Presentation at the 17th German Norwegian Energy Forum in Berlin 2013

1. Flexibility from Norwegian
Hydropower to Germany
German Norwegian Energy Forum - October 24th 2013
Øyvind Stakkeland, Director Regulatory Affairs

2. Agder Energi
Major hydropower producer in Norway
Annual production: 7,800 GWh 6% of total Norwegian production
1,700 MW installed capacity
47 power stations
Experience in interconnector projects:
NorGer and NorthConnect
Partner in CEDREN
(Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy)

3. The Agder Region

4. Power Stations
Tonstad – 960 MW
Brokke – 330 MW
Skjerka – 110 MW
Holen – 230 MW

7. Flexibility Needed in German Power System
Intermittent energy increasing
How to provide flexibility?
Source: Agora

8. Flexibility sources
Flexible production
BASF, Ludwigshafen am Rhein - Image courtesy of BASF
Demand Side Management
Energy Storage
Interconnectors

10. Norwegian Power System
30,000 MW – 96 % Hydropower
Hundreds of large reservoirs
Holds 50 % of European hydro reservoirs
1,400 MW interconnector to Norway-Germany 2018

11. Indirect Storage
Norway
Generation
Demand
Source: Statnett
Export
Import
5,300 MW of balancing

12. Tyin
CEDREN Case Study 2030
Aurland
Potential: 20,000 MW
Hol
Sima
Nore
Mauranger/Oksla/Tysso
Tinnsjø
Shetland
Kvilldal
Jøsenf jorden
Orknøyene
Holen
Lysebotn
Tonstad

13. Flexibility to Europe within 2030?
10,000 MW new interconnector capacity
England
Scotland
Some interconnectors in combination with
pump capacity
England
Scotland
Interconnection with several countries

15. Physical Market Access
Grid capacity Norway
Pump storage?
Interconnector capacity

16. Regulatory Challenges
Economy
Capacity mechanisms
Balancing markets
Social acceptance

18. Political Channel
Norwegian White Paper – international perspectives
Economically profitable interconnectors should be built
No interconnector ownership restrictions
Offentlig
ISBN nr. 978-82-93150-12-1
FORNYBARUTBYGGING OG
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2020
Mars 2012
THEMA Rapport 2012-05
Oppdragsgivere: BKK, Lyse Energi, Agder Energi, Statkraft og Vattenfall

19. Market Channel
Market design that reveals flexibility value
Access to German balancing markets
Experience from DK4 (Norway-Denmark)
Access to German capacity markets
Primary
control
Secondary
control
Hourly
Intraday markets
reserve
Tertiary
control
30 s
5 min
15 min
TSO reserve contracts
1 hour
>1-2 hours
Activation
/ duration
Participant-to participant trading

20. Physical Channel
Two Interconnectors Norway - Germany
NORD.LINK
Interconnector and pump storage
Business models promoting
investments
Long term contracts

22. www.ae.no
oyvind.stakkeland@ae.no