TY - BOOK
T1 - Grid support services by wind and solar PV: a review of system needs, technology options, economic benefits and suitable market mechanisms
T2 - Synthesis report of the REserviceS project
AU - Van Hulle, Frans
AU - Holttinen, Hannele
AU - Kiviluoma, Juha
AU - Faiella, Mariano
AU - Kreutzkamp, Paul
AU - Cutululis, Nicolaos
AU - Rekinger, Manoël
AU - Gubina, Andrej
AU - Chapalain, Florian
AU - Ernst, Bernard
AU - Wachtel, Stephan
AU - Quinonez Varela, Gustavo
AU - Craciun, Diana
AU - Pineda, Ivan
AU - Stoffer, Bart
AU - Corbett, Joe
AU - Flament, Aurore
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The foreseen high shares of wind and solar PV in the
European electricity supply bring fundamental changes in
the way transmission and distribution network operators
use grid support services (ancillary services) from
generators to manage network frequency, network voltage
and system restoration. These changes are twofold in the
sense that (a) needs of power systems are changing and
(b) the changing generation fleet with its specific
technology characteristics changes the technical and
economic opportunities of providing these services. The
REserviceS study was set up to assess the provision of
these grid support services by variable renewables (wind
and solar PV) themselves, to contribute to the design of
ancillary services market mechanisms that would enable
the power systems in Europe to function safely, reliably
and cost-efficiently with very high shares of variable
renewables. The study - carried out by the REserviceS
consortium including renewable energy industries,
research institutes and DSOs - has focused on wind and
solar PV because these are expected to jointly produce
the lion's share of renewable electricity production
needed to reach the EU's 2020 targets. Intermediate
results of the study have been discussed with European
TSOs/DSOs and policy makers and their feedback is
integrated in the study findings.
AB - The foreseen high shares of wind and solar PV in the
European electricity supply bring fundamental changes in
the way transmission and distribution network operators
use grid support services (ancillary services) from
generators to manage network frequency, network voltage
and system restoration. These changes are twofold in the
sense that (a) needs of power systems are changing and
(b) the changing generation fleet with its specific
technology characteristics changes the technical and
economic opportunities of providing these services. The
REserviceS study was set up to assess the provision of
these grid support services by variable renewables (wind
and solar PV) themselves, to contribute to the design of
ancillary services market mechanisms that would enable
the power systems in Europe to function safely, reliably
and cost-efficiently with very high shares of variable
renewables. The study - carried out by the REserviceS
consortium including renewable energy industries,
research institutes and DSOs - has focused on wind and
solar PV because these are expected to jointly produce
the lion's share of renewable electricity production
needed to reach the EU's 2020 targets. Intermediate
results of the study have been discussed with European
TSOs/DSOs and policy makers and their feedback is
integrated in the study findings.
M3 - Report
BT - Grid support services by wind and solar PV: a review of system needs, technology options, economic benefits and suitable market mechanisms
ER -
