Analysis to achieve a high penetration of renewable energies in MW-scale electricity Microgrids with the case study of an island in the Pacific
As the penetration of intermittent renewable energies consumed in MW-scale electrical grids becomes high, in many countries reaching more than 25 % per year, the need for control, stabilization and storage methods to guarantee a stable and constant supply at any given moment becomes crucial. Many te...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/25455 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/25455 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Renewable energy sources Electric networks Microgrids NPC Energy storage Penetration level Islands MW-scale Energies renovables Xarxes elèctriques Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Recursos energètics renovables Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d'energia elèctrica::Instal·lacions elèctriques |
| Sumario: | As the penetration of intermittent renewable energies consumed in MW-scale electrical grids becomes high, in many countries reaching more than 25 % per year, the need for control, stabilization and storage methods to guarantee a stable and constant supply at any given moment becomes crucial. Many technological solutions exist in the market. Some are more mature than others. A benchmarking of the grid stabilization and energy storage solutions offered by companies is followed by an overview of islands with an existing or planned high penetration of renewable energies. In a next step, a case study of the transition from a diesel powered towards a renewable energy electricity grid in an island in the Pacific is presented. A final discussion about the techno-economical sense of each solution is made comparing factors such as CAPEX and NPC. |
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