%0 Journal Article
%@ 0140-9883
%A Luderer, G.
%A Pietzcker, R.C.
%A Carrara, S.
%A de Boer, H.-S.
%A Fujimori, S.
%A Johnson, N.
%A Mima, S.
%A Arent, D.
%D 2017
%F iiasa:14529
%I Elsevier
%J Energy Economics
%K Variable Renewable Energy; Wind and Solar Power; Electricity Supply; Climate Change Mitigation; Integrated Assessment Modeling; System Integration Challenges
%P 542-551
%R 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.03.027
%T Assessment of wind and solar power in global low-carbon energy scenarios: An introduction
%U https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14529/
%V 64
%X This preface introduces the special section on the assessment of wind and solar in global low-carbon energy scenarios. The special section documents the results of a coordinated research effort to improve the representation of variable renewable energies (VRE), including wind and solar power, in Integrated Assessment Models (IAM) and presents an overview of the results obtained in the underlying coordinated model inter-comparison exercise.