TY  - JOUR
AU  - Robinius, Martin
AU  - Otto, Alexander
AU  - Heuser, Philipp
AU  - Welder, Lara
AU  - Syranidis, Konstantinos
AU  - Ryberg, Severin David
AU  - Grube, Thomas
AU  - Stolten, Detlef
AU  - Markewitz, Peter
AU  - Peters, Ralf
AU  - Stolten, Detlef
TI  - Linking the power and transport sectors - Part 1: The prinicple of sector coupling
JO  - Energies
VL  - 10
IS  - 7
SN  - 1996-1073
CY  - Basel
PB  - MDPI
M1  - FZJ-2017-00077
SP  - 956 
PY  - 2017
N1  - doi:10.3390/en10070956
AB  - The usage of renewable energy sources (RESs) to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals requires a holistic transformation across all sectors. Due to the fluctuating nature of RESs, it is necessary to install more wind and photovoltaics (PVs) generation in terms of nominal power than would otherwise be required in order to ensure that the power demand can always be met. In a near fully RES-based energy system, there will be times when there is an inadequate conventional load to meet the overcapacity of RESs, which will lead to demand regularly being exceeded and thereby a surplus. One approach to making productive use of this surplus, which would lead to a holistic transformation of all sectors, is “sector coupling” (SC). This paper describes the general principles behind this concept and develops a working definition intended to be of utility to the international scientific community. Furthermore, a literature review provides an overview of relevant scientific papers on the topic. Due to the challenge of distinguishing between papers with or without SC, the approach adopted here takes the German context as a case study that can be applied to future reviews with an international focus. Finally, to evaluate the potential of SC, an analysis of the linking of the power and transport sectors on a worldwide, EU and German level has been conducted and is outlined here.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000406700200127
DO  - DOI:10.3390/en10070956
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/825772
ER  -