Renewable Electricity and the Grid
, by Boyle, GodfreyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781844074181 | 1844074188
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/30/2007
The energy available from wind, waves, tides and the sun varies in ways which may not match variations in energy demand. Assimilating these fluctuations will affect the output of other forms of generation and the operation and economics of electricity networks and markets. Are these problems significant, or can these new sources be integrated into the grid system without the need for extensive backup or energy storage capacity? This book examines the significance of the issue of variability of renewable electricity supplies and presents technical and operational solutions to the problem of reconciling the differing patterns of supply and demand. The contributors, leading experts in the field, explain and quantify the impacts of variability in renewable energy, and in doing so, dispel many of the myths and misunderstandings surrounding the topic.