diff --git a/.buildlibrary b/.buildlibrary
index d287b3ba..0331761c 100644
--- a/.buildlibrary
+++ b/.buildlibrary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ValidationKey: '228962562'
+ValidationKey: '229122090'
 AcceptedWarnings:
 - 'Warning: package ''.*'' was built under R version'
 - 'Warning: namespace ''.*'' is not available and has been replaced'
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index c12991dc..332acd7f 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file.
 type: software
 title: 'remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)'
-version: 1.148.2
+version: 1.149.0
 date-released: '2024-08-06'
 abstract: Contains the REMIND-specific routines for data and model output manipulation.
 authors:
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 7b8b50fc..d5c690a0 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: remind2
 Title: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)
-Version: 1.148.2
+Version: 1.149.0
 Date: 2024-08-06
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Renato", "Rodrigues", , "renato.rodrigues@pik-potsdam.de", role = c("aut", "cre")),
diff --git a/R/reportSE.R b/R/reportSE.R
index cbd1a0e2..65ce038d 100644
--- a/R/reportSE.R
+++ b/R/reportSE.R
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ reportSE <- function(gdx, regionSubsetList = NULL, t = c(seq(2005, 2060, 5), seq
   # SE demand
   vm_demSe <- readGDX(gdx, "vm_demSe", field = "l", restore_zeros = F)[, y, ] * pm_conv_TWa_EJ
   # SE demand of specific energy system technologies
-  v_demSeOth <- readGDX(gdx, c("v_demSeOth","vm_demSeOth"), field = "l", restore_zeros = F)[, y, ] * pm_conv_TWa_EJ
+  v_demSeOth <- readGDX(gdx, c("v_demSeOth","vm_demSeOth"), field = "l", restore_zeros = T)[, y, ] * pm_conv_TWa_EJ
   # conversion efficiency
   pm_eta_conv <- readGDX(gdx, "pm_eta_conv", field = "l", restore_zeros = F)[, y, ]
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b316135..f413b3b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The REMIND R package (2nd generation)
 
-R package **remind2**, version **1.148.2**
+R package **remind2**, version **1.149.0**
 
 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/remind2)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=remind2)  [![R build status](https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2/workflows/check/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2/actions) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/remind2/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/remind2) [![r-universe](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/badges/remind2)](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/builds)
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ In case of questions / problems please contact Renato Rodrigues <renato.rodrigue
 
 To cite package **remind2** in publications use:
 
-Rodrigues R, Baumstark L, Benke F, Dietrich J, Dirnaichner A, Duerrwaechter J, Führlich P, Giannousakis A, Hasse R, Hilaire J, Klein D, Koch J, Kowalczyk K, Levesque A, Malik A, Merfort A, Merfort L, Morena-Leiva S, Pehl M, Pietzcker R, Rauner S, Richters O, Rottoli M, Schötz C, Schreyer F, Siala K, Sörgel B, Spahr M, Strefler J, Verpoort P, Weigmann P, Rüter T (2024). _remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)_. R package version 1.148.2, <https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2>.
+Rodrigues R, Baumstark L, Benke F, Dietrich J, Dirnaichner A, Duerrwaechter J, Führlich P, Giannousakis A, Hasse R, Hilaire J, Klein D, Koch J, Kowalczyk K, Levesque A, Malik A, Merfort A, Merfort L, Morena-Leiva S, Pehl M, Pietzcker R, Rauner S, Richters O, Rottoli M, Schötz C, Schreyer F, Siala K, Sörgel B, Spahr M, Strefler J, Verpoort P, Weigmann P, Rüter T (2024). _remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)_. R package version 1.149.0, <https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2>.
 
 A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
   title = {remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)},
   author = {Renato Rodrigues and Lavinia Baumstark and Falk Benke and Jan Philipp Dietrich and Alois Dirnaichner and Jakob Duerrwaechter and Pascal Führlich and Anastasis Giannousakis and Robin Hasse and Jérome Hilaire and David Klein and Johannes Koch and Katarzyna Kowalczyk and Antoine Levesque and Aman Malik and Anne Merfort and Leon Merfort and Simón Morena-Leiva and Michaja Pehl and Robert Pietzcker and Sebastian Rauner and Oliver Richters and Marianna Rottoli and Christof Schötz and Felix Schreyer and Kais Siala and Björn Sörgel and Mike Spahr and Jessica Strefler and Philipp Verpoort and Pascal Weigmann and Tonn Rüter},
   year = {2024},
-  note = {R package version 1.148.2},
+  note = {R package version 1.149.0},
   url = {https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2},
 }
 ```