Regulating the electro-energetic use of natural gas by gas-to-wire offshore technology: Case study from Brazil

Author(s)

Relva, Stefania Gomes ; da Silva, Vinicius Oliveira ; Peyerl, Drielli ; Veiga Gimenes, Andre Luiz ; Molares Udaeta, Miguel Edgar

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: UTILITIES POLICY; v. 66, p. 9-pg., 2020-10-01.

Abstract

This work aims to analyse, from the point of view of long-term electrical power sector planning, the regulatory aspects for the implementation of offshore gas-to-wire (GtW) technology, focusing on a Brazilian case study and pre-salt fields. The main results show that in terms of implementation, offshore GtW must be auctioned as a structuring project and offshore transmission for the GtW power plant could adopt the same model used for Itaipti transmission or be attached to the Basic Network, GtW also requires a practice of priority dispatch, by a contract of quantity (and not availability). Policy changes are urgently needed to coordinate regulation of the electricity and gas sectors. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/50279-4 - Brasil Research Centre for Gas Innovation
• Grantee: Julio Romano Meneghini
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• FAPESP's process: 17/18208-8 - Transitions in energy history: development and new perspectives about the natural gas in Brazil
• Grantee: Drielli Peyerl
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/26388-9 - Transitions in Energy History: development and new perspectives about the natural gas in Brazil
• Grantee: Drielli Peyerl
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers