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<div class="csl-entry">Juranich, C. (2022). <i>The current state of renewable energies and future technologies</i> [Master Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2022.103450</div>
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https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2022.103450
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/20447
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The challenges in the context of climate change and the accompanying global warming are arguably the most complex challenge for today and future generations. To achieve a rapid, equal, and sustainable energy transition is in the interest of all involved, but technological, political and social challenges have to be overcome to achieve this. The fact that especially the social component has a leading role to play in the transition is often neglected. Much hope is being placed on renewable energy, with wind and solar showing the most significant potential. The technologies are already mature and market-competitive. The recently released AR6 report of the IPCC provides an excellent basis for assessing the technological status quo and future needs. The advancement of these technologies is essential for a successful energy transition, but physical and economic factors determine the pace of progress. Rising temperatures reduce the efficiency of PV systems, and the constantly growing wind turbines are approaching their material limits. Fusion energy is still in its infancy, but it could be the solution to a low-carbon, sustainable society. There have been significant breakthroughs in recent years, which significantly increase the likelihood of a transition to large-scale fusion power plants in the future. Given the current and future technologies, the international community will have to provide an improved framework and international cooperation to enhance the expansion of renewable energy sources to mitigate climate warming
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English
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en
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Cenergy transition
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renewable energies
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fusion energy
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solar
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wind
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The current state of renewable energies and future technologies