Abstract
Adding wind power to power systems will have beneficial impacts by
reducing the emissions of electricity production and reducing the
operational costs of the power system as less fuel is consumed in
conventional power plants. Wind power will also have a capacity value to
a power system. However, possible negative impacts will have to be
assessed to make sure that they will only offset a small part of the
benefits and also to ensure the security of the power system operation.
An international forum for the exchange of knowledge of power system
impacts of wind power has been formed under the IEA Implementing
Agreement on Wind Energy. The Task 'Design and Operation of Power
Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power' is analyzing existing case
studies from different power systems. There are a multitude of studies
completed and ongoing related to the cost of wind integration. However,
the results are not easy to compare. This paper describes the general
issues of wind power impacts on power systems and presents a comparison
of results from ten case studies on increased balancing needs due to
wind power.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Environmental Research Letters |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- wind power
- wind integration
- integration cost
- reserve requirement
- balancing cost
- grid cost