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SUMMARY:Limitations of intermittent electricity production
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. F. Wagner\n\nMax-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP)
 \,\n\nTeilinstitut Greifswald\, Germany\nGermany has nearly doubled its el
 ectricity supply system because about 80 GW of wind and photovoltaic (PV) 
 power have been added to the traditional supply forms. The peak demand in 
 Germany is about 83 GW. Under these circumstances the major characteristic
 s of this new technology based on intermittent supply can be identified.\n
 There are not many options for a sustainable electricity supply system. El
 ectricity production by intermittent sources – one of them - has many ne
 gative aspects – low power density\, overproduction in active periods\, 
 and a need for large-scale storage. Such a system causes many technical an
 d economic problems. Here we concentrate more on system-technology aspects
 .\nThe following topics will be addressed:\n \n-      How much wind a
 nd PV power is needed to come to a nominally 100% supply?\n-      How 
 much surplus energy is produced and how much back-up capacity is needed?\n
 -      How can the surplus power be used?\n-      Storage technolo
 gies and the economy of their operation.\n-      On the potential of d
 emand-side-management.\n-      The reduction of CO2-emission by electr
 icity generation Germany can achieve in comparison to other European count
 ries.\n-      On the consequences of a full decarbonisation with elect
 ricity adopting the role of primary energy.\n-      The benefits of an
  EU-wide use of renewable energy.\n \nIn my view\, it is not possible tha
 t Germany comes to full decarbonisation based primarily on wind and photov
 oltaic power. Something else will be needed. The options are scarce.
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