Case Studies
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The Role of the Latvian District Heating System in the Development of Sustainable Energy Supply
European Union
Latvia
100% Renewable Energy
District Heating
Authors:
Gatis Bazbauers, Ginta Cimdina
Link to the Journal Paper The aim of the study is to determine whether and to what extent it is possible to use excess electricity produced by wind power plants during low demand periods for district heat production by heat pumps. Energy system analysis on an hourly basis is conducted at various capacities of wind power plants. The results...
Analysis of Long-Term Plan for Energy Supply System for Latvia that is 100% Based on the Use of Local Energy Resources
European Union
Latvia
100% Renewable Energy
Authors:
Jekaterina Porubova, Gatis Bazbauers
Link to the Journal Paper The prices of fossil energy resources are expected to rise substantially in the future, therefore fossil energy resources might not be a feasible energy source for Latvia in the long term. The establishment of a fully self-sufficient energy supply system will require a significant transformation of the existing energy supply and transport infrastructure. Early...
A 100% renewable energy system in the year 2050: The case of Macedonia
100% Renewable Energy
Photovoltaics
Storage Solutions
Wind Energy
Authors:
Boris Ćosić, Goran Krajačić, Neven Duić
Link to the Journal Paper The most important problems the energy sector faces in Macedonia are an unfavourable energy mix with a high prevalence of lignite, a strong dependence on energy import, poor condition of the energy system and inefficiency in energy production and use. This paper investigates the prospects for realization of the 100% renewable energy system in...
Renewable energy scenarios in the Portuguese electricity system
Portugal
100% Renewable Energy
Interconnection
Authors:
Liliana Fernandes, Paula Ferreira
Link to the Conference Paper Portugal has been demonstrating over the years a high dependence of imported fossil fuels, especially with regard to the energy sector. This situation led to the increasing development of renewable energy projects, framed by an European strategy, aimed at creating “a competitive, sustainable and secured renewable energy system” with particular emphasis given to the...
An energy system model for Hong Kong in 2020
Authors:
Tao Ma, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Henrik Lund, Hongxing Yang, Lin Lu
Climate change and energy security are forcing Hong Kong to shift from a fossil fuel-based to a clean and low-carbon energy structure. In this article, a simulation model for Hong Kong’s energy system is developed using EnergyPLAN model, to examine the present energy structure and analyse alternative future sustainable energy strategies. First, a reference model is established and validated based...
Natural Ventilation in the Residential Sector in Mexico
Authors:
Ivan Oropeza-Perez
Warm conditions countries such as Mexico need to drive strategies oriented to the cooling of their buildings in order to ensure proper indoor thermal environments towards the occupants. Otherwise, health issues and other hazards could rise up. When these strategies are passive, i.e. when there is an absence of energy use, and they are applied onto large scale scenarios,...
100% Renewable Energy Systems in the Scandinavian Region
Denmark
Scandinavia
100% Renewable Energy
Biofuels
District Heating
Electric Vehicles
Heat Pumps
Smart Energy Systems
Authors:
Kenneth Hansen, David Maya-Drysdale
Denmark has set an ambitious goal to become 100% renewable by 2050, and this study aims to investigate further how Denmark could achieve this goal. Specifically the study aims to help understand the implications for Denmark when it is interconnected in a Scandinavian system in a 100% renewable energy system in 2050. This study compares three energy system types (supergrid,...
Smart Energy Europe: A 100% Renewable Energy Scenario for the EU28
European Union
100% Renewable Energy
Electric Vehicles
Heat Pumps
Photovoltaics
Wind Energy
Authors:
David Connolly, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Henrik Lund
Here is a link to the final publications: Final Report Journal Paper Conference Paper You can also download the EnergyPLAN models here. Summary This study presents one scenario for a 100% renewable energy system in Europe by the year 2050. The transition from a business-as-usual situation in 2050, to a 100% renewable energy Europe is analysed in a series of steps....
Heat Roadmap Europe 3 (HRE3)
Croatia
Czech Republic
European Union
Italy
Romania
United Kingdom
CHP and Thermal Storage
Cooling
District Heating
Authors:
David Connolly, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Bernd Möller, Steffen Nielsen, Henrik Lund, Daniel Trier, Urban Persson, Daniel Nilsson, Sven Werner
Heat Roadmap Europe 3 (STRATEGO): Translating the Heat Roadmap Europe Methodology to Member State Level Link to the Reports and Maps Heat Roadmap Europe 3 is from work package 2 of the STRATEGO project (http://stratego-project.eu/). It quantifies the impact of implementing various energy efficiency measures in the heating and cooling sectors of five EU Member States: Czech Republic, Croatia, Italy,...
