Integration of renewable energy sources into the electricity system with new storage and flexibility options

Matthias Koch () and Dierk Bauknecht ()
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Matthias Koch: Öko-Institut e.V.
Dierk Bauknecht: Öko-Institut e.V.

A chapter in Operations Research Proceedings 2011, 2012, pp 153-158 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The integration of renewable energy sources is one of the key challenges for the transition of the energy supply chain towards a low carbon society. Due to the intermittency of wind and solar power additional storage and flexibility is required for their integration into the electricity system. Based on a scenario analysis for Germany, the economic and environmental effects of flexibility from electrical cooling as an example for demand side management in a smart grid as well as traditional flexibility from pumped storage power plants is evaluated with the PowerFlex model developed by Ö ko-Institut. In the 2030 scenario with new flexibility, about 500GWh of renewable electricity could be integrated in addition which leads to cost reduction effects as well as a decrease of carbon dioxide emissions.

Keywords: Power Plant; Renewable Energy Source; Smart Grid; Thermal Power Plant; Electricity System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29210-1_25

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