Optimizing the mix of energy storage and long-distance interconnection as solutions to solar resource intermittency at high penetrations of PV on the grid

42nd ASES National Solar Conference 2013, SOLAR 2013, Including 42nd ASES Annual Conference and 38th National Passive Solar Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 455-461

  Perez, Marc J R ^a   Fthenakis, Vasilis M ^a  

^a Columbia University Center for Life Cycle Analysis CLCA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; ENERGY STORAGE; NASA; SOLAR ENERGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ELECTRICAL GRIDS; GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTIONS; RADIATIVE FLUXES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCALE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84933508441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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