Support schemes adapting district energy combined heat and power for the role as a flexibility provider in renewable energy systems

Flexibility provision by combined heat and power plants – An evaluation of benefits from a plant and system perspective

“…Other factors that support the use of CHP plants in future energy systems have been identified in previous studies. CHP plants have been recognized as having positive impacts on securing power and heat supplies and on network congestion management [55,59], although they might need support schemes to create sufficiently secure investment conditions [60]. On the other hand, if the biomass price increases significantly relative to heat and electricity prices, CHP plant competitiveness will decrease, unless other incentives for using biomass in CHP units are introduced.…”

A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for Power Grid Support

“…In particular, the systems using RES have the advantage that renewable technologies can be placed on the energy supplier side in the actual distribution network or be installed on individual buildings [73][74][75]. In literature, district heating networks are commonly described as one of the most effective solution towards a low-carbon feature [76][77][78][79][80][81]. Lund et al [12] in a review of nearly four hundred studies on energy flexibility showed that the interaction between the electricity and district heating sectors is a promising option for increasing energy system flexibility.…”