Parametric study of variable renewable energy integration in Europe: Advantages and costs of transmission grid extensions

Katrin Schaber, Florian Steinke, Pascal Mühlich and Thomas Hamacher

Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 42, issue C, 498-508

Abstract: Wind and solar energy will play an important role in the decarbonization of the European electricity generation. However, high shares of these variable renewable energies (VREs) challenge the power system considerably due to their temporal fluctuations and geographical dispersion.

Keywords: Variable renewable energies; Grid integration costs; Ideal mix (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.016

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