Strategies for Continuous Balancing in Future Power Systems with High Wind and Solar Shares

Henrik Nordström (), Lennart Söder (), Damian Flynn, Julia Matevosyan, Juha Kiviluoma, Hannele Holttinen, Til Kristian Vrana, Adriaan van der Welle, Germán Morales-España, Danny Pudjianto, Goran Strbac, Jan Dobschinski, Ana Estanqueiro, Hugo Algarvio, Sergio Martín Martínez, Emilio Gómez Lázaro and Bri-Mathias Hodge
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Henrik Nordström: Division of Electric Power & Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Lennart Söder: Division of Electric Power & Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Damian Flynn: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
Julia Matevosyan: Energy Systems Integration Group, Reston, VA 20195, USA
Juha Kiviluoma: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 02044 Espoo, Finland
Hannele Holttinen: Recognis Oy, 01530 Vantaa, Finland
Til Kristian Vrana: SINTEF Energi, 7034 Trondheim, Norway
Adriaan van der Welle: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research (TNO), 2597 AK Den Haag, The Netherlands
Germán Morales-España: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research (TNO), 2597 AK Den Haag, The Netherlands
Danny Pudjianto: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Goran Strbac: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Jan Dobschinski: Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE), 34117 Kassel, Germany
Ana Estanqueiro: Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal
Hugo Algarvio: Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal
Sergio Martín Martínez: Renewable Energy Research Institute, Department of Electrical, Electronic, Automatic and Communications Engineering of ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain
Emilio Gómez Lázaro: Renewable Energy Research Institute, Department of Electrical, Electronic, Automatic and Communications Engineering of ETSII-AB, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain
Bri-Mathias Hodge: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-43

Abstract: The use of wind power has grown strongly in recent years and is expected to continue to increase in the coming decades. Solar power is also expected to increase significantly. In a power system, a continuous balance is maintained between total production and demand. This balancing is currently mainly managed with conventional power plants, but with larger amounts of wind and solar power, other sources will also be needed. Interesting possibilities include continuous control of wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, hydrogen production, and other demand resources with flexibility potential. The aim of this article is to describe and compare the different challenges and future possibilities in six systems concerning how to keep a continuous balance in the future with significantly larger amounts of variable renewable power production. A realistic understanding of how these systems plan to handle continuous balancing is central to effectively develop a carbon-dioxide-free electricity system of the future. The systems included in the overview are the Nordic synchronous area, the island of Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Texas (ERCOT), the central European system, and Great Britain.

Keywords: balancing services; continuous balancing; frequency control; renewable power system; wind power; solar power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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