mescal: a tool for coupling energy system models with life-cycle assessment.
Energy system models are widely used to design and assess energy transition scenarios. Energy system models help decision-makers to project energy policies and understand their impact on strongly interconnected energy systems. However, energy system models typically lack a set of comprehensive envir...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Industrial Ecology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 51 - 70 |
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