Infrastructural coupling of the electricity and gas distribution grid to reduce renewable energy curtailment

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 288; p. 116597
• Main Authors: Henni, Sarah, Staudt, Philipp, Kandiah, Balendra, Weinhardt, Christof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.04.2021
• Subjects: case studies; Distribution network; economic feasibility; electricity; electricity generation; European Union; Germany; GIS-modelling; Infrastructural sector coupling; infrastructure; Power-to-Gas; renewable energy sources; Renewable generation integration; Germany; GIS-modelling; Infrastructural sector coupling; Distribution network; Power-to-Gas; Renewable generation integration

Following the European Union’s emission reduction goals, the expansion of intermittent renewable energy sources is being pursued by numerous member states. This poses challenges especially to low-voltage electricity grids that are not designed for the volatile and unpredictable feed-in from renewabl...