Title :
Balancing fluctuating power sources
Author :
Maegaard, Preben
Author_Institution :
Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, World Wind Energy Inst., Denmark
Abstract :
It is necessary to combine and integrate technologies since no single renewable energy source is sufficient to be able to stand alone. Non-grid applications will be applied as well. Because of fluctuation of wind and solar power, integration of new energy including non-grid solutions were important to offer a steady consumption of power. Proper storage and comprehensive utilization of power were needed to make full use of power. Several types of storage of power was introduced and a certain example for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) was given in this paper. In Demark, combined heating/cooling and power system was used to make improvement of energy efficiency, in which hot water was used as medium. By district heating and CHP, the rate of energy effeciency was increased about 50%, compared with conventional power plants. Fossil fuel was replaced with biomass storage to solve the enviornmental problems. Average use of CHP was just 9%, so CHP could be developed greatly in the future.
Keywords :
cogeneration; fluctuations; fossil fuels; power consumption; solar power stations; wind power plants; CHP; Demark; balancing fluctuating power sources; biomass storage; combined heat and power; fossil fuel; heating/cooling; nongrid applications; power storage; power system; solar power; steady power consumption; wind power; Biomass; Cogeneration; Electricity; Resistance heating; Solar heating; Wind power generation; biomass storage; combined heating/cooling power system; non-grid; wind power;
Conference_Titel :
World Non-Grid-Connected Wind Power and Energy Conference (WNWEC), 2010
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8920-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8921-3
DOI :
10.1109/WNWEC.2010.5673216