Advanced Methods for Incorporating Solar Energy Technologies into Electric Sector Capacity-Expansion Models: Literature Review and Analysis

Sullivan, P. ; Eurek, K. ; Margolis, R.

关键词: SOLAR;    ELECTRICITY;    MODEL;    CAPACITY EXPANSION;    LITERATURE REVIEW;    Energy Analysis;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1144823
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-6A20-61185
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1144823

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Because solar power is a rapidly growing component of the electricity system, robust representations of solar technologies should be included in capacity-expansion models. This is a challenge because modeling the electricity system--and, in particular, modeling solar integration within that system--is a complex endeavor. This report highlights the major challenges of incorporating solar technologies into capacity-expansion models and shows examples of how specific models address those challenges. These challenges include modeling non-dispatchable technologies, determining which solar technologies to model, choosing a spatial resolution, incorporating a solar resource assessment, and accounting for solar generation variability and uncertainty.