Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174198 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IES Working Paper No. 05/2017
Publisher: 
Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES), Prague
Abstract: 
This paper focuses on the influence of increased wind and solar power production on the transmission networks in Central Europe. The model ELMOD is employed. Two development scenarios for the year 2025 are evaluated on the basis of four representative weeks. The first scenario focuses on the effect of Energiewende on the transmission networks, the second one drops out nuclear phase-out and thus assesses isolated effect of increased feed-in. The results indicate that higher feed-in of solar and wind power increases the exchange balance and total transport of electricity between transmission system operator areas as well as the average load of lines and volatility of flows. Solar power is identified as a key contributor to the volatility increase, wind power is identified as a key loop-flow contributor. Eventually, it is concluded that German nuclear phase-out does not significantly exacerbate mentioned problems.
Subjects: 
Energiewende
RES
transmission networks
congestion
loop flows
ELMOD
Central Europe
JEL: 
L94
Q21
Q48
C61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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