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20202026
most citedEarly decarbonisation of the European energy system pays off

244 citations · 277 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

econ.GN2026

Accelerating fossil gas independence in Europe

Lukas Franken, Iegor Riepin, Tom Brown

Recent price shocks have prompted calls to curb Europe's dependence on fossil gas imports, but the cost of this goal, and the consumer protection it affords, remain uncertain. Here…

physics.soc-ph2025★ 17 cited

Shifting burdens: How delayed decarbonisation of road transport affects other sectoral emission reductions

Elisabeth Zeyen, Sina Kalweit, Marta Victoria +1

In 2022, fuel combustion in road transport accounted for approximately 21% (760 million tonnes) of CO2 emissions in the European Union (EU). Road transport is the only sector with…

physics.soc-ph2025★ 1 cited

Market Integration Pathways for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in Europe

Lukas Franken, Elisabeth Zeyen, Orestis Angelidis +2

Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) can provide constant, reliable electricity and heat with minimal emissions, but high drilling costs and uncertain cost reductions leave their futu…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 15 cited

Modelling the High-Voltage Grid Using Open Data for Europe and Beyond

Bobby Xiong, Davide Fioriti, Fabian Neumann +2

This paper provides the background, methodology and validation for constructing a representation of the European high-voltage grid, including and above 200 kV, based on public data…

physics.soc-ph2024

The impact of temporal hydrogen regulation on hydrogen exporters and their domestic energy transition

Leon Schumm, Hazem Abdel-Khalek, Tom Brown +4

As global demand for green hydrogen rises, potential hydrogen exporters move into the spotlight. However, the large-scale installation of on-grid hydrogen electrolysis for export c…

physics.soc-ph2020★ 244 cited

Early decarbonisation of the European energy system pays off

Marta Victoria, Kun Zhu, Tom Brown +2

For a given carbon budget over several decades, different transformation rates for the energy system yield starkly different results. Here we consider a budget of 33 GtCO2 for the…