RT Journal Article
T1 The potential of sector coupling in future European energy systems: Soft linking between the Dispa-SET and JRC-EU-TIMES models
A1 Pavičević, Matija
A1 Mangipinto, Andrea
A1 Nijs, Wouter
A1 Lombardi, Francesco
A1 Kavvadias, Konstantinos
A1 Jiménez-Navarro, Juan-Pablo
A1 Colombo, Emanuela
A1 Quoilin, Sylvain
K1 Recursos energéticos - Europa
K1 Desarrollo sostenible
AB The relevance of sector coupling is increasing when shifting from the current highly centralised and mainly fossil fuel-based energy system to a more decentralized and renewable energy system. Cross-sectoral linkages are already recognized as a cost-effective decarbonisation strategy that provides significant flexibility to the system. Modelling such cross-sectoral interconnections is thus highly relevant. In this work, these interactions are considered in a long-term perspective by uni-directional soft-linking of two models: JRC-EU-TIMES, a long term planning multisectoral model, and Dispa-SET, a unit commitment and optimal dispatch model covering multiple energy sectors such as power, heating & cooling, transportation etc. The impact of sector coupling in future Europe-wide energy systems with high shares of renewables is evaluated through five scenarios. Results show that the contributions of individual sectors are quite diverse. The transport sector provides the highest flexibility potential in terms of power curtailment, load shedding, congestion in the interconnection lines and resulting greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Nevertheless, allowing combinations of multiple flexibility options such as hydro for the long-term, electric vehicles and flexible thermal units for the short-term provides the best solution in terms of system adequacy, greenhouse gas emissions and operational costs.
PB Elsevier
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33582
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33582
LA eng
NO Matija Pavičević, Andrea Mangipinto, Wouter Nijs, Francesco Lombardi, Konstantinos Kavvadias, Juan Pablo Jiménez Navarro, Emanuela Colombo, Sylvain Quoilin, The potential of sector coupling in future European energy systems: Soft linking between the Dispa-SET and JRC-EU-TIMES models, Applied Energy, Volume 267, 2020, 115100, ISSN 0306-2619, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115100.
NO Comisión Europea
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 3 mar 2026