An energy-based evaluation of the matching possibilities of very large photovoltaic plants to the electricity grid: Israel as a case study

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5457-5468

  Solomon, A A ^a   Faiman, D ^a   Meron, G ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Israel)

Author keywords

Grid penetration; Intermittent energy source; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; METEOROLOGY;

ELECTRICITY GRIDS; FLEXIBILITY FACTORS; GRID-PENETRATION; INTERMITTENT ENERGY SOURCE; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; OPERATING STRATEGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77953426914     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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