SuGAR – SUfficiency measures impacts on the energy system and Analysis of the Grid Response
Objectives
Assess the potential and acceptability of sufficiency measures in the residential and personal transport sectors, as well as their effects on the pathway towards a carbon-neutral Belgian energy system by 2050, with particular attention to the implications for the electricity network in terms of flexibility and adequacy.
Execution
- Analysis of the acceptability of existing and envisaged sufficiency policies and measures in the residential and transport sectors.
- Modelling of the impact of sufficiency measures on Belgium’s energy trajectory to 2050 using the TIMES energy system model.
- Assessment of the effects of sufficiency on the electricity system, particularly regarding flexibility, balancing needs, and long-term transmission network adequacy.
- Identification of the potential contributions of sufficiency to reducing energy demand, alleviating grid constraints, and optimising investment requirements in the energy transition.
- Highlighting the socio-economic benefits and the potential contribution of sufficiency measures to security of supply.
- Production of a decision-oriented synthesis, aimed at informing the choices of public decision-makers on energy sufficiency policies.
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