Do We Need Gas as a Bridging Fuel? A Case Study of the Electricity System of Switzerland

Many future electricity scenarios, including those from the International Energy Agency, use natural gas to bridge the transition to renewables, in particular as a means of balancing intermittent generation from new renewables. Given that such strategies may be inconsistent with strategies to limit...

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Main Authors: Paula Díaz, Oscar van Vliet, Anthony Patt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/7/861