Task XVII extension:
Country questionnaire about scenarios for DER (Distributed Energy Resources) technologies
First phase
Project Representative and Contact for this Overview:Name: René Kamphuis
Country:NL
Phone: +31-88-8667391
Email:
Date Prepared: 11-1-2012
Background
This questionnaire has partly the same questions as in the first phase of IEA DSM task XII. The country experts of those countries who participated in Task XII first phase have to check the answers and update them if needed.
A second phase of this questionnaire will be sent later. It will contain questions about the future projections of different DG technologies.
1.Electricity demand and supply in your country
- What is the forecasted peak demand in your country in 2015, 2020, 2030?
The current peak is nearly 16 GW. An increase of 1.5 percent per year is expected. In the past few years, TenneT has had to deal with a considerable increase in the number of requests to connect production capacity to the grid. After the year 2009, large-scale production will increase significantly. The Netherlands has a number of advantages, including: excellent supply routes over sea for fuels, such as coal, a high quality gas and electricity network, a relative high availability of cooling- water and substantial supply of gas. Next is the advantage of the relative high number of interconnection capacity and an attractive business climate. Up to 2015 a relative high quantity of approximately 15 GW in relation to new buildings for large-scale production capacity has been registered. More than half of the new building projects (7 GW) will probably be completed until the year 2013. This means that up from 2013 there might be an export potential of 7 GW. After this year the potential will possibly further grow up to 9 GW in 2015 if all registered projects will become reality.
For the time being, most of this new production capacity will have to be transmitted across the existing grid. In some locations, however, the grid does not have sufficient capacity to transmit this (new) supply of electricity at all times. TenneT TSO is therefore working to expand the grid’s capacity.
- What is the projected supply (generation capacity) in your country 2015, 2020, 2030?
The UCTE prediction is indicated above; the largest generation capacity are using natural gas fired plants. Renewables are increasing; wind capacity was estimated to reach 8 GW but in the current right-wing political alliance situation the estimations are lowered.
- Can you provide examples of typical daily total load curves and daily residential load curves in different seasons?
The figure above represent the average load in the Netherlands on a time-of-day (0-24 h) and daynumber (1-365) base for the Netherlands the minimum level corresponds to the 8 GW baseload.
- Do you have energy efficiency target (e.g. 2020) in your country per customer sector?
The Netherlands adheres to its part of the energy reduction EU-targets due to the economic crisis. The targets are differentiated per sector in a ‘green deal’, but the precise figures are not yet determined and contracted.
2.Customer-level distributed generation in your country
Here we wish to address the following DER technologies:
plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (PEV/PHEV),
Currently there are some 1000 full electric vehicles; plan is to have 200000 EVs by 2020. The charging infrastructure is set up via a facilitating mechanism operated by the E-Laad organization operated by the Dutch distribution grid companies
different types of heat pumps for heating and cooling,
There are a few tenths of thousands installed, mainly in well-insulated homes
photovoltaic panels at customer premises
100 MWp has been installed; due to the fast price decrease in recent months due import from China, even without subsidy, the proposition is getting better
micro-CHP at customer premises,
The initial expectations and roadmaps for Stirling micro-CHP produced five years ago have not be met. Approximately a few hundredths are installed now.
small wind turbines at customer premises,
Only a few have been installed; mainly in test environments
energy storages (thermal/electricity) in the connection of previous technologies,
There are research installations, but no commercial offers yet
other DG technologies installed at customer premises seen feasible in 10 – 20 years period, especially by 2020.
Local electricity storage close to grid components, V2G and SOFC fuel cells are expected to play a significant role to answer future challenges in the grids.
- What is the present aggregated capacity of the DER technologies mentioned above in your country?
Currently only a few hundredths of a per cent are covered.
- What kind of support schemes/guaranteed prices you have for DER technologies mentioned above? Any changes under discussion?
The market introduction of micro-CHP is subsidized by a contribution of 4000 Euro. Solar cell produced electricity can be sold to the retailer at the same price as it is bought. There are additional subsidy schemes to for large scale (>15 kW) solar power
- What would be the key drivers to promote these DER technologies in your country?Which environmental issues associated with each type of technology are considered important?
Energy autonomy
Energy efficiency increase of the total power system.
Carbon dioxide reduction
- How is the market for the electricity produced by the DG technologies mentioned above? Who buys the electricity? Do DG aggregator companies exist?
There is no market access for small consumers/producers. The produces energy is categorized via a profiling methodology. Trade, allocation and reconciliation takes place using an aggregated methodology.
- What other issues related to these DER technologies are seen important?
3.Smart metering
- What is the current level of adoption of automated meter reading (AMR) / smart meters in your country? What are the future targets for smart metering?
Smart metering is introduced following the EU-directive. Idea is to have all households connected in 5 years. Metering takes place on 15 minute intervals at one access point. Transport of metered data takes place within a few days after collection of the data.
- What kind of requirements have been placed on smart meters? Do they register energyconsumption and local generation separately (in case of DG connected behind the meter)?
The meter does not have multiplexing functionality. For each generator and for the demand a separate node has to be installed in order to benefit from a particular retribution scheme.
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