HOW CAN WE RELIABLY COMBINE SECURITY OF SUPPLY WITH CLIMATE NEUTRALITY?

„I very much appreciate the efforts made to take weather variability and climate model scenarios into account in adequacy studies. I enjoyed the open and multi-disciplinary discussion in the Advisory Board, which I hope was of great assistance to the project team."

Dr Marion Schroedter-Homscheidt
- Team Leader Energy Meteorology, Institute of Networked Energy Systems, German Aerospace Center -

„Complementing regulatory processes such as the Network Development Plan and Adequacy Monitoring, the AQ 2050 study is an important scientific analysis of the coming two to three decades. It delves deeper into specific aspects and considers a broader spectrum of potential developments for the overall system."

Dr Markus Doll
- Head of Systems and Grid Operation, Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) -

„I particularly appreciate the fact that special importance is attached to weather conditions in this study, and that the question of how adequacy is ensured under very different climatic conditions has been examined in such depth."

Dr Hans Wolf von Koeller
- Head of Energy Policy, STEAG GmbH -

„A highlight of the study is that it does not only focus on resource adequacy, which means “do we have enough capacity to cover the demand?”, but also on transmission adequacy, complementing it to a whole system adequacy study."

Professor Dogan Keles
- Head of Section Energy Economics and Modelling, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) -

„The study fills a crucial knowledge gap in accessing long-term security of supply within a carbon-neutral energy system in Europe. The work and discussions within the Advisory Board were characterised by a highly diverse and interdisciplinary approach. This diversity enriched the dialogue, ensuring a balanced perspective that considered technical feasibility, regulatory frameworks and market realities."

Dr Philipp Alexander Ostrowicz
- Senior Research Advisor and Coordinator, Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI) -

„The study employs a very interesting methodological approach by coupling three models: an energy system model, a market model and a grid model, thereby enabling the consideration of very different aspects. It was a great pleasure for me to contribute to the study as a member of the Advisory Board. In particular, the diverse experiences and extensive expertise of both the study team and the Advisory Board members led to very interesting discussions during the meetings of the Board which, in my view, created added value, both for the study itself and for us as advisors."

Professor Wolf Fichtner
- Professor of Energy Economics and Director of the Institute for Industrial Production, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) -