Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach
Thanks to its huge water storage capacity, Norway has an excess of energy generation at annual scale, although significant regional disparity exists. On average, the Mid-Norway region has an energy deficit and needs to import more electricity than it exports. We show that this energy deficit can be...
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| author | Baptiste François Sara Martino Lena S. Tøfte Benoit Hingray Birger Mo Jean-Dominique Creutin |
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| description | Thanks to its huge water storage capacity, Norway has an excess of energy generation at annual scale, although significant regional disparity exists. On average, the Mid-Norway region has an energy deficit and needs to import more electricity than it exports. We show that this energy deficit can be reduced with an increase in wind generation and transmission line capacity, even in future climate scenarios where both mean annual temperature and precipitation are changed. For the considered scenarios, the deficit observed in winter disappears, i.e., when electricity consumption and prices are high. At the annual scale, the deficit behaviour depends more on future changes in precipitation. Another consequence of changes in wind production and transmission capacity is the modification of electricity exchanges with neighbouring regions which are also modified both in terms of average, variability and seasonality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4d91f1a96bb4ec4a95333a60a803ae62022-12-22T04:22:23ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732017-02-0110222710.3390/en10020227en10020227Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based ApproachBaptiste François0Sara Martino1Lena S. Tøfte2Benoit Hingray3Birger Mo4Jean-Dominique Creutin5Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IGE, F-38000 Grenoble, FranceSINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, NorwaySINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, NorwayUniversité Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IGE, F-38000 Grenoble, FranceSINTEF Energy Research, 7465 Trondheim, NorwayUniversité Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IGE, F-38000 Grenoble, FranceThanks to its huge water storage capacity, Norway has an excess of energy generation at annual scale, although significant regional disparity exists. On average, the Mid-Norway region has an energy deficit and needs to import more electricity than it exports. We show that this energy deficit can be reduced with an increase in wind generation and transmission line capacity, even in future climate scenarios where both mean annual temperature and precipitation are changed. For the considered scenarios, the deficit observed in winter disappears, i.e., when electricity consumption and prices are high. At the annual scale, the deficit behaviour depends more on future changes in precipitation. Another consequence of changes in wind production and transmission capacity is the modification of electricity exchanges with neighbouring regions which are also modified both in terms of average, variability and seasonality.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/2/227variable renewable energywindhydroenergy balanceenergy market |
| spellingShingle | Baptiste François Sara Martino Lena S. Tøfte Benoit Hingray Birger Mo Jean-Dominique Creutin Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach Energies variable renewable energy wind hydro energy balance energy market |
| title | Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach |
| title_full | Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach |
| title_short | Effects of Increased Wind Power Generation on Mid-Norway’s Energy Balance under Climate Change: A Market Based Approach |
| title_sort | effects of increased wind power generation on mid norway s energy balance under climate change a market based approach |
| topic | variable renewable energy wind hydro energy balance energy market |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/2/227 |
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