Date of This Version
February 2012
Abstract
This paper presents a detailed documentation of the hybrid energy-economy model REMIND-D. REMIND-D is a Ramsey-type growth model for Germany that integrates a detailed bottom-up energy system module, coupled by a hard link. The model provides a quantitative framework for analyzing long-term domestic CO2 emission reduction scenarios. Due to its hybrid nature, REMIND-D facilitates an integrated analysis of the interplay between technological mitigation options in the different sectors of the energy system as well as overall macroeconomic dynamics. REMIND-D is an intertemporal optimization model, featuring optimal annual mitigation effort and technology deployment as a model output. In order to provide transparency on model assumptions, this paper gives an overview of the model structure, the input data used to calibrate REMIND-D to the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the techno-economic parameters of the technologies considered in the energy system module.
Recommended Citation
Schmid, Eva; Knopf, Brigitte; and Bauer, Nico, "REMIND-D: A Hybrid Energy-Economy Model of Germany" (February 28, 2012). Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers. Paper 660.
https://services.bepress.com/feem/paper660