Wide scale penetration of renewable electricity in the Greek energy system in view of the European decarbonization targets for 2050

Tigas, K.; Giannakidis, George; Mantzaris, J.; Lalas, D. P.; Sakellaridis, N.; Nakos, Christos; Vougiouklakis, Y.; Theofilidi, M.; Pyrgioti, E.; Alexandridis, Antonio T.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.007

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“…The policy framework for large scale electricity storage to recover wind energy curtailment will be comparatively analyzed in France and Germany by 2020 and 2030 [31]. Hydro pumped storage has been widely examined as a means to reduce wind energy curtailment in the cases of Ireland [32], China [33,34] and Greece [35][36][37]. A special research interest on the combination of hydro pumped storage with wind energy was shown for autonomous islands, such as Azores [38], Gran Canaria [39], El Hierro [40], Crete [41,42] and other Greek islands [36,41].…”

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A Probabilistic Approach to Analyze Wind Energy Curtailment in Non-Interconnected Greek Islands Based on Typical Wind Year Meteorological Data

Caralis

Kontzilas

Yang

et al. 2020

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Wind energy and photovoltaic solar energy (PV) are the most mature renewable energy technologies and are widely used to increase renewable energy penetration in non-interconnected Greek islands. However, their penetration is restricted due to technical issues related to the safe operation of autonomous power systems, the current conventional power infrastructure and their variable power output. In this framework, renewable energy curtailment is sometimes a necessity to ensure the balance between demand and supply. The ability of autonomous power systems to absorb wind and PV power is related to the load demand profile, the type and the flexibility of conventional power plants, the size of power system and the spatial dispersion of wind farms. In this connection, a probabilistic approach for estimating wind energy curtailment is thoroughly applied in most of the autonomous power systems in Greece, using detailed information about load demand and conventional power supply. In parallel, high resolution mesoscale model-based hourly wind data for typical meteorological wind year are used to represent the wind features in all the sites of interest. Technical constraints imposed by the local power system operator, related to the commitment of conventional power plants and the load dispatch strategies are taken into account to maximize renewable energy penetration levels. Finally, application for wide ranges of wind and PV capacity and the thorough analysis of the parameters leads to the presentation of comparable results and conclusions, which could be widely used to predict wind energy curtailment in non-interconnected power systems.

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A Probabilistic Approach to Analyze Wind Energy Curtailment in Non-Interconnected Greek Islands Based on Typical Wind Year Meteorological Data

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Yang

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“…Tigas et al [43] simulated the decarbonization pathways of Greek's power and transport sectors by 2050 using the TIMES model. Table 3 summarizes the models and scenarios adopted by the aforementioned papers in their studies of the low-carbon pathways.…”

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“…Juan-Carlos et al [12] GEM-E3 model Mitigation burden of the alternative allocations across countries Reza Farrahi et al [32] Index method Barriers, strategies for accelerating and the stages in the technology deployment Panida et al [41] AIM/CGE Analyses of GHG mitigation measures under emission trading and carbon capture and storage(CCS) technology in Thailand Reina and Yuzuru [30] Index method Estimated GHG emission reduction targets for 230 countries/regions in the world under the overall target of a 50% global reduction in GHG emissions by 2050 Franco Fernando et al [50] Scenarios Integrating hybrid micro-generation power systems to the grid Pukšec et al [44] National energy demand model Croatian long-term energy demand and its effect on the future national greenhouse gas emissions Selvakkumaran et al [40] AIM/Enduse model Estimate the mitigation potential of emission tax and emission constrain with the principles of Low Carbon Society (LCS) Tigas et al [43] TIMES model Simulated the decarbonization pathways of Greek's the power and transport sectors by 2050 are also decreasing with the decreasing population, with a range of 1.0-2.7%. For the service sector, the demands for energy service increase with the growth in service GDP, with a range of 1.0-5.9%.…”

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Taiwan’s 2050 low carbon development roadmap: An evaluation with the MARKAL model

Tsai

Chang

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…When the calculation time of the optimal solution is limited, one approach is to improve the calibration of the time-slices in the model in order to capture key patterns of the daily and seasonal variations of the VRE and demand [13]. This is done for example in the LIMES model for Eastern Germany [14] or in the TIMES model for Greek energy system [15], where a year is divided into 16 time slices (4 seasons and 4 intra-day blocks) based on the analysis of datasets for demand, wind power consumption and solar power consumption. The other approach is to introduce a constraint for the contribution of VRE to the firm capacity (i.e., its capacity credit), which in long-term generation expansion models is normally an exogenous parameter.…”

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An Integrated Approach for Analysis of Higher Penetration of Variable Renewable Energy: Coupling of the Long-Term Energy Planning Tools and Power Transmission Network Models

Taseska-Gjorgievska¹,

Todorovski²,

Markovska³

et al. 2019

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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Many studies and scientific papers have been published that consider the integration of renewable sources in energy systems, using the least-cost optimization models as a long-term generation expansion planning tool. Supplementary to these analyses, this paper focuses on the transmission network capacity for acceptance of variable renewable energy. The hypothesis is that the simplified electric power transmissions system in the long-term planning modelling tools does not reflect properly the capacity for integration of the variable renewable energy. An integrated approach is applied with aim to incorporate the grid expansion needs and costs (using direct current load flow analysis), necessary for increased renewable electricity penetration. The already developed MARKAL-Macedonia model will be used as a case study. After several iterations and feedback loops between the MARKAL-Macedonia and the network model, the expected outcome is to achieve a new cost-effective solution for deployment of variable energy on a larger scale.

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Wide scale penetration of renewable electricity in the Greek energy system in view of the European decarbonization targets for 2050

Cited by 47 publications

References 15 publications

A Probabilistic Approach to Analyze Wind Energy Curtailment in Non-Interconnected Greek Islands Based on Typical Wind Year Meteorological Data

A Probabilistic Approach to Analyze Wind Energy Curtailment in Non-Interconnected Greek Islands Based on Typical Wind Year Meteorological Data

Taiwan’s 2050 low carbon development roadmap: An evaluation with the MARKAL model

An Integrated Approach for Analysis of Higher Penetration of Variable Renewable Energy: Coupling of the Long-Term Energy Planning Tools and Power Transmission Network Models

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