Net load variability in Nordic countries with a highly or fully renewable power system

Jon Olauson (), Mohd Nasir Ayob, Mikael Bergkvist, Nicole Carpman, Valeria Castellucci, Anders Goude, David Lingfors, Rafael Waters and Joakim Widén
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Jon Olauson: Uppsala University
Mohd Nasir Ayob: Uppsala University
Mikael Bergkvist: Uppsala University
Nicole Carpman: Uppsala University
Valeria Castellucci: Uppsala University
Anders Goude: Uppsala University
David Lingfors: Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Uppsala University
Rafael Waters: Uppsala University
Joakim Widén: Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Uppsala University

Nature Energy, 2016, vol. 1, issue 12, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Increasing the share of intermittent renewable energy (IRE) resources such as solar, wind, wave and tidal energy in a power system poses a challenge in terms of increased net load variability. Fully renewable power systems have previously been analysed, but more systematic analyses are needed that explore the effect of different IRE mixes on system-wide variability across different timescales and the optimal combinations of IRE for reducing variability on a given timescale. Here we investigate these questions for the Nordic power system. We show that the optimal mix of IRE is dependent on the frequency band considered. Long-term (>4 months) and short-term (

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.175

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