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Impacts of the transformation of the German energy system on the transmission grid

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The German Energiewende, the transformation of the energy system, has deep impacts on all parts of the system. This paper presents an approach that has been developed to simultaneously analyse impacts on the energy system as a whole and on the electricity system in particular. In the analysis, special emphasis is placed on the transmission grid and the efficiency of recommended grid extensions according to the German Network Development Plan. The analysis reveals that the measures in the concept are basically suitable for integrating the assumed high share of renewables in the future electricity system. Whereas a high feed-in from PV will not cause problems in the transmission grid in 2022, congestion may occur in situations with a high proportion of wind feed-in. Moreover, future bottlenecks in the grid are located in the same regions as today.

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Pesch, T., Allelein, HJ. & Hake, JF. Impacts of the transformation of the German energy system on the transmission grid. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 223, 2561–2575 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2014-02214-y

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