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Model description paper
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Model description paper |
| 11 Mar 2020
| 11 Mar 2020
The NExus Solutions Tool (NEST) v1.0: an open platform for optimizing multi-scale energy–water–land system transformations
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Simon Parkinson
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Edward Byers
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Peter Burek
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Zarrar Khan
Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Volker Krey
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Dept. of Energy & Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Fabio A. Diuana
Energy Planning Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Yaoping Wang
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Ansir Ilyas
Center for Water Informatics & Technology, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Alexandre C. Köberle
Grantham Institute, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
Energy Planning Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Iain Staffell
Centre for Environmental Policy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
Stefan Pfenninger
Dept. of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abubakr Muhammad
Center for Water Informatics & Technology, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Andrew Rowe
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Roberto Schaeffer
Energy Planning Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Narasimha D. Rao
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Yoshihide Wada
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Ned Djilali
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Keywan Riahi
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Institute for Thermal Engineering, TU Graz, Graz, Austria
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Short summary
This article describes a newly developed numerical model that can assess impacts of long-term policies for the energy, water and land (WEL) sectors at the scale of a river basin. We show the importance of having an integrated method when jointly considering multiple policies as opposed to conventional sectoral analysis. This model can be useful for studying river basins, such as the Indus basin, that are exposed to challenges over WEL sectors, like water scarcity or food and energy access.
This article describes a newly developed numerical model that can assess impacts of long-term...
