Transmission Planning for Wind Energy: Status and Prospects
This paper provides an overview of major transmission planning activities related to wind integration studies in the US and Europe. Transmission planning for energy resources is different from planning for capacity resources. Those differences are explained, and illustrated with examples from several regions of the US and Europe. Transmission planning for wind is becoming an iterative process consisting of generation expansion planning, economic-based transmission planning, system reliability analysis, and wind integration studies. A brief look at the policy environment in which this activity is taking place is provided.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1043793
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5500-54686; TRN: US201213%%470
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 9th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Power Plants, 14-15 October 2009, Bremen, Germany
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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