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ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Resilient energy systems

Alternative title: Robuste energisystemer

Awarded: NOK 10.5 mill.

The expected increase in the use of power for heating in Northern Europe, together with increased shares of intermittent renewable power generation, will make the demand, supply, and thus power prices more sensitive to weather variability and changes. To develop an energy system that can handle both greater weather sensitivity and higher electricity demand, there is an increasing need for solutions for short and long-term energy system flexibility. This increasing need for weather-induced flexibility will present new business opportunities, but it will also imply large technical, economic, as well as political and social challenges. RESILIENT will address these opportunities and challenges and: 1) Quantify how variations in weather affect the future largely-electrified energy system 2) Assess techno-economic potentials and barriers for solutions that provide long-term flexibility, with particular emphasis on flexible heating systems 3) Analyze public perceptions of technical solutions for a decarbonized energy system 4) Identify solutions that ensure a future low-carbon energy system that is affordable, socially acceptable, and capable of handling future variations and disturbances in energy supply and demand. RESILIENT develops and applies a multidisciplinary research strategy that combines and integrates statistical weather data analysis, technology analysis and forecasting, behavior research, and energy system modelling that quantifies the impacts. RESILIENT consists of leading researchers in energy economics and policy analysis, energy system modelling and behavior research from NMBU, CICERO and IFE, supported by leading international researchers in their fields. The project is also supported by strong analytical competence in a large consortium of user partners. The project starts in spring 2023.

The expected increase in use of power for heating in Northern Europe, together with increased shares of intermittent renewable power generation, will make the demand, supply, and price of power more sensitive to weather. To develop an energy system that can handle both greater weather sensitivity and higher electricity demand, there is an increasing need for solutions that provide energy system flexibility over longer and shorter periods. In contrast to many previous flexibility studies, RESILIENT will pay particular attention to future variations over longer time periods, from weeks to years, and solutions that can provide long term flexibility. This increasing need for long-term flexibility will present new business opportunities, but it will also pose large technical, economic, as well as political and social challenges. RESILIENT will address these opportunities and challenges by: 1) Quantifying how variations in weather affect the future largely-electrified energy system 2) Assessing techno-economic potentials and barriers for solutions that provide long term flexibility, with particular emphasis on flexible heating systems 3) Analyzing public perceptions of technical solutions for a decarbonized energy system 4) Identifying solutions that ensure a future low-carbon energy system that is affordable, socially acceptable, and capable of handling future variations and disturbances in energy supply and demand. RESILIENT develops and applies a multidisciplinary research strategy that combines and integrates statistical weather data analysis, technology analysis and forecasting, behavior research, and energy system modelling that quantifies impacts. RESILIENT consists of leading researchers in energy economics and policy analysis, energy system modelling and behavior research from NMBU, CICERO and IFE, supported by leading international researchers in their fields. The project is also supported by strong analytical competence in a large consortium of user partners.

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ENERGIX-Stort program energi