Abstract
This paper investigates sector coupling between the central power system and local energy communities, including heat supply for buildings and charging of electric vehicles. We propose a stochastic linear programming framework to study long-term investments under uncertain short-term operations of nationally aggregated assets. We apply the model to a case study assuming European power sector decarbonization towards 2060 according to a 1.5 degree scenario, and we investigate the impact of coupling building heat systems and electric vehicle charging in Norway with the European power market. The case study focuses on the role of Norway in a European perspective because: (1) Norwegian electricity production is mainly based on flexible and renewable hydropower, (2) Norwegian building heating systems are currently mainly electric, and (3) Norway is already introducing electric vehicles at large. We focus on the European power market to test our hypothesis that it is more cost-efficient to decarbonize when the central power system is coordinated with building heat systems and electric vehicle charging. For Europe as a whole, results show that the average European electricity cost reduces by 3% and transmission expansion decreases by 0.4% when Norwegian heat systems are developed in coordination with the European power system. The average Norwegian electricity cost decreases by 19%. The strategy includes supplying up to 20% of Norwegian buildings with district heating fueled by waste and biomass, and the remaining electric heating supply is dominated by heat pumps.
Highlights
European energy policy pursue the growth of variable renewable energy sources (VRES), targets for the needed degree of re structuring of the power system are not clearly stated [1]
We focus on how sector coupling affects the development of conventional flexibility assets, e.g. hydropower, and flexibility from heat systems in buildings and smart charging of electric vehicles (EV)
The total number of hours with electricity prices > €1, 000/MWh reduces by 19% and the number of hours with prices < €1/MWh reduces by 5% in heating assets (HEAT) compared to BASE
Summary
European energy policy pursue the growth of variable renewable energy sources (VRES), targets for the needed degree of re structuring of the power system are not clearly stated [1]. This paper studies how the short-term in teraction between buildings, electric vehicles (EV), and the central power system affects the long-term energy decarbonization pathway. Research has demonstrated that the residential sector has an important impact on the aggregated peak load in the European power system [9], and buildings [10] and EVs [11] can facilitate more efficient operation of the power system. In [23], short-term uncertainty in long-term energy system models is shown to be important when considering VRES like wind. The Balmorel model has been used to analyze sector coupling between the heat and electricity sectors [26,27,28], but does not consider short-term uncertainty of VRES
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