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Influence of heat pumps on renewable electricity integration: Germany in a European context
- Source :
- Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol 26, Iss, Pp-(2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Reducing CO2 emissions, as targeted by the European Union, requires the substitution of fossil fuels with renewable energies. This reduces the CO2 intensity of electricity generation and this low carbon electricity can then be used in other sectors, e.g. to decarbonize heating. Besides contributing to emission savings, this so-called sector coupling provides additional flexibility in the electricity sector and fosters the integration of renewable energies. We assess how heat pumps in district heating grids contribute to renewable electricity integration. We analyze different scenarios using the Enertile model, which optimizes capacities and dispatch of electricity and heat generation simultaneously. The results show that, the higher the achieved levels of decarbonization and renewable electricity, the more competitive heat pumps become in heating grids. Keywords: European energy system, Optimization model, Renewable electricity integration, Sector coupling, District heating grid, Heat pump
- Subjects :
- district heating grid
020209 energy
Context (language use)
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
lcsh:HD9502-9502.5
7. Clean energy
01 natural sciences
sector coupling
heat pump
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
media_common.cataloged_instance
European union
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
Flexibility (engineering)
business.industry
Fossil fuel
optimization model
Environmental economics
lcsh:Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
Renewable energy
renewable electricity integration
Electricity generation
13. Climate action
Heat generation
European energy system
Environmental science
Electricity
business
Energy (miscellaneous)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol 26, Iss, Pp-(2019)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....54dfb5eac097b0c00223c1da8f4aee74