Juelich Systems Analysis (ICE-2)

A fundamental prerequisite for a greenhouse gas-neutral energy supply is the substitution of fossil energy sources and the expansion of renewable energy sources. Electricity, as well as new energy carriers such as hydrogen or synthetic fuels, will play an important future role. Compared to today's power supply system, the interconnectedness of the energy sectors (sector-coupling) and thus the complexity of the overall system will significantly increase. Another challenge is to reconcile demand and the highly volatile generation supply while meeting the criteria of security of supply and economic efficiency. For this purpose, it is necessary to develop suitable transformation strategies towards a future greenhouse gas-neutral energy supply. The work of the Integrated Transformation Strategies group focuses in particular on a holistic view of the national energy supply system and the effects on the necessary resource requirements. In addition to the formulation of national greenhouse gas reduction strategies, they also include the techno-economic evaluation of individual technologies and subsystems in the context of the entire national energy system.