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

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 333.79 Energy
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2011
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 2 pp. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 259287
• Chủ đề: 1. 14 solar energy; 2. 17 wind energy; 3. 24 power transmission and distribution; 4. Electricity; 5. National renewable energy laboratory

Tóm tắt

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.