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Next generation of RES-E policy instruments

Completed Project

Department

Climate Policy

Project Management

Karsten Neuhoff

Project Period

October 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

Commissioned by

International Energy Agency, renewable energy technology deployment platform

In Cooperation With

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ecar energy consulting

The rise of renewable sources of electricity (RES-E) is transforming power systems globally. This trend is likely to continue with large increases in investment and deployment of RES-E capacity over the coming decades. Several countries now have penetration levels of variable RES-E generation (wind and solar) in excess of 15% of their overall power-generation mix; and many jurisdictions (e.g., Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Germany, and Denmark; and, in the United States, Colorado) have experienced instantaneous penetration levels of more than 50% variable generation.

These greater penetration levels of variable RES-E have prompted jurisdictions to begin modifying practices that evolved in an era of large, readily dispatchable, central-station conventional power plants. A changing resource mix with greater penetration levels of variable RES-E has implications for grid operations, wholesale and retail power markets, and infrastructure needs. Thus, next-generation RES-E policies must be designed to address these emerging issues in an effective manner.

The RES-E-NEXT project commissioned by IEA-RETD presents an assessment of the key considerations for the next generation of RES-E policy through 2025 by analysing four crucial policy domains:

- Securing RES-E generation;
- Securing grid infrastructure;
- Short-term security of supply: Flexibility; and
- Long-term security of supply: Adequacy.

For more information on the project, please follow this link.



The final report of the RES-E-NEXT project commissioned by the International Energy Agency's implementing agreement on Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (IEA-RETD) provides insights for the transition to high levels of variable RES-E generation. Please find the report here.

DIW Team

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