Development of the Polish Power Sector towards Energy Neutrality—The Scenario Approach

This article discusses three scenarios for the transformation of the Polish power system leading to the achievement of climate neutrality through investment in renewable energy sources. The scenarios differ in terms of the role played by the selected energy technologies. The scenarios were developed...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2024-06, Vol.17 (11), p.2763
Main Authors: Gutowski, Andrzej, Maciejczak, Mariusz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
100% renewable energy systems
Air-turbines
Alternative energy sources
Analysis
Climate change
Climate policy
Coal-fired power plants
decarbonization
Electric power production
Electric power systems
Electric power-plants
Energy consumption
Energy industry
Energy management systems
Force and energy
modelling
Nuclear energy
Poland
Power plants
power system
transformation
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Summary:This article discusses three scenarios for the transformation of the Polish power system leading to the achievement of climate neutrality through investment in renewable energy sources. The scenarios differ in terms of the role played by the selected energy technologies. The scenarios were developed using the balancing tool, the Simulator Polish Power System, which analyzed the development of the national power system in terms of optimal costs of achieving climate neutrality and the lowest possible price of electricity generation. The research shows that under Polish climatic conditions, 100% RES energy can be achieved in the balance, but ensuring the continuity of energy supply, which in future will be generated mainly from this type of source, requires the participation of controllable sources such as gas-fired power plants powered by biomethane and energy storage facilities. The scenarios assume balancing RES sources with 15–25 GW of available gas sources and 40 GWh in electricity storage. The article also discusses factors limiting the suggested scenarios, such as the availability of sustainable biomethane in Poland or limitations associated with the possibility of building onshore and offshore wind turbines.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en17112763