Variable Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid

Author:   Jay Apt (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) ,  Paulina Jaramillo (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415733014


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   11 June 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Variable Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid


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Author:   Jay Apt (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) ,  Paulina Jaramillo (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.908kg
ISBN:  

9780415733014


ISBN 10:   0415733014
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   11 June 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Executive Summary Part 1: Technical and Policy Options 1. Overview 2. Variability and its Prediction 3. Strategies to Reduce or Manage Wind and Solar Variability 4. Improved Planning for Renewable Energy Capacity Expansion 5. New Regulations, Rate Structures, and Standards to Support Variable Energy Resources 6. Policies to Manage Variable Generation at Increased Renewable Contribution Part 2: Scientific Findings 7. The Social Costs and Benefits of Wind Energy: Case Study in the PJM Interconnection 8. Characteristics of Wind, Solar Photovoltaic, and Solar Thermal Power 9. Forecast Error Characteristics of Wind and of Load 10. Day-Ahead Wind Reserve Requirements 11. Year-To-Year Variability in Wind Power 12. Reduction of Wind Power Variability through Geographic Diversity 13. Cycling and Ramping of Fossil Plants, and Reduced Energy Payments 14. Storage to Smooth Variability 15. The Cost-Effectiveness of Dynamically Limiting Wind Turbines for Secondary Frequency Regulation Capacity 16. Quantifying the Hurricane Risk to Offshore Wind Power Part 3: Review of Large-Scale Wind Integration Studies 17. A Critical Review of Large-Scale Wind Integration Studies in the United States

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Jay Apt is a Professor in Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and in the Carnegie Mellon Department of Engineering and Public Policy, USA. He directs the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center and the RenewElec Project. Paulina Jaramillo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. She is also the executive director of the RenewElec Project.

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