Cost effective seasonal storage of wind energy
Abstract
Seasonal variation of the wind electric potential on the Great Plains could be a significant obstacle to the large scale utilization of wind generated electricity. Wind power densities usually are greatest during the spring, and decrease by at least 30 percent relative to the annual average in many areas during the summer months, when demand is highest. This problem can be overcome by using an oversized wind farm and a compressed air energy storage system (a baseload wind energy system). A minimum volume storage reservoir is needed to transform intermittent wind energy to baseload power, while a larger reservoir can be used to store excess power produced during the spring for either peak power or baseload output during the summer. The yearly average cost of energy increases by about 3 percent for the largest storage reservoir, indicating the seasonal storage of wind energy is economically as well as technically feasible.
- Authors:
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- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 93000
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950116-
ISBN 0-7918-1294-4; TRN: IM9537%%43
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1995 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) energy sources technology conference and exhibition, Houston, TX (United States), 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Wind energy 1995. SED-Volume 16; Musial, W.D.; Hock, S.M. [eds.] [National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO (United States)]; Berg, D.E. [ed.] [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)]; PB: 298 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 17 WIND ENERGY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; WIND POWER PLANTS; COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; SEASONAL VARIATIONS
Citation Formats
Cavallo, A J, and Keck, M B. Cost effective seasonal storage of wind energy. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Cavallo, A J, & Keck, M B. Cost effective seasonal storage of wind energy. United States.
Cavallo, A J, and Keck, M B. 1995.
"Cost effective seasonal storage of wind energy". United States.
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title = {Cost effective seasonal storage of wind energy},
author = {Cavallo, A J and Keck, M B},
abstractNote = {Seasonal variation of the wind electric potential on the Great Plains could be a significant obstacle to the large scale utilization of wind generated electricity. Wind power densities usually are greatest during the spring, and decrease by at least 30 percent relative to the annual average in many areas during the summer months, when demand is highest. This problem can be overcome by using an oversized wind farm and a compressed air energy storage system (a baseload wind energy system). A minimum volume storage reservoir is needed to transform intermittent wind energy to baseload power, while a larger reservoir can be used to store excess power produced during the spring for either peak power or baseload output during the summer. The yearly average cost of energy increases by about 3 percent for the largest storage reservoir, indicating the seasonal storage of wind energy is economically as well as technically feasible.},
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year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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