Simulation and capacity calculation in real German and European interconnected gas transport systems

Simulation and capacity calculation in real German and European interconnected gas transport systems
Author: Bo Li
Publisher: Cuvillier Verlag
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2012-10-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3736942532

Abstract The whole supply chain of natural gas, from the gas well through several kinds of elements to final customers, creates an integrated and complex network system. Such complex systems in Europe are owned and operated by different companies. The legal framework of liberalization of the energy markets requires gas network operators to publish flow capacities at their entry and exit stations. In combination with publicly available knowledge about the gas transportation infrastructures, an overall hydraulic simulation of the gas flows over Germany and Europe becomes possible. Considering the logistics and integrity of the natural gas supply system, it is obvious that such models are significant to present the overall gas flow, assess detailed infrastructures and analyze emergency situations based on national or European levels and from a technical point of view. In this thesis, the author depicts the workflow and methodologies of modeling such large scale and complex gas grids, using the German H-gas system as an example. The established model is able to simulate the major gas transmission systems in Germany, with consideration of the storage facilities. The modeling work is described in this thesis from three major aspects: the creation of network topology, the definition of simulation scenarios and the methodologies for capacity calculations. The author further explains in detail the integration of available databases and some simplification and assumption approaches developed for the modeling work. By investigating on German gas consumption sectors and gas demand behaviors over years, various scenarios are defined and simulated. Through the simulations, the technical potentials for both individual entry / exit points and the nationwide grid can be analyzed. The investigation in this thesis also illustrates several case studies to technically evaluate new infrastructures and German “energy transformation” technologies (e.g. synthetic methane from "Power–to–Gas" projects and “Nuclear Moratorium”). Some bottleneck areas in the existing gas transmission system under such newly developed conditions are presented in the model, which could provide good reference information for future pipeline grid extension and facilities enhancement. Kurzfassung Die Transportkette von Erdgas stellt vom Bohrloch bis zu den Endkunden ein integriertes und komplexes Netzwerk aus verschiedenen Systemelementen dar, das in Europa von verschiedenen Unternehmen betrieben wird. Der Rechtsrahmen, der durch die Liberalisierung der Energiemärkte stark geändert wurde, verlangt von diesen Gasnetzbetreibern, die Durchflusskapazitäten an den Ein- und Ausspeisepunkten ihrer Leitungen zu veröffentlichen. Zusammen mit weiteren öffentlich verfügbaren Daten über die Erdgas-Infrastruktur wird eine unternehmensübergreifende hydraulische Simulation des gesamten Netzes möglich. Mit diesem Modell können die gesamten Gasnetzflüsse der integrierten Gastransportkette dargestellt, Bestandteile der Infrastruktur detailliert bewertet und die Auswirkungen von Versorgungsstörungen auf nationaler oder europäischer Ebene aus technischer Sicht bewertet werden. Anhand des deutschen H-Gasnetzes als BeispieI beschreibt der Autor in dieser Arbeit das Vorgehen und die Methoden, um ein großes und komplexes Gasnetz zu modellieren. Das Modell beschreibt das Transportnetz unter Einbeziehung der Erdgas-Speicherstandorte. Das Vorgehen wird in der Arbeit mit drei wesentlichen Aspekten beschrieben: Die Abbildung der Netzwerktopologie, die Definition von Simulationsszenarien der Ein- und Ausspeisung sowie die Methoden der Kapazitätsberechnung. Der Autor beschreibt detailliert die Integration verfügbarer Datenquellen sowie Annahmen und Vereinfachungen, die für die Modellierung notwendig sind. Durch die Untersuchung verschiedener Erdgas-Verbrauchersektoren und der Verbrauchsentwicklung über die Jahre werden verschiedene Szenarien definiert und mit Hilfe des Topologiemodells simuliert. Mit diesen Simulationen können die technischen Potentiale sowohl für individuelle Ein- und Ausspeisepunkte, als auch für das gesamte deutsche H-Gasnetz analysiert werden. Das Modell wird anhand einiger Fallstudien illustriert, um neue Infrastrukturen sowie die Auswirkungen neuer Technologien (z.B. Erzeugung von synthetischem Methan aus Stromspeicherprojekten) und politischer Entscheidungen (z.B. den deutschen Ausstieg aus der Kernenergie) zu bewerten. Einige Engpassbereiche des existierenden Transportnetzes in dieser neuen Situation werden mit Hilfe des Modells identifiziert, um Empfehlungen für den Um- und Ausbau des deutschen Gastransportsystems zu geben.

Clean Energy Systems in the Subsurface: Production, Storage and Conversion

Clean Energy Systems in the Subsurface: Production, Storage and Conversion
Author: Michael Z. Hou
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2013-04-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642378498

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, energy security and sustainability are three of the greatest contemporary global challenges today. This year the Sino-German Cooperation Group “Underground Storage of CO2 and Energy”, is meeting on the 21-23 May 2013 for the second time in Goslar, Germany, to convene its 3rd Sino-German conference on the theme “Clean Energy Systems in the Subsurface: Production, Storage and Conversion”. This volume is a collection of diverse quality scientific works from different perspectives elucidating on the current developments in CO2 geologic sequestration research to reduce greenhouse emissions including measures to monitor surface leakage, groundwater quality and the integrity of caprock, while ensuring a sufficient supply of clean energy. The contributions herein have been structured into 6 major thematic research themes: Integrated Energy and Environmental Utilization of Geo-reservoirs: Law, Risk Management & Monitoring CO2 for Enhanced Gas and Oil Recovery, Coal Bedded Methane and Geothermal Systems Trapping Mechanisms and Multi-Barrier Sealing Systems for Long-Term CO2 Storage Coupled THMC-Processes and Numerical Modelling Rock Mechanical Behaviour Considering Cyclic Loading, Dilatancy, Damage, Self-sealing and Healing Underground Storage and Supply of Energy “Clean energy systems in the subsurface” will be invaluable to researchers, scientists and experts in both academia and industry trying to find a long lasting solution to the problems of global climate change, energy security and sustainability.

Monitoring, Control and Protection of Interconnected Power Systems

Monitoring, Control and Protection of Interconnected Power Systems
Author: Ulf Häger
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642538487

The interstate integration of power grids provides multiple advantages concerning operation security, integration of renewable energy as well as energy trading. Due to these facts grid interconnections, such as ENTSO-E in Continental Europe, expand continually since its establishment. Due to the increasing scale and distance of interconnected power systems as well as an increasing number of countries involved with increasing complexity of operation, comprehensive R&D and innovations are urgently required to assure reliable and efficient operation of power systems. In this book new tools and methods are presented for monitoring, control and protection of large scale power systems. These tools and methods consider Smart Grid technologies based on wide area data exchange in combination with modern measurement devices, such as PMUs and advanced network controllers such as FACTS and HVDC systems. Within this topic the impact and reliability of different communication technologies play a key role. The material of this book is based on final results from the international research project ICOEUR “Intelligent Coordination of Operation and Emergency Control of EU and Russian Power Grids”, supported by the European Commission and the Russian Federal Agency of Science and Innovation. This book provides a great value for professional power system engineers as well as for students interested in topics related to large scale power system monitoring, control, protection and operation.

Gas Abstracts

Gas Abstracts
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 632
Release: 1994
Genre: Gas manufacture and works
ISBN: