Smart Energy Europe – developing a renewable energy scenario for a decarbonised Europe

Jakob Zinck Thellufsen; Henrik Lund; Miguel Chang; Uni Reinert Petersen; Andrei David Korberg; Poul Alberg Østergaard; Brian Vad Mathiesen

Smart Energy Europe – developing a renewable energy scenario for a decarbonised Europe

Jakob Zinck Thellufsen^*, Henrik Lund, Miguel Chang, Uni Reinert Petersen, Andrei David Korberg, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Brian Vad Mathiesen

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Abstract

The European Union has a clear target of decarbonizing the energy sector by the year 2050, necessary to mitigate climate change effects. Currently, a number of scenarios are models are developed to outline this transition, for instance the Commissions own “A Clean Planet for All” scenarios. However, the focus on the current modelling is very much towards either detailed scenario pathways that miss the need for hourly analyses, or scenarios that cannot capture the full potential for system integration, through a clear Smart Energy System approach, that utilizes not only the electricity grid, but also heating and gas grids to achieve cost efficient solutions for Europe. This paper presents a step wise approach to accomplish a renewable European energy system based on the concept of Smart Energy Systems. These steps include transforming the heating and cooling sector, as well as looking at both electrification of the transport sector and utilization of electrofuels in transport, industry and power production. Combined, the utilization of multiple grids, cheaper storage options, and a more comprehensive sector integration allows for the Smart Energy Europe scenario to be a more feasible solution than the decarbonised scenario proposed by the European Commission.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Number of pages	12
Publication date	12 Oct 2021
Publication status	Published - 12 Oct 2021
Event	16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 10 Oct 2021 → 15 Oct 2021 https://www.dubrovnik2021.sdewes.org/index

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Conference	16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Dubrovnik
Period	10/10/2021 → 15/10/2021
Internet address	https://www.dubrovnik2021.sdewes.org/index

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Smart Energy Systems
decarbonisation of Europe
renewable energy
energy system analysis

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SENTINEL: Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory
Chang, M. (PI)
01/06/2019 → 31/05/2022
Project: Research
RE-INVEST: Renewable Energy Investment Strategies
Mathiesen, B. V. (PI), Lund, H. (Project Participant), Østergaard, P. A. (Project Participant), Thellufsen, J. Z. (Project Participant), Korberg, A. D. (Project Participant), Askeland, K. (Project Participant), Petersen, U. R. (Project Participant) & Kapetanakis, J. (Project Manager)
01/04/2017 → 31/03/2022
Project: Research

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Thellufsen, JZ , Lund, H, Chang, M, Petersen, UR, Korberg, AD, Østergaard, PA & Mathiesen, BV 2021, Smart Energy Europe – developing a renewable energy scenario for a decarbonised Europe. in Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems , Dubrovnik, Croatia, 10/10/2021.

Smart Energy Europe – developing a renewable energy scenario for a decarbonised Europe. / Thellufsen, Jakob Zinck ; Lund, Henrik; Chang, Miguel et al.
Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. 2021.

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Smart Energy Europe – developing a renewable energy scenario for a decarbonised Europe

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SENTINEL: Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory

RE-INVEST: Renewable Energy Investment Strategies

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