Energy service systems: Integrated planning case studies

A flexible methodology for planning of complex energy service systems with multiple energy carriers is presented. The methodology includes technical, economic and environmental aspects, and will enable public and corporate decision makers to carry out comprehensive analyses of energy supply systems with respect to investments, environmental impacts and consequences of different regulating regimes. The methodology is based on components with standard interface combined in a generic energy system model. The model is then mapped to a nodal network (graph) for overall system analysis and optimisation. In this paper two different case studies are presented where this methodology is used for integrated planning of local energy service systems including electricity, heat and gas.