Handling renewable energy variability and uncertainty in power systems operation

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-178

  Bessa, Ricardo ^a   Moreira, Carlos ^a   Silva, Bernardo ^a   Matos, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS; GENERATION FLEXIBILITIES; GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; ISOLATED POWER SYSTEM; POWER SYSTEMS OPERATION; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; PROVEN RESERVES; SCHEDULING; SOLAR ENERGY; TOOLS; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84893810819     PISSN: 20418396     EISSN: 2041840X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wene.76     Document Type: Article

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