London (Platts)--28Jun2011/805 am EDT/1205 GMT
The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for a project to "integrate renewable energy in Europe," according to an announcement on the website of the EC's energy department Tuesday. The deadline for tenders is August 23. The project is intended to help Europe to meet its legally binding 2020 target of producing 20% of final energy demand from renewable energy. The EC said it wants "to analyze the power sector's infrastructure requirements for a high efficiency, high renewable energy scenario." Up to now analysis of Europe's power sector has focused on the transmission network but the EC wants to look at the effect renewable electricity production will have on power systems up to and beyond 2020. Article continues below... Sign up to Renewable Energy Report today. Renewable Energy Report provides unrivalled coverage of policy, markets and finance by focusing on the commercial implications of the global renewable energy industry. Expert editorial comment highlights major industry trends, creating a forum for alternative opinions. The newsletter's unique value proposition is quite simple - it helps you assess opportunities as they occur and avoid costly errors.
The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for a project to "integrate renewable energy in Europe," according to an announcement on the website of the EC's energy department Tuesday. The deadline for tenders is August 23. The project is intended to help Europe to meet its legally binding 2020 target of producing 20% of final energy demand from renewable energy. The EC said it wants "to analyze the power sector's infrastructure requirements for a high efficiency, high renewable energy scenario." Up to now analysis of Europe's power sector has focused on the transmission network but the EC wants to look at the effect renewable electricity production will have on power systems up to and beyond 2020.
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"If the growth of micropower from renewable energy sources evolves rapidly as some stakeholders anticipate, the means of integrating renewable energy will require further and more detailed understanding of the distribution network, infrastructure and market interact with the transmission network both locally and across regions," the EC said. The project will provide an analytical framework for examining the minimum grid extension needed at transmission and distribution level for the implementation of national renewable energy action plans. It will also look at plausible grid solutions for 2030 and the regulatory reforms needed to account for the increased electricity production from renewables. Finally it will look at the barriers to increased renewable generation and the possible solutions at an EU and regional level. The EC has set out seven tasks that will form the basis of the analysis and said that these should take no longer than 15 months.--Rachel Morison, rachel_morison@platts.com
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