Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy

This technical guide is the first in a series of four technical guides on variable renewable energy (VRE) grid integration produced by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank and the Global Sustainable Electricity...

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Main Author: Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Format: Technical Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934921562859528380/Grid-Integration-Requirements-for-Variable-Renewable-Energy
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spelling okr-10986-320752022-09-20T00:10:38Z Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy Energy Sector Management Assistance Program RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY WIND ENERGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WIND POWER ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY TRANSMISSION POWER GRID This technical guide is the first in a series of four technical guides on variable renewable energy (VRE) grid integration produced by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank and the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP). It provides a general overview of the intrinsic characteristics of VRE generation, mainly solar PV and wind, what the main challenges are along with some recommendations for VRE technical specifications, applicable standards, and essential testing. The main focus of the document presents a detailed outline of the essential requirements for VRE integration into the power grid. The requirements differ for different levels of penetration but would require fundamental grid compliance requirements that must be reflected in any grid. This document provides these requirements along with recommendations of advanced VRE integration requirements that could be reflected in the power system operations with these VRE resources. The compliance with the technical requirements where applicable is validated through extensive series of interconnection studies which are further elaborated in "STUDIES FOR GRID CONNECTION OF VARIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION PLANTS – Technical Guide 3". 2019-07-12T18:17:33Z 2019-07-12T18:17:33Z 2019-07 Technical Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934921562859528380/Grid-Integration-Requirements-for-Variable-Renewable-Energy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32075 English ESMAP Technical Guide; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
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topic RENEWABLE ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND ENERGY
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
WIND POWER
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY TRANSMISSION
POWER GRID
spellingShingle RENEWABLE ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND ENERGY
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
WIND POWER
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY TRANSMISSION
POWER GRID
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy
relation ESMAP Technical Guide;
description This technical guide is the first in a series of four technical guides on variable renewable energy (VRE) grid integration produced by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank and the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP). It provides a general overview of the intrinsic characteristics of VRE generation, mainly solar PV and wind, what the main challenges are along with some recommendations for VRE technical specifications, applicable standards, and essential testing. The main focus of the document presents a detailed outline of the essential requirements for VRE integration into the power grid. The requirements differ for different levels of penetration but would require fundamental grid compliance requirements that must be reflected in any grid. This document provides these requirements along with recommendations of advanced VRE integration requirements that could be reflected in the power system operations with these VRE resources. The compliance with the technical requirements where applicable is validated through extensive series of interconnection studies which are further elaborated in "STUDIES FOR GRID CONNECTION OF VARIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION PLANTS – Technical Guide 3".
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author Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
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title Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy
title_short Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy
title_full Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy
title_fullStr Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy
title_full_unstemmed Grid Integration Requirements for Variable Renewable Energy
title_sort grid integration requirements for variable renewable energy
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934921562859528380/Grid-Integration-Requirements-for-Variable-Renewable-Energy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32075
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