Carbon Neutrality Through Synergies Between Gas and Renewable Energy

The publication shows how gas provides affordably the required flexibility to enable the integration of higher shares of VRE in the energy mix. The publication enlarges the scope of the renewable energy concept to cover, not only renewable electricity, but also renewable gases. It contains two parts. The first focuses on the short term and the use of flexible, cost-competitive, and agile natural gas-fired generation as enabler of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources integration. This second part discusses phase is based on the hybrid energy system concept which envisages the use of new gases(renewable, decarbonised and low carbon), together with the sectoral integration concept, and other technologies (e.g. DSM, DER, CCS, etc.), as pillars to advance in VRE penetration while significantly reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. The publication concludes with a number of recommendations aimed to guide UNECE member States in subsequently developing a coherent policy and regulatory frameworks to renewable energy across the region on a secure, competitive and resilient manner.