Publications, Data, and Models

The reFUEL project follows the principles of open data, open source, and open access. On this page, we link to publications, associated data sets, and models.

 

An updated list of all our publications can be found on researchgate here.

Published Journal Papers


 
 

Stronger together: Multi-annual variability of hydrogen production supported by wind power in Sweden.

Full paper

 

Mikovits, C., Wetterlund, E., Baumgartner, J., Wehrle, S., Schmidt, J. (2020). Stronger together: Multi-annual variability of hydrogen production supported by wind power in Sweden. Applied Energy.

Paper (Open Access) | Open data & model

 
 

Simulation of multi-annual time series of solar photovoltaic power: Is the ERA5-land reanalysis the next big step?

Full paper

 

Ramirez Camargo, L., Schmidt, J. (2020). Simulation of multi-annual time series of solar photovoltaic power: Is the ERA5-land reanalysis the next big step? Sustainable Energy Technology Assessments.

Paper (Open Access) | Open data | Model code

 
 

On the socio-technical potential for onshore wind in Europe: A response to Enevoldsen et al. (2019), Energy Policy, 132, 1092-1100

Comment

 

McKenna, R., Ryberg, D.S., Staffell, I., Hahmann, A.N., Schmidt, J., Heinrichs, H., Höltinger, S., Lilliestam, S., Pfenninger, S., Robinius, M., Stolten, D., Tröndle, T., Wehrle, S., Weinand, J.M. (2020). On the socio-technical potential for onshore wind in Europe: A response to Enevoldsen et al. (2019), Energy Policy, 132, 1092-1100.

Energy Policy (gated) | Preprint

 
 

Less Information, Similar Performance: Comparing Machine Learning-Based Time Series of Wind Power Generation to Renewables.ninja

Full paper

 

Baumgartner, J., Gruber, G. Simoes, S., Saint-Drenan, Y.-M., Schmidt, J. (2020). Less Information, Similar Performance: Comparing Machine Learning-Based Time Series of Wind Power Generation to Renewables.ninja.

Energies | Code | Data

 
 

Post-frontier governance up in smoke? Free-for-all frontier imaginations encourage illegal deforestation and appropriation of public lands in the Brazilian Amazon

Full paper

 

Klingler, M., Mack, P. (2020). Post-frontier governance up in smoke? Free-for-all frontier imaginations encourage illegal deforestation and appropriation of public lands in the Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Land Use Science.

Full paper (Open access)

 

Unveiling the potential for combined heat and power in Chilean industry - A policy perspective

Full paper

 

Valdes, J., Poque González, A. B., Masip Masia, Y., Dorner, W., Ramirez Camargo, L. (2020). Unveiling the potential for combined heat and power in Chilean industry - A policy perspective. Energy policy.

Paper (Open Access) | Data

 
 

Observation-based estimates of land availability for wind power: a case study for Czechia.

Full paper

 

Nitsch, F., Turkovska, O., Schmidt, J. (2019). Observation-based estimates of land availability for wind power: a case study for Czechia.

Paper (Open Access) | Model | Data

 
 

Potential Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Self-Sufficient Residential Use in Germany and the Czech Republic.

Full paper

 

Ramirez Camargo, L., Nitsch, F., Gruber, K., Valdes, J., Wuth, J., Dorner, W. (2019). Potential Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Self-Sufficient Residential Use in Germany and the Czech Republic. Energies.

Paper (Open Access) | Data

 
 

Assessing the Global Wind Atlas and local measurements for bias correction of wind power generation simulated from MERRA-2 in Brazil

Full Paper

 

Gruber, K., Klöckl, C., Regner, P., Baumgartner, J., Schmidt, J. (2019). Assessing the Global Wind Atlas and local measurements for bias correction of wind power generation simulated from MERRA-2 in Brazil. Energy.

Paper (Paywall) | Paper (Accepted Manuscript) | Model | Data

 
 

Dimensionally sharp inequalities for the linear entropy

Full Paper

 

Morelli, S., Klöckl, C., Eltschka, C., Siewert, J., Huber, M. (2019). Dimensionally sharp inequalities for the linear entropy. Linear Algebra and its Applications.

Paper (Paywall) | Paper (Preprint)

 
 

A new perspective on global renewable energy systems: why trade in energy carriers matters

Opinion

 

Schmidt, J., Gruber, K., Klingler, M., Klöckl, C., Ramirez Camargo, L., Regner, P., Turkovska, O., Wehrle, S., Wetterlund, E. (2019). A new perspective on global renewable energy systems: why trade in energy carriers matters. Energy & Environmental Sciences.

Paper (Open Access) | Scripts and Data

 
 

Exploiting Synergy of Carbon Pricing and Other Policy Instruments for Deep Decarbonization

Commentary

 

Kirchner, M., Schmidt, J., Wehrle, S. (2019). Exploiting Synergy of Carbon Pricing and Other Policy Instruments for Deep Decarbonization. Joule.

