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- Bird, Lori, et al.
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Wind and solar energy curtailment : A review of international experience
- 2016
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Ingår i: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. - : Elsevier. - 1364-0321 .- 1879-0690. ; 65, s. 577-586
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Greater penetrations of variable renewable generation on some electric grids have resulted in increased levels of curtailment in recent years. Studies of renewable energy grid integration have found that curtailment levels may grow as the penetration of wind and solar energy generation increases. This paper reviews international experience with curtailment of wind and solar energy on bulk power systems in recent years, with a focus on eleven countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. It examines levels of curtailment, the causes of curtailment, curtailment methods and use of market based dispatch, as well as operational, institutional, and other changes that are being made to reduce renewable energy curtailment.
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- Huertas-Hernando, Daniel, et al.
(författare)
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Hydropower Flexibility for Power Systems with Variable Renewable Energy Sources: An IEA Task 25 Collaboration
- 2019
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Ingår i: Advances in Energy Systems. - : Wiley. ; , s. 385-405
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In order to effectively utilize hydro production flexibility, a sufficient amount of transmission capacity has to be available between the hydro-dominated part of the system and the part that requires operational flexibility. This chapter starts with a rough categorization of “base” hydropower flexibility, investigating the types of hydropower plants installed in power systems today. The “effective” hydropower flexibility available to support the integration of variable generation is a far more complex and case-specific aspect. It is discussed through national experiences. The chapter presents potential developments that would increase the participation of hydropower and discuss the ensuing challenges. Modeling a flow-based hydro system is a complex exercise, as is modeling the power system. Especially important is the correct assessment of hydropower flexibility to support power systems with a large share of variable generation (VG) and its value for storage. With increasing uncertainty and variability, a stochastic scheduling approach should yield lower costs.
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- Kiviluoma, Juha, et al.
(författare)
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Variability in Large-Scale Wind Power Generation
- 2016
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Ingår i: Wind Energy. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1095-4244 .- 1099-1824. ; 19:9, s. 1649-1665
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article demonstrates the characteristics of wind power variability and net load variability in multiple power systems based on real data from multiple years. Demonstrated characteristics include probability distribution for different ramp durations, seasonal and diurnal variability, and low net load events. In some characteristics the power systems are different, but in others they are significantly similar. Somewhat surprisingly there seems to be no straightforward correlation between wind power penetration level and variability. As long as there are several wind power plants with enough geographical spread, most of the smoothing impact is captured. Wind power variability is mainly explained by the extent of geographical spread, but also higher capacity factor causes higher variability. It was also shown how wind power ramps are auto correlated and dependent on the operating output level. In most cases wind power did not have strong diurnal or seasonal variations in the variability. However, there can be exceptions depending on the latitude and on the local characteristics of the wind resource.
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