TRANSITION AND POST-TRANSITION OF POWER SYSTEMS

Elektrane (2025)  [pp. 18-45]

AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Vojin Grković

 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/EEP25.018G

ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:

The most significant theoretical concepts of transition are shortly discussed. The concept of the power system as cluster of the internal structures in the environment of external structures is presented and discussed. The indicators that describe the individual structures, as well as some of the surrounding structures are proposed and discussed. An overview of the most significant energy transition’s theoretical concepts is shortly presented. The specific indicators of the energy transition are also presented and discussed. The concept of the power system’s competitiveness on the energy transition trajectory is discussed with the appropriate two types of indicators. First type comprises costs, carbon dioxide emission and energy produced, while the other indicate power system’s dispatchability. The results of the competitiveness analysis of the real power systems in nine European countries in hypothetical energy transition from solid fossil fuels to wind turbines, as well as to nuclear power plants are presented and discussed. The results point out that in each considered country power system is more competitive, on transition trajectory from solid fossil fuels to nuclear power plants than on the trajectory from solid fossil fuels to wind turbines. The problem of the power system’s dispatchability in real transition is discussed. The problems of storing the secondary and the final energy on energy transition trajectories are also discussed. The concept of energy post-transition is explained. The concept of energy technology competitiveness in energy post-transition is presented and analyzed. Obtained results of competitiveness analysis of the five energy technologies point out that in post transition the best competitiveness is obtained after the energy transition from solid fossil fuels to nuclear power plants.   

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI: 

Power system, Transition, Post-transition, Competitiveness in transition trajectories, Competitiveness in post-transition, Cluster of structures 

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