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Most cited papers in Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Renewable Energy and Sustainability

What are the most cited papers in Renewable Energy and Sustainability?

The most cited paper in Renewable Energy and Sustainability is "The role of district heating in future renewable energy systems" (Henrik Lund, Birger Lindberg Møller, Brian Vad Mathiesen et al., 2010), with 818 citations. Next come "Heat Roadmap Europe: Combining district heating with heat savings to decarbonise the EU energy system" (781) and "Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe" (569).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 114 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 The role of district heating in future renewable energy systems Henrik Lund, Birger Lindberg Møller, Brian Vad Mathiesen et al. · Energy 20 Jan 2010 818
2 Heat Roadmap Europe: Combining district heating with heat savings to decarbonise the EU energy system David E. Connolly, Henrik Lund, Brian Vad Mathiesen et al. · Energy Policy 7 Nov 2013 781
3 Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe Michael Child, Claudia Kemfert, Dmitrii Bogdanov et al. · Renewable Energy Open access 15 Feb 2019 569
4 Full energy system transition towards 100% renewable energy in Germany in 2050 Kenneth Vorbøl Hansen, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Iva Ridjan Skov · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 6 Dec 2018 485
5 The first step towards a 100% renewable energy-system for Ireland David E. Connolly, Henrik Lund, Brian Vad Mathiesen et al. · Applied Energy 26 Mar 2010 456
6 Green energy market development in Germany: effective public policy and emerging customer demand Rolf Wüstenhagen, Michael Bilharz · Energy Policy 15 Dec 2004 430
7 Life cycle assessment of biogas digestate processing technologies Torsten Rehl, Joachim Müller · Resources Conservation and Recycling 12 Oct 2011 339
8 Technical, economic and environmental analysis of energy production from municipal solid waste Jerry D. Murphy, Eamon McKeogh · Renewable Energy 27 Jan 2004 333
9 Life cycle assessment of a wind farm and related externalities L. Schleisner · Renewable Energy Jul 2000 326
10 The benefits of cooperation in a highly renewable European electricity network David Schlachtberger, Tom Brown, Stefan Schramm et al. · Energy Open access 6 Jun 2017 320
11 Hydrogen generation by electrolysis and storage in salt caverns: Potentials, economics and systems aspects with regard to the German energy transition Jan P. Michalski, Ulrich Bünger, Fritz Crotogino et al. · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy May 2017 311
12 Green jobs? Economic impacts of renewable energy in Germany Ulrike Lehr, Christian Lutz, Dietmar Edler · Energy Policy 28 May 2012 311
13 Energy transition scenarios: What policies, societal attitudes, and technology developments will realize the EU Green Deal? Karlo Hainsch, Konstantin Löffler, Thorsten Burandt et al. · Energy Open access 28 Sep 2021 308
14 Getting to Zero Carbon Emissions in the Electric Power Sector Jesse Jenkins, Max Luke, Samuel Thernstrom · Joule Open access Dec 2018 307
15 Which energy source for road transport in the future? A comparison of battery, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles Joeri Van Mierlo, Gaston Maggetto, Philippe Lataire · Energy Conversion and Management 24 Mar 2006 297
16 Modelling, assessment and Sankey diagrams of integrated electricity-heat-gas networks in multi-vector district energy systems Xuezhi Liu, Pierluigi Mancarella · Applied Energy Open access Sep 2015 289
17 Designing low-carbon power systems for Great Britain in 2050 that are robust to the spatiotemporal and inter-annual variability of weather Marianne Zeyringer, James Price, Birgit Fais et al. · Nature Energy 20 Apr 2018 276
18 Reduced storage and balancing needs in a fully renewable European power system with excess wind and solar power generation Dominik Heide, Martin Greiner, Lüder von Bremen et al. · Renewable Energy Open access 18 Apr 2011 270
19 Least cost 100% renewable electricity scenarios in the Australian National Electricity Market Ben Elliston, Iain F. MacGill, Mark Diesendorf · Energy Policy 19 Apr 2013 268
20 Optimal Use of Power-to-Gas Energy Storage Systems in an 85% Renewable Energy Scenario Mareike Jentsch, Tobias Trost, Michael Sterner · Energy Procedia Conference paperOpen access 2014 263
21 Options of natural gas pipeline reassignment for hydrogen: Cost assessment for a Germany case study Simonas Cerniauskas, Antonio Jose Chavez Junco, Thomas Grube et al. · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 13 Mar 2020 261
22 A comprehensive model for the German electricity and heat sector in a future energy system with a dominant contribution from renewable energy technologies – Part II: Results Andreas Palzer, Hans‐Martin Henning · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 21 Dec 2013 259
