Which Top Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Countries Can Compete in a Renewable Energy Future?

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Hauptverfasser: Burdack, Arne, Stargardt, Maximilian, Winkler, Christoph, Klein, Konrad, Stolten, Detlef, Linssen, Jochen, Heinrichs, Heidi
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author Burdack, Arne
Stargardt, Maximilian
Winkler, Christoph
Klein, Konrad
Stolten, Detlef
Linssen, Jochen
Heinrichs, Heidi
author_facet Burdack, Arne
Stargardt, Maximilian
Winkler, Christoph
Klein, Konrad
Stolten, Detlef
Linssen, Jochen
Heinrichs, Heidi
contents In a world increasingly powered by renewables and aiming for greenhouse gas-neutral industrial production, the future competitiveness of todays top manufacturing countries is questioned. This study applies detailed energy system modeling to quantify the Renewable Pull, an incentive for industry relocation exerted by countries with favorable renewable conditions. Results reveal that the Renewable Pull is not a cross-industrial phenomenon but strongly depends on the relationship between energy costs and transport costs. The intensity of the Renewable Pull varies, with China, India, and Japan facing a significantly stronger effect than Germany and the United States. Incorporating national capital cost assumptions proves critical, reducing Germanys Renewable Pull by a factor of six and positioning it as the second least affected top manufacturing country after Saudi Arabia. Using Germany as a case study, the analysis moreover illustrates that targeted import strategies, especially within the EU, can nearly eliminate the Renewable Pull, offering policymakers clear options for risk mitigation.
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spellingShingle Which Top Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Countries Can Compete in a Renewable Energy Future?
Burdack, Arne
Stargardt, Maximilian
Winkler, Christoph
Klein, Konrad
Stolten, Detlef
Linssen, Jochen
Heinrichs, Heidi
Systems and Control
In a world increasingly powered by renewables and aiming for greenhouse gas-neutral industrial production, the future competitiveness of todays top manufacturing countries is questioned. This study applies detailed energy system modeling to quantify the Renewable Pull, an incentive for industry relocation exerted by countries with favorable renewable conditions. Results reveal that the Renewable Pull is not a cross-industrial phenomenon but strongly depends on the relationship between energy costs and transport costs. The intensity of the Renewable Pull varies, with China, India, and Japan facing a significantly stronger effect than Germany and the United States. Incorporating national capital cost assumptions proves critical, reducing Germanys Renewable Pull by a factor of six and positioning it as the second least affected top manufacturing country after Saudi Arabia. Using Germany as a case study, the analysis moreover illustrates that targeted import strategies, especially within the EU, can nearly eliminate the Renewable Pull, offering policymakers clear options for risk mitigation.
title Which Top Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Countries Can Compete in a Renewable Energy Future?
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00242