Parametric study of variable renewable energy integration in Europe: Advantages and costs of transmission grid extensions

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 498-508

  Schaber, Katrin ^a,b   Steinke, Florian ^c   Mühlich, Pascal ^b   Hamacher, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grid integration costs; Ideal mix; Variable renewable energies

Indexed keywords

BACKUP CAPACITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSIONS; GRID EXTENSION; GRID INTEGRATION; IDEAL MIX; INVESTMENT COSTS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; ROBUST DESIGNS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC MODEL; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATION; TRANSMISSION GRIDS;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENTS; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; POWER TRANSMISSION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84856295743     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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