Christian Breyer

Research interests

Publications

• Photovoltaics at multi-terawatt scale: Waiting is not an option

  Science · 2023 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf6957

• On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research

  IEEE Access · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3193402

• Low-cost renewable electricity as the key driver of the global energy transition towards sustainability

  Energy · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120467

• Solar photovoltaics is ready to power a sustainable future

  Joule · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.03.005

• Global potential of green ammonia based on hybrid PV-wind power plants

  Applied Energy · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116170

• Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation

  Nature Communications · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18402-y

• Full energy sector transition towards 100% renewable energy supply: Integrating power, heat, transport and industry sectors including desalination

  Applied Energy · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116273

• Job creation during the global energy transition towards 100% renewable power system by 2050

  Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.06.008

• Techno-economic assessment of CO2 direct air capture plants

  Journal of Cleaner Production · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.086

• Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

  Science · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw1845

• Status and perspectives on 100% renewable energy systems

  Energy · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.092

• The mutual dependence of negative emission technologies and energy systems

  Energy & Environmental Science · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee03682a

• Radical transformation pathway towards sustainable electricity via evolutionary steps

  Nature Communications · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08855-1

• Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe

  Renewable Energy · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.077

• Impact of weighted average cost of capital, capital expenditure, and other parameters on future utility‐scale PV levelised cost of electricity

  Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3189

• Response to ‘Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems’

  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.113

• On the role of solar photovoltaics in global energy transition scenarios

  Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2885

• North-East Asian Super Grid for 100% renewable energy supply: Optimal mix of energy technologies for electricity, gas and heat supply options

  Energy Conversion and Management · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.01.019

• Global overview on grid‐parity

  Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.1254

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