Power-to-heat for renewable energy integration: Technologies, modeling approaches, and flexibility potentials

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Flexibly coupling power and heat sectors may contribute to both renewable energy integration and decarbonization. We present a literature review of modelbased analyses in this field, focusing on residential heating. We compare geographical and temporal research scopes and identify state-of-the-art analytical model formulations, particularly concerning heat pumps and thermal storage. While numerical findings are idiosyncratic to specific assumptions, a synthesis of results generally indicates that power-to-heat technologies can cost-effectively contribute to fossil fuel substitution, renewable integration, and decarbonization. Heat pumps and passive thermal storage emerge as particularly favorable options.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 1677

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis ; Externalities ; Alternative Energy Sources
• Subject: power-to-heat ; renewable energy ; decarbonization ; heat pump ; thermal energy storage

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bloess, Andreas ; Schill, Wolf-Peter ; Zerrahn, Alexander
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2017

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/168455
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET