MODEZEEN: Modeling of (de-)centralized energy transitions: Interdependencies, coordination and approaches from a system-oriented perspective
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Until now, the expansion of onshore wind and PV capacities characterized the energy transition in Germany. The increasing installation of offshore wind capacities will lead to a more centralized feed-in of fluctuating wind energy in the North of Germany. In the long term, also decentralized generation structures can establish themselves, for instance in the form of the aspired increased sector coupling for increasing the flexibility of the energy system and reducing fossil fuel demand in the heating and transport sectors.
Therefore, both centralized and decentralized technologies and their concerted combination will have to contribute to the success of the energy transition. Currently, however, there are many challenges, which necessitates a better understanding for the coordination of technology options as well as the coordination of available management tools, also across sector boundaries. This requires an analysis of the future energy scenarios and the resulting technological interdependencies from a comprehensive system-oriented perspective as well as the development of scientific methods.
Consequently, the goal of the project is to analyze the conditions for the best coordination between (de-)centralized technology options to contribute to an efficient implementation of the energy transition. This requires a better understanding of the system integration and potential linking of technology options. For this, intra-sectoral and cross-sectoral solutions will be explored and evaluated. Based on this technology-oriented research follows an analysis of economic approaches for the market design and management tools for adequate incentives in the system’s context. The goal is to investigate what shares of centralized and decentralized sector coupling elements are desirable from a system perspective, which required an analysis and balancing of trade-offs.
MODEZEEN is a follow-up project of LKD-EU.
Project period: 2020 - 2023
Sponsor: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi)
Partners: TU Berlin, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Involved team members: Dominik Möst, David Schönheit, Hannes Hobbie, Philipp Hauser, Carl-Philipp Anke
Contact: David Schönheit