This presentation showcases the study on renewable energy sources capacity mixes which enable disengagement of Greece from natural gas use for power generation, while being cost effective to implement.
In particular, the presentation analyses the results from three simulation models (STREEM, BSAM, AIM), soft-linked in a stepwise manner, that were used to examine scenarios for photovoltaics and wind turbines’ capacity shares in the renewable energy mix.
The key conclusions point out that decoupling from natural gas, while ensuring achievement of power sector and environmental targets, in an economically efficient way, is feasible with balanced mixes of wind turbines and photovoltaics and that the “RES Go-to-areas” measure needs to be implemented as soon as possible to allow coal phase-out without lock-in to natural gas.