A GIS/PSS planning tool for the initial grid connection assessment of renewable generation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 727-737

  Quinonez Varela, G ^a   Cruden, A ^a   Graham, C ^b   Punton, B ^c   Blair, L ^d   Thomson, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Power   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish and Southern Energy plc   (United Kingdom)

^d Renewables and Consents Policy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Grid connection; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CAPACITY PLANNING; GRID CONNECTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS (REG);

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751233222     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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