Integration of renewable energy in microgrids coordinated with demand response resources: Economic evaluation of a biomass gasification plant by Homer Simulator

Applied Energy

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-22

  Montuori, Lina ^a   Alcázar Ortega, Manuel ^a   Álvarez Bel, Carlos ^b   Domijan, Alex ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Demand response; Hybrid system; Microgrids; Renewable resources; Stand alone system

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; GASIFICATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION PLANT; DEMAND RESPONSE; DEMAND RESPONSE RESOURCES; GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES; MICRO GRID; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STANDALONE SYSTEMS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84904399834     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.075     Document Type: Article

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