Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid
Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid
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将可再生电力并入电网
DOI:
10.1063/1.3653865
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Humayun Tai
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作者:
G. Crabtree;J. Misewich;R. Ambrosio;Kathryn G. Clay;P. Demartini;R. James;M. Lauby;V. Mohta;J. Moura;P. Sauer;F. Slakey;J. Lieberman;Humayun Tai
The demand for carbon‐free electricity is driving a growing movement of adding renewable energy to the grid. Renewable Portfolio Standards mandated by states and under consideration by the federal government envision a penetration of 20‐30% renewable energy in the grid by 2020 or 2030. The renewable energy potential of wind and solar far exceeds these targets, suggesting that renewable energy ultimately could grow well beyond these initial goals.The grid faces two new and fundamental technological challenges in accommodating renewables: location and variability. Renewable resources are concentrated at mid‐continent far from population centers, requiring additional long distance, high‐capacity transmission to match supply with demand. The variability of renewables due to the characteristics of weather is high, up to 70% for daytime solar due to passing clouds and 100% for wind on calm days, much larger than the relatively predictable uncertainty in load that the grid now accommodates by dispatching convent...