MISTRA Electric

Ongoing
Written By Aleh Cherp

MISTRA Electric aims to identify feasible pathways to low-carbon electrification of industry, heating and transport in Sweden in order to achieve the national net-zero emissions vision by 2045.

The project is funded by Sweden’s Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (MISTRA) and continues from May 1, 2021 until April 30, 2025. Chalmers University of Technology (Jessica Jewell) and Lund University (Aleh Cherp) jointly co-lead Work-package 3 on non-technical feasibility of low-carbon energy transitions.

MISTRA Electric Work Package on non-technical feasibility is co-led by Aleh Cherp and Jessica Jewell.

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Publications related to MISTRA Electric project

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Historical diffusion of nuclear, wind and solar power in different national contexts: implications for climate mitigation pathways

V. Vinichenko, J. Jewell, J. Jacobsson, A. Cherp. (2023). Historical diffusion of nuclear, wind and solar power in different national contexts: implications for climate mitigation pathways. Environmental Research Letters. Open Access. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acf47a

Phasing out coal for 2 °C target requires worldwide replication of most ambitious national plans despite security and fairness concerns

V. Vinichenko, M. Vetier, J. Jewell, L. Nacke  & A. Cherp.  (2023). Phasing out coal for 2 °C target requires worldwide replication of most ambitious national plans despite security and fairness concerns. Environmental Research Letters. Open Access. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acadf6

Commentary and news related to MISTRA Electric project

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Renewables growth in China and normalising normalisation
Renewables growth in China and normalising normalisation

Renewable power capacity additions in China often attract widespread attention for their sheer magnitude. But how useful are these raw numbers without considering the size of the country? Using installed capacity per capita and renewables’ share of national electricity production as illustrative examples, I make a case for normalising data when making inter-country comparisons. In addition to offering richer insights into the pace and extent of energy transitions, such analyses allow for a more nuanced view of change, help contextualise progress and set more realistic expectations.

Two post-doc positions at Chalmers University
Two post-doc positions at Chalmers University

Two post-doc positions on the dynamics of energy transitions at Chalmers University. One focuses on the economics and speed of energy transitions and the other on the diffusion and growth of technologies and infrastructures. Selection ongoing, we start reviewing applications August 29th, 2022.

How fast can Europe get off Russian gas?
How fast can Europe get off Russian gas?

Last week, the EU announced a target to be free of Russian fossil fuels by 2030. As European countries face this goal, two questions arise: (1) Is it sufficiently ambitious and realistic? and (2) Will this support or compromise our climate objectives?

Global growth of wind needs to be double as fast as recent growth in Germany to meet IEA’s Net Zero by 2050
Global growth of wind needs to be double as fast as recent growth in Germany to meet IEA’s Net Zero by 2050

The IEA Net Zero 2050 Roadmap envisions adding 310 GW of onshore wind in 2030. This is the same as was added globally in the last five years. Has such a rate been ever achieved in any country?

PhD position at Lund University
PhD position at Lund University

New PhD position on feasible energy transitions in Sweden and Northern Europe based at Lund University. Apply by June 6th, 2021

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