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Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 65; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.082

1879-0690

Lori Bird, D. Lew, Michael Milligan, Enrico Maria Carlini, Ana Estanqueiro, Damian Flynn, Emilio Gómez‐Lázaro, Hannele Holttinen, Nickie Menemenlis, Antje Orths, Peter Børre Eriksen, J. Charles Smith, Lennart Söder, Poul Ejnar Sørensen, Argyrios Altiparmakis, Yoh Yasuda, John Miller,

Energy Load and Power Forecasting

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.