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Strategies for Continuous Balancing in Future Power Systems with High Wind and Solar Shares

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  • Henrik Nordström

    (Division of Electric Power & Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Lennart Söder

    (Division of Electric Power & Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Damian Flynn

    (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland)

  • Julia Matevosyan

    (Energy Systems Integration Group, Reston, VA 20195, USA)

  • Juha Kiviluoma

    (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 02044 Espoo, Finland)

  • Hannele Holttinen

    (Recognis Oy, 01530 Vantaa, Finland)

  • Til Kristian Vrana

    (SINTEF Energi, 7034 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Adriaan van der Welle

    (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research (TNO), 2597 AK Den Haag, The Netherlands)

  • Germán Morales-España

    (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research (TNO), 2597 AK Den Haag, The Netherlands)

  • Danny Pudjianto

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK)

  • Goran Strbac

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK)

  • Jan Dobschinski

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE), 34117 Kassel, Germany)

  • Ana Estanqueiro

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Hugo Algarvio

    (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Sergio Martín Martínez

    (Renewable Energy Research Institute, Department of Electrical, Electronic, Automatic and Communications Engineering of ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain)

  • Emilio Gómez Lázaro

    (Renewable Energy Research Institute, Department of Electrical, Electronic, Automatic and Communications Engineering of ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain)

  • Bri-Mathias Hodge

    (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA)

Abstract

The use of wind power has grown strongly in recent years and is expected to continue to increase in the coming decades. Solar power is also expected to increase significantly. In a power system, a continuous balance is maintained between total production and demand. This balancing is currently mainly managed with conventional power plants, but with larger amounts of wind and solar power, other sources will also be needed. Interesting possibilities include continuous control of wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, hydrogen production, and other demand resources with flexibility potential. The aim of this article is to describe and compare the different challenges and future possibilities in six systems concerning how to keep a continuous balance in the future with significantly larger amounts of variable renewable power production. A realistic understanding of how these systems plan to handle continuous balancing is central to effectively develop a carbon-dioxide-free electricity system of the future. The systems included in the overview are the Nordic synchronous area, the island of Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Texas (ERCOT), the central European system, and Great Britain.

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  • Henrik Nordström & Lennart Söder & Damian Flynn & Julia Matevosyan & Juha Kiviluoma & Hannele Holttinen & Til Kristian Vrana & Adriaan van der Welle & Germán Morales-España & Danny Pudjianto & Goran S, 2023. "Strategies for Continuous Balancing in Future Power Systems with High Wind and Solar Shares," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-43, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:14:p:5249-:d:1189722
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