Two methods for decreasing the flexibility gap in national energy systems

Batas-Bjelić, Ilija and Rajaković, Nikola and Krajačić, Goran and Duić, Neven (2016) Two methods for decreasing the flexibility gap in national energy systems. = Two methods for decreasing the flexibility gap in national energy systems. Energy, 115 (3). pp. 1701-1709. ISSN 0360-5442. Vrsta rada: ["eprint_fieldopt_article_type_article" not defined]. Kvartili JCR: Q1 (2016). Točan broj autora: 4.

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Abstract

More variable renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures create an additional flexibility gap and require a novel energy planning method for sustainable national energy systems. The firstly presented method uses only EnergyPLAN tool in order to decrease the flexibility gap in a national energy system. Generic Optimization program (GenOpt®) is an optimization program for the minimization of a cost function that is evaluated by an external simulation program, such as EnergyPLAN, which was used as the second method in this research. Successful strategies to decrease the flexibility gap are verified on the case of the Serbian national energy system using two methods for its structure design: (1) the iterative method, based on heuristics and manual procedure of using only EnergyPLAN, and (2) the optimization method, based on soft- linking of EnergyPLAN with GenOpt®. The latter method, named EPOPT (EnergyPlan-genOPT), found the solution for the structure of the sustainable national energy system at the total cost of 8190 M€, while the iterative method was only able to find solutions at the cost in the range of 8251–8598 M€ by targeting only one sustainability goal. The advantages of the EPOPT method are its accuracy, user- friendliness and minimal costs, are valuable for planners.

Item Type: Article (["eprint_fieldopt_article_type_article" not defined])
Keywords (Croatian): variable renewable energy ; sustainable energy system ; Smart grid ; EnergyPLAN model ; EU 2030 energy policy goals ; EPOPT method
Subjects: TECHNICAL SCIENCE > Mechanical Engineering
Divisions: 500 Department of Energy, Power Engineering and Environment > 510 Power Engineering and Energy Management Chair
Indexed in Web of Science: Yes
Indexed in Current Contents: Yes
Quartiles: Q1 (2016)
Citations SCOPUS: 1 (04.09.2017.)
Date Deposited: 21 Mar 2017 13:35
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2018 13:18
URI: http://repozitorij.fsb.hr/id/eprint/7603

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