European wind integration study

Objective

In its White Paper "Energy for the Future: Renewable Sources of Energy" the European Commission has set up a target of 40 000 MW to be produced by Wind Power for 2010. The 2001/77/EC Directive states the priority access to the electricity grid systems for electricity produced from renewable energy sources (RES), and points at standard rules for sharing the costs of possible grid reinforcements. Globally, in Europe, wind energy has got the highest growth of all RES.

A Consortium of 15 Transmission System Operators (TSO) representing 13 countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom), representing the four main synchronous electricity systems in Europe, proposes a Specific support action (SSA) to identify and investigate the impacts of introducing a large number of wind power plants into the electric power systems in Europe.

Field of science

• /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy/windpower
• /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electrical engineering/electric energy

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-1 - Sustainable energy systems
• SUSTDEV-1.1.7 - Grid issues

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-TREN-4
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Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

ELIA SYSTEM OPERATOR SA

Address

Boulevard De L'empereur 20
Brussels
Belgium

Participants (14)

CEPS, A.S..

Czechia

Address

Elektrarenska 774/2
Praha 10

E.ON NETZ GMBH

Germany

Address

Bernecker Strasse 70
Bayreuth

EIRGRID PLC.

Ireland

Address

27 Lower Fitzwilliam St.
Dublin

ENERGINET.DK

Denmark

Address

Fjordvejen 1-11, Skaerbaek
Fredericia

HELLENIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR S.A

Greece

Address

11, Ampitheas Ave
Athens

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC

United Kingdom

Address

1-3 Strand
London

PSE-OPERATOR S.A.

Poland

Address

Mysia 2
Warsaw

RED ELECTRICA DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Spain

Address

Pso Conde De Los Gaitanes, 177
Alcobendas-madrid

REN-REDE ELÉCTRICA NACIONAL S.A.

Portugal

Address

Av. Estados Unidos Da América, 55
Lisboa

RESEAU DE TRANSPORT D'ELECTRICITE EDF TRANSPORT S.A.

France

Address

1, Terasse Bellini
La Defense Cedex

RWE TRANSPORTNETZ STROM GMBH

Germany

Address

Rheinlanddamm 24
Dortmund

TENNET TSO B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Utrechtseweg 310
Arnhem

VATTENFALL EUROPE TRANSMISSION GMBH

Germany

Address

Chausseestrasse 23
Berlin

VERBUND-AUSTRIAN POWERGRID AG

Austria

Address

Am Hof 6A
Vienna