Multi-stage planning of integrated electricity-gas-heating system in the context of carbon emission reduction

Abstract

In order to facilitate the carbon emission reduction to mitigate climate change, this paper proposes a coordinated multi-stage planning strategy for the transmission-level integrated electricity-gas-heating system. The strategy coordinates installations of gas-fired generation plants, renewable energy plants, gas wells, power-to-gas plants, transmission lines and pipelines, considering retirements of coal-fired generation plants. It can help facilitate carbon emission reduction of the electricity system as well as the integrated energy system. The objective is to minimize the total present value of the investment and the operation economic cost, with consideration of constraints from each sub-system and carbon emission restriction. In the case studies, the proposed planning strategy is verified to be able to obtain the installation plan of the related facilities. With which the system can reduce the proportion of fossil fuel energy utilization and increase renewable energy utilization. Hence, carbon emission reduction is achieved. In addition, it has demonstrated that integrating the multi-energy systems can help reduce the economic cost in the planning result.