TY - JOUR A1 - Yueksel-Erguen, Inci A1 - Most, Dieter A1 - Wyrwoll, Lothar A1 - Schmitt, Carlo A1 - Zittel, Janina T1 - Modeling the transition of the multimodal pan-European energy system including an integrated analysis of electricity and gas transport JF - Energy Systems N2 - Most recently, the European energy system has undergone a fundamental transformation to meet decarbonization targets without compromising the security of the energy supply. The transition involves several energy-generating and consuming sectors emphasizing sector coupling. The increase in the share of renewable energy sources has revealed the need for flexibility in supporting the electricity grid to cope with the resulting high degree of uncertainty. The new technologies accompanying the energy system transition and the recent political crisis in Europe threatening the security of the energy supply have invalidated the experience from the past by drastically changing the conventional scenarios. Hence, supporting strategic planning tools with detailed operational energy network models with appropriate mathematical precision has become more important than ever to understand the impacts of these disruptive changes. In this paper, we propose a workflow to investigate optimal energy transition pathways considering sector coupling. This workflow involves an integrated operational analysis of the electricity market, its transmission grid, and the gas grid in high spatio-temporal resolution. Thus, the workflow enables decision-makers to evaluate the reliability of high-level models even in case of disruptive events. We demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed workflow using results from a pan-European case study. The case study, spanning 2020-2050, illustrates that feasible potential pathways to carbon neutrality are heavily influenced by political and technological constraints. Through integrated operational analysis, we identify scenarios where strategic decisions become costly or infeasible given the existing electricity and gas networks. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12667-023-00637-5 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Yueksel-Erguen, Inci A1 - Most, Dieter A1 - Wyrwoll, Lothar A1 - Schmitt, Carlo A1 - Zittel, Janina T1 - Modeling the transition of the multimodal pan-European energy system including an integrated analysis of electricity and gas transport N2 - The European energy system has been through a fundamental transformation since the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The transition involves several energy-generating and consuming sectors emphasizing sector coupling. The increase in the share of renewable energy sources has revealed the need for flexibility in the electri city grid. Thus, holistic planning of pathways towards decarbonized energy systems also involves assessing the gas infrastructure to provide such a flexibility and support for the security of supply. In this paper, we propose a workflow to investigate such optimal energy transition pathways considering sector coupling. This workflow involves an integrated operational analysis of the electricity market, its transmission grid, and the gas grid in high spatio-temporal resolution. In a case study on a pan-European scale between 2020-2050, we show that carbon neutrality can be reached within feasible additional costs and in time. However, the manifestation of the potential pathways strongly depends on political and technological constraints. Sector coupling acts as an enabler of cross-border cooperation to achieve both, decarbonization and security of supply. T3 - ZIB-Report - 22-17 Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-87774 SN - 1438-0064 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Charousset-Brignol, Sandrine A1 - van Ackooij, Wim A1 - Oudjane, Nadia A1 - Daniel, Dominique A1 - Noceir, Slimane A1 - Haus, Utz-Uwe A1 - Lazzaro, Alfio A1 - Frangioni, Antonio A1 - Lobato, Rafael A1 - Ghezelsoflu, Ali A1 - Iardella, Niccolò A1 - Galli, Laura A1 - Gorgone, Enrico A1 - dell’Amico, Mauro A1 - Giannelos, Spyros A1 - Moreira, Alex A1 - Strbac, Goran A1 - Borozan, Stefan A1 - Falugi, Paula A1 - Pudjianto, Danny A1 - Wyrwoll, Lothar A1 - Schmitt, Carlo A1 - Franken, Marco A1 - Beulertz, Daniel A1 - Schwaeppe, Henrik A1 - Most, Dieter A1 - Yüksel-Ergün, Inci A1 - Zittel, Janina A1 - Koch, Thorsten T1 - Synergistic approach of multi-energy models for a European optimal energy system management tool T2 - The Project Repository Journal Y1 - 2021 VL - 9 SP - 113 EP - 116 ER -