TY - GEN
T1 - Fundamental properties of and transition to a fully renewable pan-European power system
AU - Bruun Andresen, Gorm
AU - Rasmussen, Morten Grud
AU - Rodriguez, Rolando A.
AU - Becker, Sarah
AU - Greiner, Martin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We introduce a top-down stylized model to analyse the impact of a transition to a European power system based only on wind and solar power. Wind and solar power generation is calculated from high-resolution weather data and based on the country specific electricity demand alone, we introduce a model of the conventional power system that facilitates simple spatio-temporal modelling of its macroscopic behaviour without direct reference to the underlying technological, economical, and political development in the system. Using this model, we find that wind and solar power generation can replace conventional power generation and power capacity to a large degree if power transmission across the continent is made possible.
AB - We introduce a top-down stylized model to analyse the impact of a transition to a European power system based only on wind and solar power. Wind and solar power generation is calculated from high-resolution weather data and based on the country specific electricity demand alone, we introduce a model of the conventional power system that facilitates simple spatio-temporal modelling of its macroscopic behaviour without direct reference to the underlying technological, economical, and political development in the system. Using this model, we find that wind and solar power generation can replace conventional power generation and power capacity to a large degree if power transmission across the continent is made possible.
M3 - Article in proceeding
BT - Web of Conferences, European Physical Journal
ER -