Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye

Emrah Solak; Sıtkı Kocaoğlu

doi:10.5152/tepes.2025.24031

Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye

Abstract

In this paper, three scenarios are conducted by using the Low Emission Analysis Platform (LEAP), namely the battery scenario, natural gas scenario, and nuclear scenario, for the Thrace region of Türkiye, which stands out as a region with limited electricity production and where electricity demand is mostly met through transmission lines. Three scenarios are developed to cover battery gap analysis through three different approaches. The battery scenario is required to underestimate the contribution of flexibility as soon as it is provided to the grid under existing circumstances. The natural gas scenario is developed to understand whether the current situation in the grid, including flexibility requirements, would result in demand being met by natural gas and to identify the required amount of capacity. Lastly, in the nuclear scenario, the consistency of nuclear and battery capacity in the grid is observed by providing optimum benefits together. It has been observed that the current situation signals the commissioning of additional natural gas power plants to supply increasing demand. However, the most important long-term solution is deploying both nuclear plants and energy storage together. The combined effect of these two resources makes an essential contribution to the grid by providing flexibility and decreasing dependency on long transmission lines.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Electrical Energy Storage

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Emrah Solak
0009-0003-8404-654X
Türkiye

Sıtkı Kocaoğlu ^* This is me
0000-0003-1048-9623
Türkiye

Publication Date

February 28, 2025

Submission Date

October 7, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 19, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2025.24031

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https://izlik.org/JA97LJ67PL

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APA

Solak, E., & Kocaoğlu, S. (2025). Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 5(1), 78-85. https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2025.24031

AMA

1.Solak E, Kocaoğlu S. Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye. TEPES. 2025;5(1):78-85. doi:10.5152/tepes.2025.24031

Chicago

Solak, Emrah, and Sıtkı Kocaoğlu. 2025. “Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye”. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 5 (1): 78-85. https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2025.24031.

EndNote

Solak E, Kocaoğlu S (February 1, 2025) Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 5 1 78–85.

IEEE

[1]E. Solak and S. Kocaoğlu, “Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye”, TEPES, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 78–85, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.5152/tepes.2025.24031.

ISNAD

Solak, Emrah - Kocaoğlu, Sıtkı. “Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye”. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 5/1 (February 1, 2025): 78-85. https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2025.24031.

JAMA

1.Solak E, Kocaoğlu S. Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye. TEPES. 2025;5:78–85.

MLA

Solak, Emrah, and Sıtkı Kocaoğlu. “Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye”. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 5, no. 1, Feb. 2025, pp. 78-85, doi:10.5152/tepes.2025.24031.

Vancouver

1.Emrah Solak, Sıtkı Kocaoğlu. Analysis of Grid Flexibility With Energy Storage Technologies for the Thrace Region of Türkiye. TEPES. 2025 Feb. 1;5(1):78-85. doi:10.5152/tepes.2025.24031