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Review of wind generation within adequacy calculations and capacity markets for different power systems

Journal Article · · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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  1. KTH Royal Inst. of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
  2. Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (Portugal)
  3. Univ. College Dublin (Ireland)
  4. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  5. Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland)
  6. Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Norway)
  7. Électricité de France (France)
  8. Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)
  9. PLEXOS/Energy-Exemplar Europe, London (United Kingdom)
  10. Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Spain)
  11. Technical Univ. of Denmark (Denmark)
  12. ESAT-Electa (Belguim); Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee (Belgium); EnergyVille (Belgium)
  13. Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO) (Belgium); EnergyVille (Belgium)
  14. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Taylor, TX (United States)
  15. Research Inst. for Energy e.V. (FfE) Munich (Germany)
  16. Terna Rete Italia (Italy)
  17. Delft Univ. of Technology (Netherlands)
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The integration of renewable energy sources, including wind power, in the adequacy assessment of electricity generation capacity becomes increasingly important as renewable energy generation increases in volume and replaces conventional power plants. The contribution of wind power to cover the electricity demand is less certain than conventional power sources; therefore, the capacity value of wind power is smaller than that of conventional plants. This article presents an overview of the adequacy challenge, how wind power is handled in the regulation of capacity adequacy, and how wind power is treated in a selection of jurisdictions. The jurisdictions included in the overview are Sweden, Great Britain, France, Ireland, United States (PJM and ERCOT), Finland, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
International Energy Agency (IEA); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1772989
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA--5D00-79546; MainId:35767; UUID:c9135f38-2f94-42e8-adfe-0b0fb1a09194; MainAdminID:21101
Journal Information:
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Name: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol. 119; ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
adequacy
capacity credit
capacity markets
market integration
power system
wind power