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Bob van der Zwaan is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and energy, with 41 publications categorized under engineering and 32 under energy. Within these fields, van der Zwaan's work frequently touches on several subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, economics and econometrics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, environmental engineering, and energy engineering and power technology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with a focus on climate change policy and economics, integrated energy systems optimization, hybrid renewable energy systems, environmental impact and sustainability, global energy and sustainability research, energy and environment impacts, and carbon dioxide capture technologies.

Van der Zwaan has a substantial record of publications in multiple academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Energy Policy

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by van der Zwaan are:

  • Timmermans' dream: An electricity and hydrogen partnership between Europe and North Africa, 2021, Energy Policy
  • Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Scenarios for geothermal energy deployment in Europe, 2020, Energy
  • Net zero-emission pathways reduce the physical and economic risks of climate change, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Country-specific cost projections for renewable hydrogen production through off-grid electricity systems, 2021, Applied Energy

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Francesco Dalla Longa
  • Behnam Zakeri
  • Johannes Emmerling
  • Daniel Huppmann
  • Larissa P. Nogueira

Best Publications

  • Endogenous technological change in climate change modelling

    B.C.C. van der Zwaan;R. Gerlagh;G. Klaassen;L. Schrattenholzer

  • THE ECONOMICS OF REPROCESSING VS. DIRECT DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

    Matthew Bunn;Steve Fetter;John P. Holdren;Bob van der Zwaan

  • Use and limitations of learning curves for energy technology policy: A component-learning hypothesis

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  • The future of solar fuels: when could they become competitive?

    R. J. Detz;R. J. Detz;J. N. H. Reek;B. C. C. van der Zwaan;B. C. C. van der Zwaan;B. C. C. van der Zwaan

  • Prospects for PV: a learning curve analysis

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  • Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot

    Keywan Riahi;Christoph Bertram;Daniel Huppmann;Joeri Rogelj

  • Employment factors for wind and solar energy technologies: A literature review

    Lachlan Cameron;Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan

  • Post-2020 climate agreements in the major economies assessed in the light of global models

    Massimo Tavoni;Massimo Tavoni;Elmar Kriegler;Keywan Riahi;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Local air pollution and global climate change. A combined cost-benefit analysis.

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  • Options and Instruments for a Deep Cut in CO2 Emissions: Carbon Dioxide Capture or Renewables, Taxes or Subsidies?

    Reyer Gerlagh;Bob van der Zwaan

  • An integrated assessment of climate change, air pollution, and energy security policy.

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  • An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Energy Security Policy

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  • Estimation of losses in solar energy production from air pollution in China since 1960 using surface radiation data

    Bart Sweerts;Bart Sweerts;Stefan Pfenninger;Su Yang;Su Yang;Doris Folini

  • Financial de-risking to unlock Africa's renewable energy potential

    Bart Sweerts;Bart Sweerts;Francesco Dalla Longa;Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan

  • Economics of geological CO2 storage and leakage

    Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Reyer Gerlagh

  • How to decarbonize the transport sector

    Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Ilkka Keppo;Ilkka Keppo;Filip Johnsson

  • CO2 Capture and Storage with Leakage in an Energy-Climate Model

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  • Integrated assessment projections for global geothermal energy use

    B. van der Zwaan;B. van der Zwaan;B. van der Zwaan;F. dalla Longa

  • Net zero-emission pathways reduce the physical and economic risks of climate change

    L. Drouet;V. Bosetti;S.A. Padoan;L. Aleluia Reis

  • Scenarios for geothermal energy deployment in Europe

    Francesco Dalla Longa;Larissa P. Nogueira;Jon Limberger;Jan-Diederik van Wees

  • The learning potential of photovoltaics: implications for energy policy

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  • ENERGY INVESTMENTS UNDER CLIMATE POLICY: A COMPARISON OF GLOBAL MODELS

    David McCollum;Yu Nagai;Keywan Riahi;Giacomo Marangoni

  • Endogenous technical change in environmental macroeconomics

    Carlo Carraro;Reyer Gerlagh;Bob van der Zwaan

  • An integrated assessment of pathways for low-carbon development in Africa

    Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Bob van der Zwaan;Tom Kober;Tom Kober;Francesco Dalla Longa;Anouk van der Laan

  • MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF COMMON CIBICIDIDS AND RELATED ROTALIIDA (FORAMINIFERA) BASED ON SMALL SUBUNIT rDNA SEQUENCES

    Magali Schweizer;Magali Schweizer;Jan Pawlowski;Tanja Kouwenhoven;Bert van der Zwaan

  • Uncertainty of air pollution cost estimates: to what extent does it matter?

    Ari Rabl;Joseph V. Spadaro;Bob Van Der Zwaan

  • Pathways to Mexico’s climate change mitigation targets: A multi-model analysis

    Jason Veysey;Claudia Octaviano;Katherine Calvin;Sara Herreras Martinez

  • Climate impacts on hydropower in Colombia: a multi-model assessment of power sector adaptation pathways

    Santiago Arango-Aramburo;Sean W.D. Turner;Kathryn Daenzer;Juan Pablo Ríos-Ocampo

  • Technology Development And Diffusion And Incentives To Abate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Richard S.J. Tol;Wietze Lise;Benoit Morel;Bob C.C. van der Zwaan

  • LIMITS Special Issue on Durban Platform scenarios Energy investments under climate policy: a comparison of global models

    David McCollum;Yu Nagai;Keywan Riahi;Giacomo Marangoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Massimo Tavoni
Massimo Tavoni Polytechnic University of Milan
Reyer Gerlagh
Reyer Gerlagh Tilburg University
Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
David L. McCollum
David L. McCollum Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Katherine Calvin
Katherine Calvin Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Valentina Bosetti
Valentina Bosetti Bocconi University
Elmar Kriegler
Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Volker Krey
Volker Krey International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Oliver Fricko
Oliver Fricko Integrated Assessment and Climate Change

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