Grid Integration
Grid integration of renewable energy, especially wind energy, is a controversial topic–and has been for nearly three decades. Frankly, I think the subject has been beaten to death and for my part the questions answered many times over. Nevertheless, those opposed to renewable energy continually raise the subject in the hopes that this is some silver bullet that will put wind and solar energy in its grave. As a consequence, renewable energy advocates ask me for help to rebut the common myths about wind energy’s “unreliability”. For this reason, I occasionally post articles or reports on the topic of grid integration.
ReNewEconomy: Wind energy to rescue as EDF takes part of UK’s nuclear fleet offline
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Giles Parkinson
According to the FT, National Grid said the closures should not affect the UK’s energy supply. “Demand is low at this time of year, and a lot of wind power is being generated right now,” it said.
Baseload Nuclear Plants?
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Glen Estill
But today, 5 out of 16 of the nuclear plants are off line (source: Sygration ). That is 27% of our nuclear capacity, or 3400 MW. The nuclear units that are off line are 50% more than the total installed wind capacity in the province. And of course the system has to back up this intermittent nuclear electricity supply.
ABS: Renewable energy plants to soon plug power shortage
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has finally approved the Feed in Tariff (FIT) Disbursement and Collections Guidelines, which will pave the way for an additional 320 megawatts of much needed generation capacity in the national grid.
Elia: Belgian Wind-power generation data
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You can find here wind-power generation forecasts, real-time estimates of actual wind-power generation, and historical wind-power generation data.
PJM Grid Integration Study
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Even at 30% penetration, results indicate that the PJM system can handle the additional renewable integration with sufficient reserves and transmission build out.
Renewables International: German wind + solar push power prices way down on Sunday
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Bernard Chabot
Based on our best estimate, Germany managed to get 34 percent of its electricity from wind and solar over a 24-hour period on Sunday – measured in gigawatt-hours, not gigawatts. Prices on the exchange were quite negative.
