Impacts of climate change on the electricity sector and possible adaptation measures

Rothstein, Benno; Schroedter-Homscheidt, Marion; Häfner, Claudia; Bernhardt, Susanne; Mimler, Solveig

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-77353-7_17

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“…With respect to electricity demand, climate change is anticipated to result in reduced demand for electric heating and may increase demand for air-conditioning and refrigeration (Petrick et al 2010). Furthermore, there is evidence that extreme weather events may induce the purchase of cooling devices and subsequent long-term increases in peak electricity loads (Rothstein et al 2008). With respect to electricity transmission and distribution, higher temperature extremes are expected to increase resistance and sag in overhead lines, and droughts may reduce the capacity of underground cables (Rademaekers et al 2011).…”

Section: Electricity Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

Climate adaptation of interconnected infrastructures: a framework for supporting governance

Bollinger

Bogmans²,

Chappin

et al. 2013

Reg Environ Change

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Infrastructures are critical for human society, but vulnerable to climate change. The current body of research on infrastructure adaptation does not adequately account for the interconnectedness of infrastructures, both internally and with one another. We take a step toward addressing this gap through the introduction of a framework for infrastructure adaptation that conceptualizes infrastructures as complex socio-technical ''systems of systems'' embedded in a changing natural environment. We demonstrate the use of this framework by structuring potential climate change impacts and identifying adaptation options for a preliminary set of cases-road, electricity and drinking water infrastructures. By helping to clarify the relationships between impacts at different levels, we find that the framework facilitates the identification of key nodes in the web of possible impacts and helps in the identification of particularly nocuous weather conditions. We also explore how the framework may be applied more comprehensively to facilitate adaptation governance. We suggest that it may help to ensure that the mental models of stakeholders and the quantitative models of researchers incorporate the essential aspects of interacting climate and infrastructure systems. Further research is necessary to test the framework in these contexts and to determine when and where its application may be most beneficial.

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Section: Electricity Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

Climate adaptation of interconnected infrastructures: a framework for supporting governance

Bollinger

Bogmans²,

Chappin

et al. 2013

Reg Environ Change

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“…With climate change, seasonal cycles may be altered. Due to higher temperatures, demand may decrease in winter months and increase in summer months (EEA, 2006;Harrison et al, 1998;Rothstein et al, 2008). ''Cooling'' will become more important than ''heating degree days''.…”

Section: Impact On the Electricity Marketsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…According to a survey carried out by Rothstein et al (2008), this technology is among the most vulnerable to climate change. The three main factors that determine the impact are: the annual runoff, its temporal distribution and sedimentation (Hamududu and Killingtveit, 2012;Harrison et al, 1998;Kumar et al, 2011).…”

Section: Impacts On Hydropowermentioning

confidence: 99%

Reprint of “The future of hydropower in Europe: Interconnecting climate, markets and policies”

Gaudard

Romerio

2014

Environmental Science & Policy

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“…In Northwest Europe, projections suggest a likely increase in the intensity of extreme hot temperatures, together with an increase in heavy precipitation events and extreme wind speeds (Beniston et al, 2007;Tank et al, 2014). While much research indicates that these changes are likely to influence the supply, demand, transmission and distribution of electricity (Koch and Vogele, 2009;Linnerud et al, 2011;Mideksa and Kallbekken, 2010;Petrick et al, 2010;Rademaekers et al, 2011;Rothstein et al, 2008), less is known about the specific country-level impacts of changing extreme weather patterns on electricity infrastructures, and the potential of various measures to enhance infrastructure resilience.…”

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Evaluating infrastructure resilience to extreme weather – the case of the Dutch electricity transmission network

Bollinger

Dijkema

2016

European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research

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This paper reports the development and results of a model exploring the resilience of the Dutch electricity transmission infrastructure to extreme weather events. Climate change is anticipated to result in an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events over the coming decades. Situated in a low-lying coastal delta, the Netherlands may be particularly exposed to certain types of extreme weather(-induced) events. The degree to which the country’s electricity network may prove resilient in the face of these future events is an open question. The model focuses on two types of extreme events – floods and heat waves – and assesses two types of adaptation measures – substation flood protections and demand-side management. The model employs a network-based approach in assessing infrastructure resilience – explicitly representing the structure and properties of the Dutch transmission infrastructure – and extends previous work by accounting for key power system characteristics such as capacity constraints and cascading failures. From a practice perspective, the results offer a first indication of the vulnerability of the Dutch electricity transmission infrastructure in the context of climate change. These results suggest that the network displays some vulnerability to both floods and heat waves. Both types of adaptation measures tested are found to enhance resilience, though substation flood protection shows greater benefits. Whilst the model was specifically developed for the study of electricity networks, we anticipate that this method may also be applicable to other types of transport infrastructures.

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Impacts of climate change on the electricity sector and possible adaptation measures

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Climate adaptation of interconnected infrastructures: a framework for supporting governance

Climate adaptation of interconnected infrastructures: a framework for supporting governance

Reprint of “The future of hydropower in Europe: Interconnecting climate, markets and policies”

Evaluating infrastructure resilience to extreme weather – the case of the Dutch electricity transmission network

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