Operating a Zero-Carbon GB Power System : Implications for Scotland

Nedd, Marcel and Browell, Jethro and Egea-Alvarez, Agusti and Bell, Keith and Hamilton, Robert and Wang, Shuren and Brush, Susan (2020) Operating a Zero-Carbon GB Power System : Implications for Scotland. ClimateXChange, Edinburgh. (https://doi.org/10.7488/era/756)

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Abstract

National Grid ESO has an ambition to be able to operate the GB transmission system carbon-free by 2025. Today, NGESO depends on gas and coal plants for a range of essential ancillary services and takes actions to ensure they are online and able to provide them. To enable zero-carbon operation, zero-carbon technologies require routes to market for all of these services. In many cases, either the current technical specifications or procurement mechanisms prevent zero-carbon generators from participating.