Urban-rural relations in renewable electric energy supply – the case of a German energy region
The study analyzes the cross-linking of urban and rural regions in terms of synergies between electric energy supply from renewables and electric energy demand by taking the example of a German energy region. The cooperation between a German medium-sized city, the City of Osnabrück, and its neighbo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Aalborg University Press
2019-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management |
| Online Access: | https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/sepm/article/view/2481 |
| Summary: | The study analyzes the cross-linking of urban and rural regions in terms of synergies between electric energy supply from renewables and electric energy demand by taking the example of a German energy region. The cooperation between a German medium-sized city, the City of Osnabrück, and its neighboring rural municipalities, Landkreis Osnabrück and Kreis Steinfurt, is evaluated regarding a joint regional electric energy supply. Real self-sufficiency degrees resulting from residual load profiles are analyzed for different scenarios. Cross-linking the city with its rural neighbors leads to higher possible self-sufficiency rates within the urban area. As to the rural regions, self-sufficiency decreases compared to considering them as single regions. The rural municipality Landkreis Osnabrück, e.g., achieves 68% real self-sufficiency with respect to its 2030 renewable energy targets and without considering storage. Cross-linkage with the City of Osnabrück results in a decrease to 60% while at the same time from the perspective of the City of Osnabrück self-sufficiency increases from 27 to 60%. |
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| ISSN: | 2246-2929 2246-2929 |