The participation of greenhouses in the redispatch market for congestion management on the electricity grid

The participation of greenhouses in the redispatch market for congestion management on the electricity grid: Judging the redispatch market based on greenhouse grower specific characteristics

Renaud, Anneroos (TU Delft Technology, Policy and Management)

De Vries, Laurens (mentor)
Warnier, Martijn (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Engineering and Policy Analysis

2019-07-05

The growing share of renewable electricity generation poses a balancing challenge on the electricity grid and thus increases probability of for congestion on the electricity grid. On the supply side, flexibility can be built into the system. One option for a market to avoid congestion is the redispatch market, which is the way of solving congestion used in The Netherlands. Given the growing needs for congestion management, the redispatch market has recently been opened up to allow smaller volumes to supply to this market. The question is who can and wants to provide additional supply to the redispatch market. This research is executed for AgroEnergy, a market leader in delivering sustainable energy solutions for greenhouses. The focus of this research will be on potential flexible electricity offered to the redispatch market, by greenhouse growers.
There are still unclarities regarding the potential for an expansion of the redispatch market by using the flexible supply of greenhouse growers. These unclarities concern the technical potential of greenhouse growers in providing flexible electricity to the redispatch market, the potential profitability of the redispatch market for greenhouse growers and the factors influencing the willingness of greenhouse growers to participate in the redispatch market. The following main research question is the focus of the research: How will the redispatch market be judged from the perspective of a greenhouse grower as electricity supplier and what may be done to change this judgement? Different insights follow from the research. It appears greenhouse growers can supply to the redispatch market, based on their technical characteristics and the flexibility needs in the redispatch market. Secondly, it appears the redispatch market will likely be a contribution to the portfolio of greenhouse growers - after all, greenhouse growers do already sell electricity to a variety of markets. Thirdly, it appears the potential monetary risks associated with the redispatch market are the most important barrier withholding greenhouse growers from participating. Based on these characteristics, different changes in the market design are proposed.

Congestion management
Redispatch market
Greenhouses
CHP
Flexibility
Deterministic modelling
Empirical research
Theory of planned behaviour

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