摘要：The European power system is currently experiencing new challenges due to growing shares of intermittent renewable energy sources. Compared to other flexibility options, power-to-heat (PtH) technologies have a high level of maturity. The goal is, therefore, to analyse the potential for PtH in the European energy system and possible business models that enable the exploitation of these potentials. A literature review on the European and country-level potential for PtH is carried out revealing a wide range of these potentials. An own approach assesses the potential in district heating for selected European countries. PtH potential makes up a remarkable share of the peak electrical load, but varies due to the inhomogeneous nature of the investigated national energy systems and different weather conditions.
关键词：Power-to-heat ; PtH potential in Europe ; PtH business models ; Excess electricity ; District heat demand
