Assessing the role of fluctuating renewables in energy transition: Methodologies and tools

Ettore Bompard, Alessandro Ciocia, Daniele Grosso, Tao Huang, Filippo Spertino, Mehdi Jafari and Audun Botterud

Applied Energy, 2022, vol. 314, issue C, No S0306261922003804

Abstract: Due to the environmental impacts brought by current energy schemes, the energy transition, a new paradigm shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, has been widely accepted and is being realized through collective international, regional, and local efforts. Electricity, as the most direct and effective use of renewable energy sources (RES), plays a key role in the energy transition. In this paper, we first discuss a viable pathway to energy transition through the electricity triangle, highlighting the role of RES in electricity generation. Further, we propose methodologies for the planning of wind and solar PV, as well as how to address their uncertainty in generation expansion problems. Finally, by using a web-based tool, “RES-PLAT”11https://res-plat.est.polito.it., we demonstrate the scheme in a case study in Egypt, which evaluates the impacts and benefits of a large-scale RES expansion.22The short version of the paper was presented at Applied Energy Symposium: MIT A+ B, August 13–14, Boston. This paper is a substantial extension of the short version of the conference paper.

Keywords: Energy transition; Generation expansion; RES planning; Res-plat; Uncertainty; North Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118968

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