Synergies between renewable energy and energy efficiency: a working paper based on remap 2030

摘要: The various aspects of the synergies between energy efficiency and renewable energy have received only limited attention from policy makers and the research community So far only some research addressed the importance of this topic In its Green Paper issued in March 2013, the European Commission noted that higher levels of energy efficiency can help to attain the European Union’s (EU) renewable energy targets The document also highlighted the possible trade-offs For example, higher-than-expected renewable energy use can lower the carbon price and thus reduce investments in energy efficiency measures (EC, 2013) Prindle et al.(2007) discuss the timing, economic, geographic and power system synergies The Fifth Assessment Report