A Balanced, Fully Renewable National Energy Scenario with Electricity Based Production in the Netherlands Given its Land Use

Salih, Melav (2022) A Balanced, Fully Renewable National Energy Scenario with Electricity Based Production in the Netherlands Given its Land Use. Bachelor's Thesis, Physics.

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Abstract

The Netherlands must reach its goal of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by 95% compared with 1990 levels by 2050. In order to achieve this,this paper will aim to produce a balanced, self-sufficient, renewable national energy system with electricity based production using the PowerNodes method. In addition, a spatial plan is produced along with a sensitivity analysis of every input variable in the model. Domestic heating, industrial heating, and electricity was included in the energy demand which was supplied with geothermal heating, hydrogen gas, solar PV, off- and onshore wind energy. To balance the system, hydrogen gas was stored in salt caverns which was then converted using PEM electrolysers and hydrogen CCGT. It was concluded that for a balanced, self- sufficient national energy system a minimum of 14,648 km2 total area was required where most of the land use (75%) would be for offshore wind in the North Sea. A focus on the constant conversion of energy rather than the storage would largely impact the seasonal fluctuations and keeping a balanced system. The largest gap in knowledge was found to be the lack of transparency in research when building scenarios for such energy systems. Furthermore, the spatial requirement of each technology had to be estimated given the values found. For a complete spatial plan, more information on the spatial requirements for the different systems is necessary.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Pierie, F. and Meijer, H.A.J.
Degree programme:	Physics
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2022 15:31
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2022 15:31
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/26491

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