Energy storage against interconnection as a balancing mechanism for a 100% renewable UK electricity grid

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-141

  Alexander, Marcus Joseph ^a   James, Patrick ^a   Richardson, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; LIQUEFIED GASES;

ADDRESS GENERATION; BALANCING MECHANISMS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITY; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; STORAGE REQUIREMENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; UNDERGROUND CAVERN;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION;

EID: 84923488934     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2014.0042     Document Type: Article

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