Research project MuSeKo

Model based analysis of the integration of intermittent renewable electricity generation by enhanced coupling of power, heat, gas and transport sector (multi sector integration)

Credit:

BMWK

Until 2050 the share of renewables is projected to rise to 80% of German electricity generation and to 60% for overall energy consumption. In order to integrate this new and partially intermittent electricity generation while maintaining the security of supply it is necessary to render generation and demand largely flexible. At the same time achieving a high share of renewables in the heat and transportation sector requires a substantial substitution of far fossil fuels. Methodological developments of the existing energy system models are required for the analysis of renewables system integration via coupled electricity, gas, heat and transportation sectors. This concerns above all techno-economic analyses considering several energy economic perspectives (e.g. decentralised vs. centralised, micro- vs. macroeconomic). The research project MuSeKo addresses precisely this. It aims at modelling and assessing the flexibility that arises from the combination of different kinds of technologies. Possible development paths are taken into account via scenarios with different energy systems and framework conditions.

Research project MuSeKo

 

Duration

July 2016 until December 2019

Funded by

Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy

Project participants

Departments, research groups and challenges related to project MuSeKo:

Department

Energy Systems Analysis

The Energy Systems Analysis department generates system-analytical knowledge, which we provide across sectors up to the global level and based in part on methods and modelling tools developed in-house.

Research group

Energy System Modelling

The Energy System Modelling research group is developing methods and solutions for the planning and operation of future energy infrastructures. The primary focus lies in examining how various technologies can contribute to creating energy systems that are sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective.

Challenge

Balancing energy supply and demand

The simultaneity of electricity generation and consumption is the basis for a stable energy system. While fossil and nuclear power plants have so far been deployed according to demand, the dominant renewable energies in the electricity system are heavily dependent on weather - and therefore not available at any given time.

Contact

Energy System Modelling

Research Group
Institute of Networked Energy Systems