Hybrid systems to address seasonal mismatches between electricity production and demand in nuclear renewable electrical grids

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 333-341

  Forsberg, Charles ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuclear; Renewables; Variable electricity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HEAT STORAGE SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS; NUCLEAR; NUCLEAR ENERGY SOURCES; RENEWABLES; WIND AND SOLAR SYSTEMS;

FUEL STORAGE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT STORAGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; STEAM;

ELECTRICITY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTROKINESIS; HEAT SOURCE; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR POWER; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

EID: 84884984878     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.057     Document Type: Article

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