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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002

Capacity (in GW)

and known as s3rer, should allow
for better planning of the network
IS
to achieve the objectives of regional
plans for climate, air, and energy
(srcae). The work on s3rer
ENTSO-E Members
is underway. on 1 august 2013,
FI
seven s3rer plans were approved
NO
and published. The first stage of
SE
this process shows that the coordiEE
RU
nation between network planning
LV
and development of ress can be
LT
improved, leading to reduced costs
RU
for the community.
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IE
GB
at the european level, the objecNL
PL
tive
is to push toward an optimal
DE
BE
usage
of the growing wind power
CZ
LU
UA
generation
in the northern seas,
SK
MD
in
the
baltic
sea and surrounding
AT
FR
CH
HU
areas, as well as increased producRO
SI HR
tion of electricity from renewable
BA
RS
sources in eastern and southern
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IT
BG
europe, including solar. in the
MK
FP7 TwenTies project started
AL
ES
in 2009, coordinated by ree (the
PT
TR
spanish Tso), six Tsos (from
GR
belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, spain, and the netherlands),
TN
DZ
two generator companies, three
CY
MA
power technology manufacturers,
figure 1. A map of the TSOs of ENTSO-E (source: ENTSO-E).
two wind turbine manufacturers,
and various r&D organizations
have
collaborated
to
find
answers
to the following questions:
based on a mixture of predictors and focusing on the possible
tripping of wind turbines in the case of high-speed wind.
✔ what are the valuable contributions that intermitacross europe, Tsos are adapting their networks to enable
tent generation and flexible load can bring to system
and support the rapid rise of renewable energy. in France, rTe
services?
is accelerating the development of its grid to create dedicated
✔ what should network operators implement to allow
hosting areas for production based on renewable energy sources
for offshore wind development?
(ress), including offshore wind. There is a strong need for plan✔ how can more flexibility in the transmission grid be
ning and coordination between actors. in France, the regional
obtained?
plans for connection of renewable energy, introduced by law
✔ how scalable and replicable are the results of new
approaches within the entire pan-european electricity
system?
The
eU's transmission system operation with large penRES Installed Capacity in Europe
200
etration of wind and other renewable electricity sources in
180
Photovoltaic
networks by means of innovative tools and integrated energy
160
Wind
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solutions (TwenTies) program was organized around six
120
large-scale
demonstration projects that aim to prove the ben100
80
efits of various new technologies, as follows:
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✔ SYSERWIND: system services provided by wind
40
20
farms
0
✔ DERINT: large-scale virtual power plant integration
✔ DCGRID: technical specifications toward offshore
hVdc networks
figure 2. The installed capacity of PV and wind in Europe,
✔ Storm management: management of offshore wind
1998-2012 (source: RTE).
power in extreme high wind
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