Task 44: Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration
A workshop titled “Exploring Flexibility from Renewable Hydrogen and Bioenergy in Energy System Modelling” took place in Turin, Italy, on November 17, 2023, organized by IEA Bioenergy and IEA ETSAP. The event focused on the role of flexibility and renewable hydrogen in energy systems, with discussions highlighting the undervaluation of flexibility in current models and […]
read moreOpen access article, based on the work performed within IEA Bioenergy Task 44, has been published in the Journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining: https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2649 Mäki, E., Hennig, C., Thrän, D., Lange, N., Schildhauer, T., Schipfer, F. (2024): Defining bioenergy system services for accelerating the integration of bioenergy into a low-carbon economy. Journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and […]
read moreStatus quo of implementation, barriers and policy framework Task 44 publication on activity WP3 – Acceleration of flexible bioenergy concepts implementation In energy systems with increasing share of variable energy sources like solar and wind, bioenergy has an increasingly important role to play, particularly in fields where alternative renewable energy sources are difficult or costly […]
read moreContribution of IEA Bioenergy Task 44 & Task 40 to the Inter-task project Deployment of BECCUS value chains In this system study, the two important technologies flexible bioenergy and BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) are in focus. Both are expected to play a crucial role in mitigating climate change (compare IEA Net Zero […]
read moreIEA Bioenergy TCP’s Task 44 Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration aims at creating a clear picture of status of and opportunities for flexible bioenergy. Particularly important roles that bioenergy can play in the global energy and climate system include 1) enabling increased share of variable renewable energy in the electricity mix through provision of flexibility […]
read moreOpen access article in the Journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, based on work performed within IEA Bioenergy Task 44. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1364-0321(22)00024-7 We can expect a remarkable expansion and cross-sectoral deployment of PV and wind power in the current decade. The intermittent nature of these renewables, however, will evoke growing challenges regarding matching energy supply and demand. Studies […]
read moreThe discussion paper is a summary of IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme Task 44 to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing, to raise awareness for the important potential of flexible bioenergy in sustainable energy system integration, and to explore issues and solutions to fully realise this potential. The target audience of the paper are people interested […]
read moreValorizing flexible bioenergy_IEWT 2021 Schipfer, Fabian; Schildhauer, Tilman; Mäki, Elina; Thrän, Daniela; Hennig, Christiane; Schmieder, Uta; Higa Cecilia. IEWT 1st Online Conference, 8 September 2021.
read moreThe increasing share of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, of which electricity production depends on weather conditions, leads to a need for more flexibility and controllability of other energy sources, energy carriers and energy storage devices. This report highlights a number of technologies which make the inherent flexibility of sustainable […]
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