Increasing thermal plant flexibility in a high renewables power system

Applied Energy

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-111

  Kubik, M L ^a   Coker, P J ^a   Barlow, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional generation; Flexibility; Intermittency; Ramping; Variability; Wind curtailment

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FLEET OPERATIONS;

CONVENTIONAL GENERATION; FLEXIBILITY; INTERMITTENCY; RAMPING; VARIABILITY;

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMAL POWER; WIND POWER;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84929323770     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.063     Document Type: Article

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