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Category Text Publication
Reference Category Book chapters
DOI 10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2BV.9.4
Title (Primary) Bioenergy's balancing act: navigating weather variability in energy system optimization
Title (Secondary) 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 June, Valencia, Spain
Author Gutjahr, S.; Esmaeili Aliabadi, D. ORCID logo ; Thrän, D. ORCID logo
Source Titel European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) Proceedings
Year 2025
Department SUSOZ; UPOL; BIOENERGIE
Page From 412
Page To 414
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Keywords bioenergy; modelling; renewable energies
Abstract

The energy sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, necessitating increased investment in renewable energy to achieve decarbonization. While variable renewable energies (VRE) like wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) introduce fluctuations due to weather variability, bioenergy offers flexibility that can alleviate the challenges posed by intermittency on a net-zero emissions energy system. Additionally, biomass contributes to reach climate targets by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This study explores the integration of stochastic elements into the extended bioenergy optimization model (BENOPTex) to assess the interaction between VRE and dispatchable bioenergy. Results indicate that high levels of VRE minimize system costs, whereas bioenergy provides support during periods of limited wind and solar energy availability, albeit at a higher cost.

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Gutjahr, S., Esmaeili Aliabadi, D., Thrän, D. (2025):
Bioenergy's balancing act: navigating weather variability in energy system optimization
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 June, Valencia, Spain
EUBCE Proceedings
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, p. 412 - 414 10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2BV.9.4