The Regional and Social Impact of Energy Flexible Factories

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Unterberger, Eric ; Buhl, Hans Ulrich ; Häfner, Lukas ; Keller, Fabian ; Keller, Robert ; Ober, Steffi ; Paulick-Thiel, Caroline ; Reinhart, Gunther ; Schöpf, Michael ; Simon, Peter:
The Regional and Social Impact of Energy Flexible Factories.
In: Procedia Manufacturing. Vol. 21 (2018) . - pp. 468-475.
ISSN 2351-9789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2018.02.146

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The change of electricity supply from conventional to renewable energy sources is a challenge for the whole society. This transition causes an increase of volatility in electricity supply and therefore threatens both, grid stability and, also, electricity price stability. Besides cost-intensive countermeasures such as grid expansions and power-to-X storage technology, the incentivized change in electricity use (energy demand flexibility) is a promising approach. Today, when it comes to production matters, energy is considered as a resource which is immediately available on demand. In contrast, future scenarios draw a picture, in which electric energy will become a resource that requires planning and control. Energy flexible factories will be an important part of our society with an important ecological and social impact. The paper presents a transdisciplinary approach to shape a sustainable electricity supply in the discourse with regional stakeholders from a technical, ecological and social background.