Conditions and costs for renewables electricity grid connection: Examples in Europe

This paper compares conditions and costs for RES-E grid connection in selected European countries. These are Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Lithuania and Slovenia. Country specific case studies are presented for wind onshore and offshore, biomass and photovoltaic powe...

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Published inRenewable energy Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 1832 - 1842
Main Authors Swider, Derk J., Beurskens, Luuk, Davidson, Sarah, Twidell, John, Pyrko, Jurek, Prüggler, Wolfgang, Auer, Hans, Vertin, Katarina, Skema, Romualdas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2008
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
Case studies
Costs
Economic data
Electric energy
electricity
Embedded generation
Energiteknik
Energy
Energy economics
Energy Engineering
Engineering and Technology
Europe
Exact sciences and technology
General, economic and professional studies
Grid connection
Maskinteknik
Mechanical Engineering
Natural energy
renewable
Renewable electricity
Teknik
Austria
Netherlands
Sweden
Eastern Europe
Europe
United Kingdom
Slovenia
Lithuania
Germany
Case studies
Renewable electricity
Costs
Grid connection
Embedded generation
Europe
Photovoltaic system
Connection
Biomass
Wind energy
Electricity
Renewable energy
Electrical network
Solar energy
Cost analysis
Comparative study
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Summary:This paper compares conditions and costs for RES-E grid connection in selected European countries. These are Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Lithuania and Slovenia. Country specific case studies are presented for wind onshore and offshore, biomass and photovoltaic power systems, as based on literature reviews and stakeholder interviews. It is shown that, especially for wind offshore, the allocation of grid connection costs can form a significant barrier for the installation of new RES-E generation if the developer has to bear all such costs. If energy policy makers want to reduce the barriers for new large-scale RES-E deployment, then it is concluded that the grid connection costs should be covered by the respective grid operator. These costs may then be recouped by increasing consumer tariffs for the use of the grid.
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ISSN:0960-1481
1879-0682
DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2007.11.005