Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience

Lori Bird; Debra Lew; Michael Milligan; E. Maria Carlini; Ana Estanqueiro; Damian Flynn; Emilio Gomez-Lazaro; Hannele Holttinen; Nickie Menemenlis; Antje Orths; Peter Børre Eriksen; J. Charles Smith; Lennart Soder; Poul Ejnar Sørensen; Argyrios Altiparmakis; Yoh Yasuda; John Miller

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082

Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience

Lori Bird, Debra Lew, Michael Milligan, E. Maria Carlini, Ana Estanqueiro, Damian Flynn, Emilio Gomez-Lazaro, Hannele Holttinen, Nickie Menemenlis, Antje Orths, Peter Børre Eriksen, J. Charles Smith, Lennart Soder, Poul Ejnar Sørensen, Argyrios Altiparmakis, Yoh Yasuda, John Miller

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Greater penetrations of variable renewable generation on some electric grids have resulted in increased levels of curtailment in recent years. Studies of renewable energy grid integration have found that curtailment levels may grow as the penetration of wind and solar energy generation increases. This paper reviews international experience with curtailment of wind and solar energy on bulk power systems in recent years, with a focus on eleven countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. It examines levels of curtailment, the causes of curtailment, curtailment methods and use of market based dispatch, as well as operational, institutional, and other changes that are being made to reduce renewable energy curtailment. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Journal	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Volume	65
Pages (from-to)	577-586
Number of pages	10
ISSN	1364-0321
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Curtailment
Solar
Transmission congestion
Wind
Electric power systems
Solar energy
Bulk power systems
Energy generations
International experiences
Renewable energies
Renewable generation
Solar power generation
Wind energy
Energy resources
Power system management, operation and economics
power grids
power markets
solar power
wind power
variable renewable generation
electric grids
renewable energy grid integration
curtailment levels
wind energy generation
solar energy generation
bulk power systems
curtailment methods
market-based dispatch
renewable energy curtailment

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Bird, L., Lew, D., Milligan, M., Carlini, E. M., Estanqueiro, A., Flynn, D., Gomez-Lazaro, E., Holttinen, H., Menemenlis, N., Orths, A., Eriksen, P. B., Smith, J. C., Soder, L., Sørensen, P. E., Altiparmakis, A., Yasuda, Y., & Miller, J. (2016). Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 65, 577-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082

Bird, Lori ; Lew, Debra ; Milligan, Michael ; Carlini, E. Maria ; Estanqueiro, Ana ; Flynn, Damian ; Gomez-Lazaro, Emilio ; Holttinen, Hannele ; Menemenlis, Nickie ; Orths, Antje ; Eriksen, Peter Børre ; Smith, J. Charles ; Soder, Lennart ; Sørensen, Poul Ejnar ; Altiparmakis, Argyrios ; Yasuda, Yoh ; Miller, John. / Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience. In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2016 ; Vol. 65. pp. 577-586.

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Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience. / Bird, Lori; Lew, Debra; Milligan, Michael; Carlini, E. Maria; Estanqueiro, Ana; Flynn, Damian; Gomez-Lazaro, Emilio; Holttinen, Hannele; Menemenlis, Nickie; Orths, Antje; Eriksen, Peter Børre; Smith, J. Charles; Soder, Lennart; Sørensen, Poul Ejnar; Altiparmakis, Argyrios; Yasuda, Yoh; Miller, John.

In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 65, 2016, p. 577-586.

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