List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Variable Renewables and the Grid: An Overview; Chapter 2 Wind Power on the Grid; Chapter 3 Renewable Resource Characteristics and Network Integration; Chapter 4 The UK Energy Research Centre Review of the Costs and Impacts of Intermittency; Chapter 5 Wind Power Forecasting; Chapter 6 Flexibility of Fossil Fuel Plant in a Renewable Energy Scenario: Possible Implications for the UK
Summary
Can renewable energy provide reliable power? Will it need extensive backup? This book examines the significance of the issue of variability of renewable electricity supplies, and presents technical and operational solutions to the problem of reconciling the differing patterns of supply and demand
