Addressing the technical and market challenges to high wind power integration in Ireland

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 692-703

  Foley, A M ^a,b   O Gallachoir B P ^b   McKeogh, E J ^b   Milborrow, D ^c   Leahy, P G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Energy Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric vehicles; Electricity markets; Interconnection; Power systems; Smart grid; Wind; Wind forecasting

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE POLICY; DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENTS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; GRID CODES; GRID REINFORCEMENT; HIGH WINDS; INTERCONNECTION; IRELAND; SMART GRID; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; TIME-SCALES; TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATORS; TURBINE CONTROL; VARIABILITY OF WIND POWER; WIND FARM; WIND POWER FORECASTING; WIND POWER PENETRATION;

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; GAS PLANTS; SMART POWER GRIDS; STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 84871771566     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.039     Document Type: Review

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