Table 5 Overview of key results from simulated flexible and non-flexible bioenergy power generation in the case study
Year 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
NO-BE | NON-Flex-BE | Flex-BE | |
Renewable share (REN share) | 26.8% (other renewables) | 34.9% (other renewables + non-flexible bioenergy) | 35.0% (other renewables + flexible bioenergy) |
Variance in daily residual load | – | 100% | 70% (reduced by 30%a) |
Maximum positive RL (deficit power) | 10,440 MW | 9801 MW (100%) | 9458 MW (reduced by 4%a) |
Minimum negative RL (excess power) | - 1965 MW | - 2604 MW (100%) | - 2362 MW (reduced by 11%a) |
Hours of negative RL | 42 h/a | 98 h/a | 70 h/a |
BE power production in times of negative RL | – | 44.1 GWh/a | 26.5 GWh/a (reduced by 40%) |
Avoided BE power production in times of negative RL | – | – | 17.6 GWh/a |