Integrating high levels of variable renewable energy into electric power systems
Abstract
As more variable renewable energy (VRE) such as wind and solar are integrated into electric power systems, technical challenges arise from the need to maintain the balance between load and generation at all timescales. This paper examines the challenges with integrating ultra-high levels of VRE into electric power system, reviews a range of solutions to these challenges, and provides a description of several examples of ultra-high VRE systems that are in operation today.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1414372
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5D00-70430; NREL/JA-5D00-70429
Journal ID: ISSN 2196-5625; TRN: US1800697
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2196-5625
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; high penetration; variable renewable energy; grid operation; wind; solar
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Kroposki, Benjamin. Integrating high levels of variable renewable energy into electric power systems. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1007/s40565-017-0339-3.
Kroposki, Benjamin. Integrating high levels of variable renewable energy into electric power systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40565-017-0339-3
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"Integrating high levels of variable renewable energy into electric power systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40565-017-0339-3. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1414372.
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title = {Integrating high levels of variable renewable energy into electric power systems},
author = {Kroposki, Benjamin},
abstractNote = {As more variable renewable energy (VRE) such as wind and solar are integrated into electric power systems, technical challenges arise from the need to maintain the balance between load and generation at all timescales. This paper examines the challenges with integrating ultra-high levels of VRE into electric power system, reviews a range of solutions to these challenges, and provides a description of several examples of ultra-high VRE systems that are in operation today.},
doi = {10.1007/s40565-017-0339-3},
journal = {Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy},
number = 6,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {11}
}
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