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Title: Assessing the value of improved variable renewable energy forecasting accuracy in the South African power system

Journal Article · · Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
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  1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Energy Centre, Pretoria (South Africa)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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The value associated with an improved variable renewable energy (VRE) forecast has been quantified in this research. The value of improved VRE forecasts can increase with increasing VRE penetration levels as well as the range of this value becoming wider. This value also saturates with high levels of improved VRE forecasts as there is relatively lower impact of improving VRE forecasts further. This paper discusses how the improvement of VRE forecasting could impact the South African power system and representative United States power system jurisdictions.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1570189
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5D00-75109
Journal Information:
Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol. 30, Issue 2; ISSN 1021-447X
Publisher:
The Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Cape TownCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 1 work
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