The authors would like to thank the national experts who contributed at various stages of the development of the Central scenario. Their comments and suggestions were of great value in improving this work.

The authors are grateful for the important contributions to the work that constitutes the basis of this report, both concerning the development of the POTEnCIA model and the underlying database.

In this context they would like to thank the colleagues from DG CLIMA, DG ENER and DG MOVE that supported, closely followed and reviewed this work.

The authors would also like to thank the following JRC colleagues: Johan Carlsson, Patricia Fortes da Silva, Kimon Keramidas, Ioanna Kourti, Nicoleta Anca Matei, Jose Moya, Eamonn Mulholland, Wouter Nijs, Anastasios Papafragkou, Andreas Schmitz, Marie Tamba, Stephan Tchung-Ming, Paolo Zangheri.

Finally, the authors acknowledge the input and continuous support received from Miguel Olariaga, Peter Russ and Antonio Soria.

The individuals and organisations that contributed to this study are not responsible for any opinions or judgements it contains. All errors and omissions are solely the responsibility of the authors.