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The cost of solar photovoltaics (PV) has significantly decreased over the past decade and PV is expected to play a central role in Europe’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2050. This PhD fellowship will analyse the role of PV to meet Norway’s and EU’s commitments under the Paris agreement. To do so the PhD researcher will use and further enhance the representation of solar PV in highRES-Europe, a high temporal and spatial resolution electricity system planning model which simultaneously optimises spatially explicit infrastructure planning and operational decisions.

The PhD will conduct model-based research on topics such as

• Social acceptance and environmental impacts including amelioration options such as agri-PV and analysis of trade-offs
• The impact of climate change on PV generation and designing future climateresilient electricity systems
• The interaction of solar energy with the wider electricity system