Paper (Joule) | Paper (Accepted Manuscript)

 

Working Papers


 

Land-use impacts of Brazilian wind power expansion

Full Paper

 

Turkovska, O., Malta Castro, G., Klingler, M., Nitsch, F., Regner, P., Soterroni, A., Schmidt, J. (2020). Land-use impacts of Brazilian wind power expansion

Paper (preprint) | Code & Data to follow

 
 
 

The perils of automated fitting of datasets: the case of a wind turbine cost model

Working Paper / Comment

 

Klöckl, C., Gruber, K., Regner, P., Wehrle, S., Schmidt, J. (2019). The perils of automated fitting of datasets: the case of a wind turbine cost model.

Paper (Preprint) | Code

 

 

Optimal emission prices for a district heating system owner.

Working Paper

 

Wehrle, S., Schmidt, J. (2018). District heating systems under high CO2 emission prices: the role of the pass-through from emission cost to electricity prices. arXiv.org.
Paper (Preprint) | Model and Data

 

Conference Publications


 

More land for renewable energy: the case of wind power expansion in the Northeast of Brazil

Presentation

 

Klingler, M., Turkovska, O., Galves Derolle Huber, P., Schmidt, J. (2020). More land for renewable energy: the case of wind power expansion in the Northeast of Brazil.

Presentation

 
 

The cost of undisturbed landscapes Assessing systemic effects of renewables expansion in Austria

Presentation

 

Wehrle, S., Schmidt, J. (2020). The cost of undisturbed landscapes Assessing systemic effects of renewables expansion in Austria. Noeg 2020.

Presentation | Model

 
 

The potential for repowering wind turbines: reducing turbines, increasing output

Presentation

 

Regner, P., Gruber, K., Schmidt, J., Klöckl, C. (2019). The potential for repowering wind turbines: reducing turbines, increasing output. INFORMS. October 20-23, Seattle.

Presentation | Repository

 
 

Reinforcement Learning Methods for Energy Market Auctions

Presentation

 

Kloeckl, C., Haydn, T., Schmidt, J., Graf, C. (2019). Reinforcement Learning Methods for Energy Market Auctions. INFORMS. October 20-23, Seattle.

Presentation

 
 

Land cover patterns of wind generation infrastructure in Brazil

Presentation

 

Turkovska, O., Gruber, K., Nitsch, F., Schmidt, J. (2019). Land cover patterns of wind generation infrastructure in Brazil. International Association for Landscape Ecology. July 1-5, Milano.

Presentation

 
 

Towards a global dynamic wind atlas: Assessing the quality of MERRA-2 and ERA5 reanalysis for wind power simulation without and with bias-correcting using the Global Wind Atlas

Conference Presentation

 

Gruber, K., Schmidt, J. Baumgartner, J., Regner, P., Klöckl, C. (2019). Towards a global dynamic wind atlas: Assessing the quality of MERRA-2 and ERA5 reanalysis for wind power simulation without and with bias-correcting using the Global Wind Atlas. 6th International Conference Energy & Meteorology. June 24-28, Copenhagen.

Presentation

 
 

Reinforcement Learning Methods for Energy Market Auctions

Conference presentation

 

Klöckl, C., Graf, C., Haydn, T., Schmidt, J. (2019). Reinforcement Learning Methods for Energy Market Auctions. 14.ÖGOR Workshop „Mathematische Ökonomie und Optimierung in der Energiewirtschaft“, 13.-14.Juni, Vienna.

Presentation

 
 

Bias-correcting simulated wind power in Austria and in Brazil from the ERA-5 reanalysis data set with the DTU Wind Atlas.

Conference Paper

 

Gruber, K., Schmidt, J. (2019). Bias-correcting simulated wind power in Austria and in Brazil from the ERA-5 reanalysis data set with the DTU Wind Atlas. Internationale Energiewirtschaftstagung at University of Technology, Vienna.

Paper | Scripts

 
 

The potential for repowering US wind turbines

Conference presentation

 

Regner, P., Gruber, K., Schmidt, J., Klöckle, C. (2019). The potential for repowering US wind turbines. European Geosciences Conference 2019, Vienna.

Presentation | Scripts

 
 

Land cover patterns of wind generation infrastructure in Brazil

Conference poster

 

Turkovska, O., Schmidt, J., Gruber, K., Nitsch, F. (2019). Land cover patterns of wind generation infrastructure in Brazil. European Geosciences Conference 2019, Vienna.

Poster | Scripts

 
 

Applying the DTU Global Wind Atlas for bias correction of simulated nationally aggregated wind power generation time series in several countries

Conference presentation

 

Gruber, K., Baumgartner, J., Klöckl, C., Schmidt, J. (2019). Applying the DTU Global Wind Atlas for bias correction of simulated nationally aggregated wind power generation time series in several countries. European Geosciences Conference 2019, Vienna.

Poster | Scripts

 

Master thesis


 

Assessing the impact of El Niño and La Niña on Brazilian wind-power generation with reanalysis based simulated time series.

Master thesis

 

Gruber, K. (2018). Assessing the impact of El Niño and La Niña on Brazilian wind-power generation with reanalysis based simulated time series. Master thesis, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.
Master thesis | Data | Model


 

Wind power potential assessment for the Czech Republic based on Austrian and Danish site characteristics.

 

Master thesis

Nitsch, F. (2018). Wind power potential assessment for the Czech Republic based on Austrian and Danish site characteristics. Master thesis, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.
Master thesis | Data and Model released soon