FY2021 Isolated Grids and Grid-Connected Turbine Reference Systems
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
For individuals, businesses, and communities focused on building resilient electrical grid infrastructure, wind energy can provide an affordable, accessible, and compatible distributed energy resource option that also enhances the capabilities of local grid operations. However, there are technical barriers to realizing the market value and resilience benefits of distributed wind, and there is little to no ability to quantify those benefits so that stakeholders can compare grid investment options. The central aims of this report are: (1) to drive technology transfer of the methods and technologies developed under the Microgrids, Infrastructure Resilience, and Advanced Controls Launchpad (MIRACL) project and (2) increase the number of referenceable case studies available to stakeholders interested in additional value-added capabilities of wind systems beyond bulk energy supply. We achieve this aim by applying three major methods developed under MIRACL to two real-world distributed wind reference systems. The two real-world distributed wind reference systems are the isolated grid of St. Mary’s, Alaska, and the two 10.5-megawatt (MW) front-of-the-meter wind turbine deployments owned and operated by Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative (ILEC).
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1889745
- Report Number(s):
- INL/RPT-22-67108-Rev000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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