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GER-18

Germany 18 (dena) nodes, with existing infrastructure of year 2015, no nuclear Plot

Time Series

  • solar: RenewableNinja nuts2 aggregated to dena-zones weighted by geographic area https://www.renewables.ninja
  • wind: RenewableNinja nuts2 aggregated to dena-zones weighted by geographic area https://www.renewables.ninja
  • el_demand: Share of "low" and "high"Open Source Electricity Model for Germany (ELMOD-DE) Data Documentation, Egerer, 2016, "Open Power System Data. 2018. Data Package Time series. Version 2018-06-30. https://doi.org/10.25832/time_series/2018-06-30. (Primary data from various sources, for a complete list see URL)."

Installed CAP

nodes

  • wind, pv, coal, gas, oil: Open Source Electricity Model for Germany (ELMOD-DE) Data Documentation, Egerer, 2016

lines

  • trans: Open Source Electricity Model for Germany (ELMOD-DE) Data Documentation, Egerer, 2016

Cost Data

cap-costs

  • wind, pv, coal, gas, oil: "Sektorübergreifende Modellierung und Optimierung eines zukünftigen deutschen Energiesystems unter Berücksichtigung von Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen im Gebäudesektor", Palzer, 2016
  • trans: !Costs for transmission expansion are per MW*km!: "Zielkonflikte der Energiewende - Life Cycle Assessment der Dekarbonisierung Deutschlands durch sektorenübergreifende Infrastrukturoptimierung", Reinert, 2018
  • bat: "Konventionelle Kraftwerke - Technologiesteckbrief zur Analyse 'Flexibilitätskonzepte für die Stromversorgung 2050'", Görner & Sauer, 2016
  • h2: "Shared Capacity and Levelized Cost with Application to Power-to-Gas Technology", Glenk, 2019

fix-costs

  • wind, pv, gas, bat, h2: Percentages M/O per cap_cost: "Sektorübergreifende Modellierung und Optimierung eines zukünftigen deutschen Energiesystems unter Berücksichtigung von Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen im Gebäudesektor", Palzer, 2016
  • oil, coal: assumption oil and coal similar to GuD fix/cap: Percentages M/O per cap_cost: "Sektorübergreifende Modellierung und Optimierung eines zukünftigen deutschen Energiesystems unter Berücksichtigung von Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen im Gebäudesektor", Palzer, 2016
  • trans: assumption no fix costs
  • h2: "Shared Capacity and Levelized Cost with Application to Power-to-Gas Technology", Glenk, 2019

var-costs

  • coal, gas, oil: Calculation: varcosts_th(Masterthesis Christiane Reinert)/eff(median(eff in ELMOD-DE))
  • pv, wind, trans: assumption no var costs
  • h2: Glenk, "Shared Capacity and Levelized Cost with Application to Power-to-Gas Technology", Glenk, 2019
  • bat: assumption of minimal var costs to avoid charge and discharge in same hour in case of energy excess

LCIA Recipe H Midpoint, GWP 100a

cap - construction

  • pv: Jungbluth Niels, ESU-services, photovoltaic plant construction, 570kWp, multi-Si, on open ground, GLO, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • wind: Christian Bauer, Paul Scherrer Institute, wind power plant, 800kW, fixed parts [unit], GLO, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3, Christian Bauer, Paul Scherrer Institute, wind power plant, 800kW, moving parts [unit], GLO, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • trans: R. Jorge, T. Hawkins, und E. Hertwich. Life cycle assessment of electricity transmission and distribution—part 1: Power lines and cables. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17(1):9–15, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0335-1.
  • coal: Christian Bauer, Paul Scherrer Institute, hard coal power plant construction, 500MW, GLO, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3; Karin Treyer, Paul Scherrer Institute, electricity production, lignite, DE, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • gas: Thomas Heck, Paul Scherrer Institute, gas power plant construction, 300MW electrical, GLO, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • oil: Niels Jungbluth, ESU-services, oil power plant construction, 500MW, RER (Europe), cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • bat_e: Dominic Notter, Eidgenössische Materialprüf- und -forschungsanstalt, battery cell production, Li-ion, CN (China), cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.4 ;5.4933 kg CO2-Eq per 0.106 kWh
  • h2_in: Alex Primas, ETH Zürich, fuel cell production, polymer electrolyte membrane, 2kW electrical, future, CH, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3

var - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

  • coal: Karin Treyer, Paul Scherrer Institute, electricity production, lignite, DE, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • gas: Karin Treyer, Paul Scherrer Institute, electricity production, natural gas, conventional power plant, DE, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3
  • oil: Karin Treyer, Paul Scherrer Institute, electricity production, oil, DE, cut-off by classification, ecoinvent database version 3.3

Other

  • trans: efficiency is 0.9995 per km
  • storage: efficiencies are in efficiency per month
  • storage hydrogen: referenced in MWh with lower calorific value 33.32 kWh/kg "DIN 51850: Brennwerte und Heizwerte gasförmiger Brennstoffe" 1980
  • h2_in, h2_out: Sunfire process
  • h2_e: Cavern