e-Highway2050: Planning the European transmission grid for 2050

By 2050, the European Union aims to cut the European CO2 emissions by 80-95% compared to 1990. To reach this target, the European power grid plays a key role to ensure both a low-carbon and affordable electricity supply. In this context, the e-Highway2050 project identifies the European grid archite...

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Published in2016 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON) pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Anderski, T., Careri, F., Migliavacca, G., Grisey, N., Sanchis, G., Gronau, M., Strunz, K., Peirano, E., Vafeas, A., Pestana, R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 14.07.2016
Subjects
Cost benefit analysis
Energy resources
Europe
HVDC transmission
Investment
Power grids
Power system interconnection
Power system planning
Power transmission
Robustness
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Summary:By 2050, the European Union aims to cut the European CO2 emissions by 80-95% compared to 1990. To reach this target, the European power grid plays a key role to ensure both a low-carbon and affordable electricity supply. In this context, the e-Highway2050 project identifies the European grid architectures, which would be needed under five contrasted low-carbon energy scenarios. An innovative approach based on Monte-Carlo simulations of the European power system, modeled with approximately one hundred zones, ensures both robustness of the results and the possibility to consider all of Europe at once. A detailed cost-benefit analysis of the different grid architectures shows their high profitability. Their implementation between 2030 and 2050 in terms of transmission requirements and technological solutions is discussed.
DOI:10.1109/ENERGYCON.2016.7513882