Global atlas of solar and wind resources temporal complementarity

Kapica, Jacek; Canales, Fausto A.; Jurasz, Jakub

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114692

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“…The presented results indicate no ideal complementary behavior between renewable resources across the Iraqi territory so that wind energy can compensate for the entire decline of solar energy or the inverse. This consequence is harmonious and confirms in more detail with the findings of the global complementary map developed by [18]. Thus, storage systems must be utilized in wind-solar plants in Iraq to compensate for generation fluctuations and ensure a continuous power supply.…”

Section: Monthly Cycle Complementarity On a Daily Timescalesupporting

confidence: 79%

“…The results showed that temporal complementarity often exists on a seasonal scale and is almost negligible in hourly and daily observations. Another study provided a helpful global map for the initial assessment of the complementarity between wind and solar energy by [18]. The study recommended considering its approach for a more detailed analysis of specific countries or regions.…”

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Combining Re-Analyzed Climate Data and Landcover Products to Assess the Temporal Complementarity of Wind and Solar Resources in Iraq

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Considering the spatial–temporal variation of renewable energy (RE) resources, assessment of their complementarity is of great significance for decision-makers to increase the stability of power output and reduce the need for storage systems. In this regard, the current paper presents a roadmap to assess the temporal complementarity patterns between wind and solar resources for the first time in Iraq. A new approach based on re-analyzed climate data, Landcover products, and geographical information system (GIS) is proposed. As such, renewable resource datasets are collected for 759 locations with a daily timescale over five years. Landcover classes are translated into wind shear coefficients (WSCs) to model wind velocity at turbine hub height. Then, the Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) is applied to calculate the complementarity indices for each month of the year. Results of this investigation reveal that there are significant synergy patterns spanning more than six months in the southwestern regions and some eastern parts of Iraq. The highest complementarity is observed in March and December with a value of −0.70 and −0.63, respectively. Despite this promising potential, no typical temporal complementarity has been discovered that would completely eliminate the fluctuations of clean power generation. However, the synergistic properties yielded by this work could mitigate the reliance on storage systems, particularly as they cover important regions of the country. The proposed approach and tools can help improve the planning of renewable energy systems.

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Section: Monthly Cycle Complementarity On a Daily Timescalesupporting

confidence: 79%

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Combining Re-Analyzed Climate Data and Landcover Products to Assess the Temporal Complementarity of Wind and Solar Resources in Iraq

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“…Firstly, the geographical positioning of the new onshore wind farms is important 43 , as the yield is greater in the north than in the south of Germany. It is realistic to assume that the new addition of wind farms will occur in a similar geographical distribution as in the 2020 inventory, as the energy transition in Germany has progressed so far that new wind farms are being re-powered in optimal locations and more wind farms have already been built in suboptimal locations as well.…”

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Replacing gas boilers with heat pumps is the fastest way to cut German gas consumption

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Clausen

Brendel

et al. 2023

Commun Earth Environ

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The supply security of fossil gas has been disrupted by the Russo-Ukrainian War. Decisions to relocate the production and transport of gas have become so urgent that new long-term contracts are imminent that undermine the Paris Climate Agreement. Here, we simulate how quickly the addition of renewable electricity and the installation of heat pumps can substitute enough gas to reduce supply risk, while taking a decisive step towards meeting the Paris Agreement. Our bottom-up modelling, using Germany as an example, shows technical pathways on how installing heat pumps is one of the fastest ways to reduce gas consumption, in addition to reducing the load hours of gas-fired power plants. With targeted efforts, maximally 60% of gas from the Russian Federation can be substituted by 2025 with heat pumps and grid expansions, and enough electricity will remain available that the phase-out of coal and the entry into e-mobility will still be practicable.

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“…In the above papers, only electric vehicle or air-conditioning load is considered as a flexible load, which is not global. Literature [12] studies the content of the load control protocol. When the system is overloaded due to load fluctuations, the interrupted load is compensated for power outages, hence an optimal purchase model based on electricity prices is constructed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Demand Response Method Considering Multiple Types of Flexible Loads in Industrial Parks

Cui

Gao

Zhou³

et al. 2022

SSRN Journal

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Global atlas of solar and wind resources temporal complementarity

Cited by 46 publications

References 58 publications

Combining Re-Analyzed Climate Data and Landcover Products to Assess the Temporal Complementarity of Wind and Solar Resources in Iraq

Combining Re-Analyzed Climate Data and Landcover Products to Assess the Temporal Complementarity of Wind and Solar Resources in Iraq

Replacing gas boilers with heat pumps is the fastest way to cut German gas consumption

Demand Response Method Considering Multiple Types of Flexible Loads in Industrial Parks

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