Optimized economical and technical sector coupling under consideration of defined incentives

Abstract

This paper focuses on the holistic economic optimization of the operation of a sector-coupled system. In the first step, the load flows of all sectors are calculated independently of each other and then combined into a composite. Subsequently needed actions are evaluated and unused reserves identified. This is followed by economic optimization. Thereby a power-to-gas system (with reconversion), a gas and an electrical storage are part of the investigation. For this purpose, a small town is investigated. The constraints to be considered can be derived from the technical limitations of various network infrastructures. The case study will also be supplemented by possible future scenarios, taking into account possible changes in the energy generation structure as well as developments in the markets. In the current case study, the focus is on CO2 pricing – whereby as a pattern already existing models of Europe are used