Renewable electricity and energy storage to permit retirement of coal-fired generators in nova scotia

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-53

  Pearre, Nathaniel S ^a   Swan, Lukas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Model; Peak shaving; Ramp rate; Wind

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL STORAGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE; MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND;

COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY; CONVENTIONAL GENERATION; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ENERGY STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS; PEAK SHAVING; RAMP RATES; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84877134115     PISSN: 22131388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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