[W]hen wind turbines are operated as parts of an interconnected grid for which the dominant share of energy is provided by generators burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas), wind power generation displaces fossil fuel use at a nearly 1-for-1 rate. . .
Grid Integration
Arne Kildegaard on the Merit Order Effect
Presentation on Integrating Renewable Electricity into the Grid by a French authority on renewable energy. Chabot’s conclusion: Think Big! We already have the technology we need to go to 100% RE.
Grid integration of renewable energy, especially wind energy, is a controversial topic-and has been for nearly three decades. Frankly, I … Read more
At 8 pm on January 12, 2007 Danish wind turbines produced 58% of total Danish consumption or 2725 MW of … Read more
by Frank Sensuss, Massimo Genose, Mario Ragwitz (on the Merit Order Effect)
The Midwest Wind Integration Study, which was required by the Minnesota legislature in 2005 to evaluate reliability and other impacts … Read more
New Energy reports (2/2006) that on 16 February, 2006 during the peak of consumption in Spain at 9:25 pm, Spanish … Read more
Even with the added costs to deal with intermittency, wind is roughly competitive with other generation technologies under a strong carbon constraint.
