Power system impacts of new environmental constraints for hydropower in Norway
Arvesen, Anders; Haugen, Mari; Schönfelder, Lennart Hagen; Graabak, Ingeborg; Mo, Birger; Harby, Atle
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Abstract
The research project "New environmental constraints – consequences for the power system" aimed to provide a thorough understanding of the effects of new hydropower environmental constraints on the power system. The project employed three power system models, FanSi, Primod and EMPS, to analyse the power systems for the year 2030 under varying assumptions. Results and insights into the effects of environmental restrictions were obtained by comparing results from model runs with and without restrictions. Variables quantified by the models included power prices, power balances and exchanges between regions, power production patterns, flooding, availability of spinning reserve capacity and socioeconomic surplus. Power system impacts of new environmental constraints for hydropower in Norway