23 Domestic UK retrofit challenge: Barriers, incentives and current performance leading into the Green Deal Mark Dowson, A. H. Poole, David J. Harrison et al. · Energy Policy 15 Aug 2012 258
24 Energy efficiency in the German pulp and paper industry – A model-based assessment of saving potentials Tobias Fleiter, Daniel Fehrenbach, Ernst Worrell et al. · Energy 17 Mar 2012 255
25 Reviewing EnergyPLAN simulations and performance indicator applications in EnergyPLAN simulations Poul Alberg Østergaard · Applied Energy 10 Jun 2015 254
26 EU energy and climate change strategy Maria da Graça Carvalho · Energy 8 Feb 2012 254
27 Impact of wind generation on the operation and development of the UK electricity systems Goran Štrbac, Anser Shakoor, Mary E Black et al. · Electric Power Systems Research 18 Oct 2006 254
28 Central solar heating plants with seasonal storage in Germany Thomas Schmidt, Dirk Mangold, Hans Michael Gottfried Muller-Steinhagen · Solar Energy 17 Sep 2003 250
29 Interactions of district electricity and heating systems considering time-scale characteristics based on quasi-steady multi-energy flow Zhaoguang Pan, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun · Applied Energy 10 Nov 2015 248
30 The shape of future electricity demand: Exploring load curves in 2050s Germany and Britain Tobias Boßmann, Iain Staffell · Energy Open access 17 Jul 2015 248
31 Incorporating flexibility requirements into long-term energy system models – A case study on high levels of renewable electricity penetration in Ireland Manuel Welsch, Paul Deane, Mark Howells et al. · Applied Energy 16 Sep 2014 246
32 A renewable energy scenario for Aalborg Municipality based on low-temperature geothermal heat, wind power and biomass Poul Alberg Østergaard, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Bernd Möller et al. · Energy 13 Oct 2010 245
33 The German Energiewende – History and status quo Jürgen‐Friedrich Hake, Wolfgang Chr. Fischer, Sandra Venghaus et al. · Energy 21 May 2015 244
34 Grid code requirements concerning connection and operation of wind turbines in Germany I. Erlich, U. Bachmann Conference paper 10 Aug 2005 239
35 New directions in renewable energy education Philip Jennings · Renewable Energy 16 Jul 2008 237
36 The role of district heating in the future Danish energy system Marie Münster, Poul Erik Morthorst, Helge V. Larsen et al. · Energy Open access 5 Jul 2012 233
37 The importance of comprehensiveness in renewable electricity and energy-efficiency policy Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool · Energy Policy Open access 31 Jan 2009 213
38 Sustainable small-scale CHP technologies for buildings: the basis for multi-perspective decision-making Kari Alanne · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2 Feb 2004 208
39 Benchmarks for sustainable construction Manja Zimmermann, Hans‐Jörg Althaus, Anne Haas · Energy and Buildings 19 Aug 2005 207
40 Comparison of carbon capture and storage with renewable energy technologies regarding structural, economic, and ecological aspects in Germany Peter Viebahn, Joachim Nitsch, Manfred Fischedick et al. · International journal of greenhouse gas control 8 Mar 2007 205
41 Changes in Lung Function and Chylous Effusions in Patients With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Treated With Sirolimus Angelo M. Taveira‐DaSilva, Olanda M. Hathaway, Mario P. Stylianou et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Open access 21 Jun 2011 205
42 Energy [R]evolution 2010—a sustainable world energy outlook Sven Teske, Thomas Pregger, Sonja Simon et al. · Energy Efficiency Open access 5 Nov 2010 205
43 Conversion of the UK gas system to transport hydrogen Paul E. Dodds, Stéphanie Demoullin · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Open access 9 May 2013 198
44 Altering existing buildings in the UK Simon H. Roberts · Energy Policy Nov 2008 192
45 A comprehensive model for the German electricity and heat sector in a future energy system with a dominant contribution from renewable energy technologies—Part I: Methodology Hans‐Martin Henning, Andreas Palzer · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2 Oct 2013 191
46 UK Electricity Market Reform and the Energy Transition:Emerging Lessons Michael J. Grubb, David Newbery · The Energy Journal Nov 2018 191
47 How to meet EU GHG emission reduction targets? A model based decarbonization pathway for Europe's electricity supply system until 2050 Guido Pleßmann, Philipp Blechinger · Energy Strategy Reviews 22 Nov 2016 185
48 Modelling the impacts of variable renewable sources on the power sector: Reconsidering the typology of energy modelling tools Jacques Després, Nouredine Hadjsaid, Patrick Criqui et al. · Energy 24 Dec 2014 183
49 Delivering a low-carbon electricity system : technologies, economics, and policy Michael J. Grubb, Tooraj Jamasb, Michael Gerald Pollitt Sep 2008 183
50 Electricity Storage and the Renewable Energy Transition Wolf-Peter Schill · Joule Open access 25 Aug 2020 181

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