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MSc Project: energy autonomy and self-sufficiency in the residential sector
This project aims to analyze energy autonomy and self-sufficiency within households of different European countries to estimate the impacts on the load curve.
Keywords: Energy autonomy, self-sufficiency, residual load, on-site generation
Rising energy prices along with falling costs of renewable energy technologies and storage technologies make more high levels of self-sufficiency more economical. This can reduce householders' energy costs and reduce their dependance on energy imports from the grid (gas, heat, electric). It also changes the shape of the residual load curve, i.e. the net load that the grid (operator) is exposed to. The lack of universal smart meters and data means that the number, location and configuration of households with PV and storage systems, for example, is quite unknown (the same is true for other technology combinations).
Rising energy prices along with falling costs of renewable energy technologies and storage technologies make more high levels of self-sufficiency more economical. This can reduce householders' energy costs and reduce their dependance on energy imports from the grid (gas, heat, electric). It also changes the shape of the residual load curve, i.e. the net load that the grid (operator) is exposed to. The lack of universal smart meters and data means that the number, location and configuration of households with PV and storage systems, for example, is quite unknown (the same is true for other technology combinations).
The aim of this project is to systematically analyze the number and (if possible) location of households with decentralised generation and storage systems, in order to estimate levels of self-sufficiency at the local level. For Germany a detailed database is available; the project will also involve exploring other countries and developing a methodology to estimate the installed capacity of these generation/storage systems and their impacts on the load curves of these households. The work will involve techno-economic analysis and model-based energy systems analysis, for which experience in programming would be advantageous.
The aim of this project is to systematically analyze the number and (if possible) location of households with decentralised generation and storage systems, in order to estimate levels of self-sufficiency at the local level. For Germany a detailed database is available; the project will also involve exploring other countries and developing a methodology to estimate the installed capacity of these generation/storage systems and their impacts on the load curves of these households. The work will involve techno-economic analysis and model-based energy systems analysis, for which experience in programming would be advantageous.