equitable and publicly acceptable onshore wind expansion planning

Jann Michael Weinand, Russell McKenna, Heidi Heinrichs +3

Onshore wind development has historically focused on cost-efficiency, which may lead to inequitable turbine distributions and public resistance due to landscape impacts. Using a mu…

econ.GN2021★ 222 cited

Reviewing methods and assumptions for high-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy potential assessments

Russell McKenna, Stefan Pfenninger, Heidi Heinrichs +16

The rapid uptake of renewable energy technologies in recent decades has increased the demand of energy researchers, policymakers and energy planners for reliable data on the spatia…

eess.SY2020★ 2 cited

Optimal Configuration of Wind-to-Ammonia with the Electric Network and Hydrogen Supply Chain: A Case Study of Inner Mongolia

Jiarong Li, Jin Lin, Philipp-Matthias Heuser +6

Converting wind energy into ammonia (WtA) has been recognized as a promising pathway to enhance the usage of wind generation. This paper proposes a generic optimal configuration mo…

physics.soc-ph2018★ 18 cited

Counter-intuitive behaviour of energy system models under CO2 caps and prices

Juliane Weber, Heidi Ursula Heinrichs, Bastian Gillessen +4

The mitigation of climate change requires a fundamental transition of the energy system. Affordability, reliability and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions constitute central…

cs.CY2018

Performing energy modelling exercises in a transparent way the issue of data quality in power plant databases

Fabian Gotzens, Heidi Heinrichs, Jonas Hörsch +1

In energy modelling, open data and open source code can help enhance traceability and reproducibility of model exercises which contribute to facilitate controversial debates and im…

cs.CY2017★ 254 cited

Opening the black box of energy modelling: Strategies and lessons learned

Stefan Pfenninger, Lion Hirth, Ingmar Schlecht +21

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because…