Case study description

Germany has stated to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. The electricity production thereby places a major role, as it holds a large share of the greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable technologies like solar and wind power can already produce electricity at low costs, but due to their weather dependency, they only provide electricity intermittently. This poses challenges to the grid operation, as it is more difficult to match the generation to the demand profiles. These challenges result in a need for flexibility options.

In this case study, the influence of two novel flexibility technologies on the German electricity system in 2045 are examined. The study is based on a model of the German electricity grid in 2013. After adapting the model to the target year 2045, the influence of wo different flexibility options shall be examined: hydrogen storage and elastic demand.

In this case study, you shall prepare input data three different scenarios:

  1. base case
  2. hydrogen storage scenario
  3. elastic demand scenario.
You must start with preparing your data for the base case. Afterwards, you can do the other two scenarios in an order of your choice.

In the following figure, you can see the study area:

A map of Germany, divided into 8 parts named DE0 0 to DE0 7 with connections and some power plants