Is a 100% renewable European power system feasible by 2050?

@article{Zappa2019IsA1,
  title={Is a 100\% renewable European power system feasible by 2050?},
  author={William Zappa and Martin Junginger and Machteld van den Broek},
  journal={Applied Energy},
  year={2019}
}
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