Wind energy integration into future energy systems based on conventional plants - The case study of Croatia

Applied Energy

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 643-655

  Cerovac, Tin ^a,b   Cosić, Boris ^a,b   Pukšec, Tomislav ^a,b   Duić, Neven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Power Engineering and Environment ^*  (Croatia)

Author keywords

Critical excess electricity production (CEEP); EnergyPLAN model; Intermittent renewable energy sources; Large combustion plants; Load duration curve (LDC); NeD model

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGYPLAN; LARGE COMBUSTION PLANTS; LOAD DURATION CURVES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; PRODUCTION COST; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

CROATIA;

EID: 84910076413     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.055     Document Type: Article

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