Enhancing Renewable Energy System Metrics: Security, Flexibility, and Sustainability

This policy brief is part of the theme Optimal Transition, which investigates how to best manage the energy transition in Europe, through national and European climate and energy targets, decarbonisation of electricity generation, and electrification of energy services, guided by the following research question: What are the different cost, energy security, and resilience metrics and how do they compare for different scenarios?

The consultative process helped us evaluate the relevance of policy issues, refine the scope of research questions, and establish a balanced group of stakeholders to participate. We conducted one workshop under each theme alongside the corresponding core working group to consult stakeholders on our scenario design and co-define desired outputs as well as a key set of joint input assumptions. During the workshop conducted under this theme, we sought feedback on the scenario design, inputs, and projections of two proposed modelling studies. The participating stakeholders, including representatives from the DG ENER, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), and the renewable energy industry, provided insights on the most policy relevant aspects of energy system security, resilience and flexibility. Suggestions were also offered to IAM COMPACT partners on specific metrics that could be used to assess model results along these criteria.