Abstract
Although wind power is sustainable, environmental friendly and relatively inexpensive source of electricity, the effects of its intermittent nature on power systems need to be carefully investigated. This paper presents an up-to-date overview of the impacts of wind power variability on overall generation cost. Recent case studies from different utilities around the globe demonstrated that wind integration costs are much lower than anticipated by earlier studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 24-31 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Engineering Research |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Balancing requirements
- Wind impacts on power systems
- Wind integration costs
- Wind power variability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering