Integrated electrical and gas network modelling for assessment of different power-and-heat options

Abstract

A new model has been developed for the simulation of operational interdependences between the natural gas and electrical networks, with the specific purpose of being used to study the effects of different future heating (and therefore power) scenarios on the two networks. The model has been applied to Great Britain's electrical and gas transmission systems. Numerical case studies have been run to illustrate the potential impacts of changing the domestic heating paradigm, from gas boilers to electric heat pumps and/or combined heat-and-power facilities, on the electrical and gas transmission networks. In particular, the preliminary results, which also describe future gas and electricity supply and demand implications, provide specific insights into and challenges of the operation of the gas network under significant changes in technologies for heat production.