Category Archives: Location
The IDA Energy Plan 2030 – A 100% Renewable Energy Scenario for Denmark (2006)
In the autumn of 2006, the EnergyPLAN model was used for the condensed analyses of the Energy Year 2006 of IDA. The outcome of the Energy Year is an energy plan for the year 2030. The main report and background … Continue reading
Danish Expert Group on electricity production from CHP and Renewable Energy (2000-2001)
In 2000-2001, the EnergyPLAN model was used in the contributions of Aalborg University to the work of a Danish expert group formed by the Danish Energy Authorities to analyse the excess electricity production problem arising from large-scale integration of CHP … Continue reading
EU Project DESIRE: Electricity Balancing for the Large Scale Integration of RES (2005-2007)
In 2005-2007, the EnergyPLAN model was used in the EU-funded project DESIRE (Dissemination Strategy on Electricity Balancing for Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy). In six regions in Denmark, Germany, the UK, Poland, Spain and Estonia, models of the electricity … Continue reading
Energy City Frederikshavn – A 100% Renewable Energy Scenario for the Town of Frederikshavn
In this project, scenarios were developed for a transition of the Danish city Frederikshavn to become 100% fuelled by renewable energy sources. The project investigated the potential of locally available renewable energy sources, the possible technologies which make use of … Continue reading
Evaluation of Heat Pumps and Electric Vehicles for the Integration of Wind Power in a Future Energy System in Denmark (2011)
In this project, Nikolaos Alagialoglou has analysed how wind power can be integrated into the heat and transport sector of the future energy system of Denmark. The project evaluates heat pumps and electric vehicles as technical means for the integration … Continue reading
County Energy Systems for Humboldt, California, USA (2007)
In 2007, Michael Winkler from Humboldt State University in California USA used the EnergyPLAN model for analysing a county energy system for Humboldt. The study concludes that Humboldt County has sufficient renewable resources to meet all energy needs and that … Continue reading
The Potential Role of Compressed Air Energy Storage in Denmark (2005-2007)
In 2005-2007, the EnergyPLAN model was used in a project to investigate if Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) would be a feasible technology in the Danish Energy System. The project was conducted in a collaboration with the Department of Mechanical … Continue reading
Energy System Analysis of Waste-to-Energy technologies (2007-2009)
The focus of this PhD thesis by Marie Münster is the analysis of the optimal use of waste for energy production in Denmark, now and in the future. The object of analysis is waste which is not reused or recycled, … Continue reading
Energy Model of Italy and Penetration of Renewable Energy (2010)
In 2009-10, Professor Alessandro Franco, together with Pasquale Salza from the University of Pisa, used the EnergyPLAN model for analysing the perspectives of integration of a renewable energy system in the field of a complex energy system like the Italian … Continue reading
Designing a Sustainable Swiss Energy System (2010)
This study was conducted by Master’s students in the Sustainable Energy Planning and Management program in the Department of Planning and Management at Aalborg University. The research focused on Switzerland’s energy system in light of the debate over new investments … Continue reading