Electricity, Heat, and Transport to be Merged into a Single Energy System (Aalborg Universitet)
(WorldNews Denmark)

(Source: Aalborg Universitet) Today, renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are destined to become one of tomorrow`s cheapest sources of electricity. To take advantage of these energy resources, it is important that they interact with the rest of the energy system and across national borders. The message from researchers is that in the future, the entire energy system will be integrated across the electricity, heat and transport sectors. The EU has a political objective to reduce carbon emissions by 80% in 2050. In Denmark, the aim is to be free of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas in 2050. In a new project, partners from very different parts of the energy system, in...