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Gas-fired power generation has not only grown continuously in Europe, but also in developing countries where energy infrastructures are yet to possess similar transport and storage capabilities. Significant transport capacities in a high pressure gas grid are required to guarantee stable generation of gas-fired electricity. The purpose of this study is to investigate how a large number of new gas-fired power plants could be built to take full advantage of the available infrastructure, taking into account the German nuclear moratorium, as an excellent opportunity for a rapid increase in gas-fired power generation. The theoretical section briefly describes the German gas network model developed at ITE-GS and outlines the simulation procedure. Information about future necessary electricity production was used to create a combined map of both high voltage power and high pressure gas grids, where suitable locations for power plants were identified. After a simulation of the network behavior of new gas consumers, capacity limits and the weakest parts of the gas network were identified and the reasons explained. Additionally, an investigation of national gas infrastructure projects’ influence on the potential of future gas-fired generation was performed.
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Müller-Kirchenbauer, J., Gorshkov, A. (2013). Possible Locations for Gas-Fired Power Generation in Southern Germany. In: Hou, M., Xie, H., Were, P. (eds) Clean Energy Systems in the Subsurface: Production, Storage and Conversion. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37849-2_34
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