Impact of a large penetration of wind generation on the GB gas network

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5684-5695

  Qadrdan, Meysam ^a   Chaudry, Modassar ^a   Wu, Jianzhong ^a   Jenkins, Nick ^a   Ekanayake, Janaka ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT); Gas network; Wind generation variability

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; GAS COMPRESSORS; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; WIND POWER;

COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY NETWORKS; GAS FIRED GENERATORS; GAS NETWORKS; GAS-FIRED GENERATION; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; WIND GENERATION;

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MODELING; NATURAL GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956405902     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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