Trading off regional and overall energy system design flexibility in the net-zero transition
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| author | van Greevenbroek, Koen Grochowicz, Aleksander Zeyringer, Marianne Benth, Fred Espen |
| author_facet | van Greevenbroek, Koen Grochowicz, Aleksander Zeyringer, Marianne Benth, Fred Espen |
| contents | The transition to net-zero emissions in Europe is determined by a patchwork of country-level and EU-wide policy, creating coordination challenges in an interconnected system. We use an optimisation model to map out near-optimal energy system designs for 2050, focussing on the planning flexibility of individual regions while maintaining overall system robustness against different weather years, cost assumptions, and land use limitations. Our results reveal extensive flexibility at a regional level, where only few technologies (solar around the Adriatic and wind on the British Isles and in Germany) cannot be substituted. National policymakers can influence renewable energy export and hydrogen strategies significantly, provided they coordinate this with the remaining European system. However, stronger commitment to solar in Southern Europe and Germany unlocks more design options for Europe overall. These results on regional trade-offs facilitate more meaningful policy discussions which are crucial in the transition to a sustainable energy system. |
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| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spellingShingle | Trading off regional and overall energy system design flexibility in the net-zero transition van Greevenbroek, Koen Grochowicz, Aleksander Zeyringer, Marianne Benth, Fred Espen Systems and Control Optimization and Control The transition to net-zero emissions in Europe is determined by a patchwork of country-level and EU-wide policy, creating coordination challenges in an interconnected system. We use an optimisation model to map out near-optimal energy system designs for 2050, focussing on the planning flexibility of individual regions while maintaining overall system robustness against different weather years, cost assumptions, and land use limitations. Our results reveal extensive flexibility at a regional level, where only few technologies (solar around the Adriatic and wind on the British Isles and in Germany) cannot be substituted. National policymakers can influence renewable energy export and hydrogen strategies significantly, provided they coordinate this with the remaining European system. However, stronger commitment to solar in Southern Europe and Germany unlocks more design options for Europe overall. These results on regional trade-offs facilitate more meaningful policy discussions which are crucial in the transition to a sustainable energy system. |
| title | Trading off regional and overall energy system design flexibility in the net-zero transition |
| topic | Systems and Control Optimization and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11264 |