Title :
An investigation of select barriers and solutions for renewable energy deployment
Author :
Etezadi-Amoli, M. ; Choma, K. ; Ahmad, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nevada Univ., Reno, NV
Abstract :
Matching the availability of wind energy with customer demand is difficult for several reasons. The location of the resource, which may be remote or lacking transmission capacity, may not match the load. Also, the times when wind energy is available might not correlate with peak customer demand. Finally, there is a price difference between firm and non-firm transmission. In this paper, we discuss solar and wind resources regarding (a) assessment of intermittency, (b) available options for backfilling intermittent resources, (c) assessment of tariff solutions for accommodating intermittent resources, and (d) location mismatch issue
Keywords :
renewable energy sources; solar power stations; tariffs; transmission networks; wind power plants; customer demand; intermittent resources; location mismatch issue; nonfirm transmission; renewable energy deployment; select barriers; solar resources; tariff solutions; transmission capacity; wind energy; Availability; Costs; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Renewable energy resources; Solar energy; Solar power generation; State estimation; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Backfill; Intermittent Resources; Non-dispatchable; Photovoltaic; Renewable Energy; Solar; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709343