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Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 10. May. 2018 1 Abstract-A high increase in the installed capacities of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is expected by 2020 and beyond in Europe, and power systems planners and regulators have to make sure that the power systems are designed and operated to make optimal use of the potential of these clean energy sources. This paper investigates the consequences of integrating largescale solar and wind power in the future Northwestern European power system. A zonal market model is used, where unit commitment and economic dispatch simulations for a given development scenario of load and generation, including wind power and solar power time series and inter-zonal transmission constraints, are with hourly resolution. The ability of the power system to absorb the available "green" energy is assessed. Moreover, factors that can hamper or improve the RES integration are identified by performing a sensitivity analysis on a subset of the scenario attributes.Index Terms--power systems, RES integration, strategic planning, solar power, wind power, UC-ED I. INTRODUCTION he planning of large energy infrastructures in Europe has entered a new dimension, namely the trans-European one. The way of thinking is slowly switching from national to regional (European) interests and challenges, as this is the most efficient way to attain a sustainable energy future. Europe finds itself at the beginning of a transition towards a low carbon and sustainable electricity system, which is guid...
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