Wind and solar energy curtailment: a review of international experience

Lori Bird; Debra Lew; Michael Milligan; Maria E. Carlini; Ana Estanqueiro; Damian Flynn; Emilio Gomez-Lazaro; Hannele Holttinen; Nickie Menemenlis; Antje Orths; Peter Børre Eriksen; Charles J. Smith; Lennart Soder; Poul Sorensen; Argyrios Altiparmakis; Yoh Yasuda; John Miller

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082

Wind and solar energy curtailment: a review of international experience

Lori Bird
, Debra Lew
, Michael Milligan^*
, Maria E. Carlini
, Ana Estanqueiro
, Damian Flynn
, Emilio Gomez-Lazaro
, Hannele Holttinen
, Nickie Menemenlis
, Antje Orths
, Peter Børre Eriksen
, Charles J. Smith
, Lennart Soder
, Poul Sorensen
, Argyrios Altiparmakis
, Yoh Yasuda
, John Miller

^*Corresponding author for this work

DOES - Design and Operation of Energy Systems

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
General Electric
Terna S.p.A
National Laboratory of Energy and Geology
University College Dublin
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Hydro Québec's Research Institute (IREQ)
Energinet
Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG)
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Kansai University

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Abstract

Greater penetrations of variable renewable generation on some electric grids have resulted in increased levels of curtailment in recent years. Studies of renewable energy grid integration have found that curtailment levels may grow as the penetration of wind and solar energy generation increases. This paper reviews international experience with curtailment of wind and solar energy on bulk power systems in recent years, with a focus on eleven countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. It examines levels of curtailment, the causes of curtailment, curtailment methods and use of market-based dispatch, as well as operational, institutional, and other changes that are being made to reduce renewable energy curtailment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	577-586
Journal	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Volume	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082
Publication status	Published - 2016
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

wind
solar
curtailment
transmission congestion

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Bird, L., Lew, D., Milligan, M., Carlini, M. E., Estanqueiro, A., Flynn, D., Gomez-Lazaro, E., Holttinen, H., Menemenlis, N., Orths, A., Eriksen, P. B., Smith, C. J., Soder, L., Sorensen, P., Altiparmakis, A., Yasuda, Y., & Miller, J. (2016). Wind and solar energy curtailment: a review of international experience. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 65, 577-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082

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Wind and solar energy curtailment: a review of international experience

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