Utility scale baseload wind energy plants
- Cavallo (Alfred J.), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Wind generated electricity can be transformed from an intermittent to a baseload power supply cost-effectively by taking advantage of the fundamental properties of wind and by the efficient utilization of compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems. A utility scale wind-CAES-transmission system can have a 95% capacity factor at a cost of delivered electricity that is about 15% greater than a conventional wind energy system with a 34% capacity factor. This approach has several compelling advantages. It is based on existing technology and makes best use of costly transmission lines. It produces electricity that is the technical equivalent of that from fossil fuel or nuclear power stations. It minimizes greenhouse gas and other fossil fuel pollution, and is an industrial scale system. And in many cases, the increased value of the plant output will more than compensate for the added cost of the storage system.
- OSTI ID:
- 514806
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970456--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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