Pathways to a net-zero energy system: a regional magnifying glass on infrastructure, economy and society
In their current study, the researchers at Jülich System Analysis are investigating the regional impacts in Germany on the path to greenhouse gas neutrality in 2045. Building on the scenario of the study “Energy Perspectives 2030" they provide a regional perspective and show a transformation path that considers the entire infrastructure together and includes social and economic effects.
Germany is divided into 80 regions for this purpose. The electricity supply, hydrogen supply and heat supply are shown for these regions in detail. In addition, the infrastructure of pipelines and hydrogen storage facilities, as well as the infrastructure of heat storage facilities, are presented. The scenarios were calculated using the ETHOS model suite with regional and hourly resolution. The focus is on the issues of regional electricity, gas and heat supply, transportation and storage. The results are put into the context of social acceptance and the resulting economic effects.
The study “Regional Lupe on Infrastructure, Economy and Society” was presented at a press conference in Berlin on the 15th of November. An English version of the presentations of the key messages and detailed results are available for download here. The link to the press release (only in German) can be found here.
Authors of the study: Theresa Klütz, Toni Busch, Imke Rhoden, Hawal Shamon, Andrew Ross, Thomas Schöb, Stefan Vögele, Jochen Linßen, and Detlef Stolten, with the support of the Jülich systems analysis team.