Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into Power System Operations

Wind and solar energy is a fast-growing share of the global energy mix. But integrating them into power-system operations requires significant adaptations to compensate for their variability. Solutions include increasing the amount of flexible generation within the system, combining, and dispersing variable resources to smooth aggregate output, expanding the transmission network, using smart technology to control supply and demand, and storing electricity.

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Main Authors: Nikolakakis, Thomas, Chatopadhyay, Debabrata
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BATTERIES, BLACK CARBON, BOTTOM LINE, BRIQUETTES, BURNING COAL, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO, CO2, CO2 EMISSIONS, COAL, COMBUSTION, COMPRESSED AIR, CONGESTION, DEMAND CURVE, DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRICAL POWER, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRIFICATION, EMISSION, EMISSION FACTOR, ENERGY ACCESS, ENERGY CONSUMERS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY DATA, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY INDUSTRIES, ENERGY INTENSITY, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, ENERGY MARKETS, ENERGY MIX, ENERGY OPERATIONS, ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SERVICES, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, FOREST, FOREST RESIDUES, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUELS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FUEL, FUEL EFFICIENCY, GAS TURBINES, GAS UNITS, GASEOUS FUELS, GENERATION, GENERATION UNITS, GENERATOR, GLOBAL ENERGY MIX, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GRID, GRID CODE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAT, HEAT GENERATION, HEATING, HEATING FUELS, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, METHANE, MODERN WORLD, OIL, PE, PEAK DEMAND, PELLETS, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PH, PIPELINE, POWER, POWER SOURCES, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEMS, PP, PRIMARY ENERGY, RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR POWER, SOLAR RESOURCES, SOLID FUELS, SOURCE OF ENERGY, STEAM TURBINES, SUPPLY FLEXIBILITY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TRADITIONAL BIOMASS, TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TURBINE, TURBINE BLADES, UTILITIES, VOLTAGE, WASTE, WIND, WIND ENERGY, WIND EQUIPMENT, WIND GENERATION, WIND PLANTS, WIND POWER, WIND RESOURCES, WIND TURBINES, WINDS, WORLD ENERGY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23853568/integrating-variable-renewable-energy-power-system-operations
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21359
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