Near future of Polish energy system – COP21 and BAT conclusions

Suwała, Wojciech; Wyrwa, Artur; Pluta, Marcin

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20171401001

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“…The majority of existing coal-fired units will most likely be closed in the next 10-15 years. This is because (i) they are ageing, (ii) they are experiencing a drop in profitability due to the diminishing sales on the electricity market, (iii) prices of CO 2 allowances are growing, and (iv) investments in costly depolluting systems are necessary to meet emission standards under new BAT conclusions [5,6].…”

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A Generalized Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch Approach for Analysing the Polish Power System under High Renewable Penetration

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The achievement of carbon neutrality requires a deep transformation of the Polish power sector. This paper analyses the impact of increased electricity generation from wind and solar technologies envisaged in the newest version of the Energy Policy of Poland until 2040 on the operation of dispatchable generators in 2030. The analysis was carried out using the Model of Economic Dispatch and Unit commitment for System Analysis (MEDUSA) model, which solves a mixed integer problem related to unit commitment and economic dispatch in electrical power production. At first, the model was validated based on the real operation data from 2018. Next, five scenarios were built to analyse the operation of the system in 2030. The overall result of the study is that the safest solution from the point of view of power system stability is to extend the decommissioning of coal units of 200 and 300 MW classes, to invest in renewable energy sources (RES) according to the energy policy, to build new gas power plants with the total capacity of ca. 4 GW, and to enforce Demand Side Management (DSM) programs for shifting the electrical load. The proposed framework for the optimization of power system planning helps to avoid wrong investment decisions that would have a negative impact on energy prices.

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A Generalized Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch Approach for Analysing the Polish Power System under High Renewable Penetration

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Factors affecting the transition of the Polish power system

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Wyrwa

2019

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Energy systems face radical –almost revolutionary changes which, however, will be stretched over the long period. The critical factors influencing the future development of the Polish power sector are discussed in this paper. Development of intermittent energy supplies from renewable energy sources imposes a challenge on the entire power system and requires specific adaptations and responses from traditional generation units. Up to the present time they have been used to work in the stable mode while now they need more operational flexibility. The share of RES constantly increases. On one hand, this has a very positive environmental impact, but on the other it disturbs economics of classical generation units. Also liberalized electricity markets are impacted and the risks in power investments have increased. The capacity market could constitute a remedy, which will incentivise the investments necessary to fill the gap created by closing exhausted and inefficient plants. On the consumer side electromobility could change the demand, not only in quantity but also in terms of load profile. Climate policy tends to detriment coal based generation. For countries abundant in coal resources which make use of this cheap fuel, such as Poland, the question arises about its future role. Even in the most coal-supportive scenarios revised in this paper its relative share in electricity generation does not exceed 50% in 2050 while in others it rather goes much below 30%. .

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Near future of Polish energy system – COP21 and BAT conclusions

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A Generalized Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch Approach for Analysing the Polish Power System under High Renewable Penetration

A Generalized Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch Approach for Analysing the Polish Power System under High Renewable Penetration

Factors affecting the transition of the Polish power system

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