Timescales of Energy Storage Needed to Reduce Renewable Energy Curtailment: Report Summary

Conference · Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1407461

Denholm, Paul L ^[1]; Mai, Trieu T ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report analyzes the storage duration required to reduce variable generation (VG) curtailment under high-VG scenarios. It also examines the value of storage with varying durations.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1407461
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-6A20-70238
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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