As of: January 2008
Market introduction perspectives of innovations technologies supporting integration of RES-E
Final Report
In support of the Gleneagles G8 Plan of Action, IEA's Renewable Energy Unit is publishing the study "Grid Integration of Electricity from Renewable Energy".
Ecofys has been contracted by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to support this study and assess the capabilities and barriers of new and emerging technologies for improved integration of RES-E in power systems.
The scope of work of this study is
- to classify non-standard and innovative technologies, which are not yet commonly applied in power systems planning and operation,
- to identify their most promising areas of application,
- to reveal potential barriers in the context of regulation, permission
- and electricity market design for the introduction of these technologies.
The selection of technologies assessed in this study focuses on those technologies and operation concepts that are widely discussed as most promising with respect to their benefits in supporting the targeted future of power systems: highly flexible markets, high shares of renewable energies, high efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
The result of this assessment is presented in technology-specific fact sheets and summary tables.






