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To front-load the EU \u2019Fit for 55\u2019 package for 2030 and targets of replacing imported natural gas with renewable electricity, the Nordic countries could contribute by exporting additional electricity to mainland Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This paper describes a comparative study including five energy system models: GENeSYS-MOD, ON-TIMES, IFE-TIMES-Norway, highRES, and IntERACT, exploring two decarbonisation scenarios leading up to 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The different scenarios simulated led to several key findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Energy system models increase our understanding of the energy system transformation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simulation results show the feasibility of additional Nordic power exports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denmark and Norway will be net exporters of power in 2050<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wind power production is important for additional power export<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The additional power exports can reduce national power demand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This work was supported through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicenergy.org\/programme\/nordic-energy-outlooks\/\">Nordic Energy Outlooks Programme<\/a>, which is funded by Nordic Energy Research together with <span id=\"GS2\">the Research Council of Norway<\/span>,&nbsp;<span id=\"GS3\">the Danish Energy Agency<\/span>, and&nbsp;<span id=\"GS4\">the Swedish Energy Agency.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article is published in Volume 54 of July 2024 in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/energy-strategy-reviews\/vol\/54\/suppl\/C\">Energy Strategy Reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7014,"template":"","topics":[40],"countries":[],"class_list":["post-6158","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topics-energy-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nordic Energy Outlooks \u2013 Energy Strategy Reviews: The REPowerEU policy\u2019s impact on the Nordic power system - Nordic Energy Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicenergy.org\/publications\/nordic-energy-outlooks-energy-strategy-reviews-the-repowereu-policys-impact-on-the-nordic-power-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nordic Energy Outlooks \u2013 Energy Strategy Reviews: The REPowerEU policy\u2019s impact on the Nordic power system - Nordic Energy Research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Energy system models provide us with scenarios for the future energy system, supporting our understanding of the impact of societal changes and adopted policies. 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