The value of compressed air energy storage with wind in transmission-constrained electric power systems

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3149-3158

  Denholm, Paul ^a   Sioshansi, Ramteen ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Transmission; Wind

Indexed keywords

COLOCATION; COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE; ECONOMIC VALUES; LOCAL MARKETS; TRANSMISSION COSTS; TRANSMISSION RANGES; WIND FARM; WIND RESOURCES;

CAISSONS; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FLYWHEELS; GAS INDUSTRY; LOCATION; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PNEUMATICS; PRESSURE VESSELS;

WIND POWER;

COMPRESSED AIR; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; OPTIMIZATION; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65749093787     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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