A methodology for analysis of impacts of grid integration of renewable energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1265-1276

  George, Mel ^a   Banerjee, Rangan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Grid integration; Load duration curve; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; GRID INTEGRATION; LOAD DURATION CURVES; PEAK LOAD; POWER SECTOR; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RENEWABLES; TAMIL NADU; THERMAL SCHEDULING; WIND REGIME;

BIOMASS;

ELECTRICITY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; METHODOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 79952067769     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.11.054     Document Type: Article

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