The European power plant infrastructure—Presentation of the Chalmers energy infrastructure database with applications

This paper presents a newly established database of the European power plant infrastructure (power plants, fuel infrastructure, fuel resources and CO₂ storage options) for the EU25 member states (MS) and applies the database in a general discussion of the European power plant and natural gas infrastructure as well as in a simple simulation analysis of British and German power generation up to the year 2050 with respect to phase-out of existing generation capacity, fuel mix and fuel dependency. The results are discussed with respect to age structure of the current production plants, CO₂ emissions, natural gas dependency and CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) under stringent CO₂ emission constraints.