NREL Confirms Large Potential for Grid Integration of Wind, Solar Power (Fact Sheet)

关键词: ELECTRICITY;    NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY;    POWER SYSTEMS;    WIND POWER;    SOLAR ENERGY NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL);    GRID INTEGRATION;    WIND RESOURCE;    SOLAR RESOURCE;    ?EASTERN WIND INTEGRATION AND TRANSMISSION STUDY? (EWITS);    ELECTRICAL POWER;    RENEWABLE RESOURCES;    TRANSMISSION;    Solar Energy - General;    Wind Energy;    National Renewable Energy Laboratory;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1027678
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-6A4-49153
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1027678
Others  :  TRN: US201123%%326

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

To fully harvest the nation's bountiful wind and solar resources, it is critical to know how much electrical power from these renewable resources could be integrated reliably into the grid. To inform the discussion about the potential of such variable sources, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) launched two key regional studies, examining the east and west sections of the U.S. power grid. The studies show that it is technically possible for U.S. power systems to integrate 20%-35% renewable electricity if infrastructure and operational improvements can be made.