Renewable Energy Integration. Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty and Flexibility in Power Grids

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Praise for Renewable Energy Integration, Pages v-viii
Dedication, Page ix
About the Contributors, Pages xxv-xxxi
About the Editor, Page xxxiii
Acknowledgments, Pages xxxv-xxxvi
Foreword from Europe, Pages xxxvii-xxxix
Foreword from the USA, Pages xli-xlii
Introduction, Pages xliii-liii
Chapter 1 - The Journey of Reinventing the European Electricity Landscape—Challenges and Pioneers, Pages 3-12
Chapter 2 - Policies for Accommodating Higher Penetration of Variable Energy Resources: US Outlook and Perspectives, Pages 13-25
Chapter 3 - Harnessing and Integrating Africa's Renewable Energy Resources, Pages 27-38
Chapter 4 - Multi-Dimensional, Multi-Scale Modeling and Algorithms for Integrating Variable Energy Resources in Power Networks: Challenges and Opportunities, Pages 41-52
Chapter 5 - Scandinavian Experience of Integrating Wind Generation in Electricity Markets, Pages 53-66
Chapter 6 - Case Study–Renewable Integration: Flexibility Requirement, Potential Overgeneration, and Frequency Response Challenges, Pages 67-79
Chapter 7 - Analyzing the Impact of Variable Energy Resources on Power System Reserves, Pages 83-99
Chapter 8 - Advances in Market Management Solutions for Variable Energy Resources Integration, Pages 101-116
Chapter 9 - Electric Reliability Council of Texas Case Study: Reserve Management for Integrating Renewable Generation in Electricity Markets, Pages 117-124
Chapter 10 - Case Study: Grid and Market Integration of Wind Generation in Tamil Nadu, India, Pages 125-133
Chapter 11 - Forecasting Renewable Energy for Grid Operations, Pages 137-147
Chapter 12 - Probabilistic Wind and Solar Power Predictions, Pages 149-158
Chapter 13 - Incorporating Forecast Uncertainty in Utility Control Center, Pages 159-171
Chapter 14 - Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy, Pages 175-188
Chapter 15 - Practical Management of Variable and Distributed Resources in Power Grids, Pages 189-201
Chapter 16 - Integration of Renewable Energy—The Indian Experience, Pages 203-211
Chapter 17 - Long-Term Energy Systems Planning: Accounting for Short-Term Variability and Flexibility, Pages 215-225
Chapter 18 - Role of Power System Flexibility, Pages 227-238
Chapter 19 - The Danish Case: Taking Advantage of Flexible Power in an Energy System with High Wind Penetration, Pages 239-250
Chapter 20 - DR for Integrating Variable Renewable Energy: A Northwest Perspective, Pages 253-264
Chapter 21 - Case Study: Demand-Response and Alternative Technologies in Electricity Markets, Pages 265-274
Chapter 22 - The Implications of Distributed Energy Resources on Traditional Utility Business Model, Pages 275-283
Chapter 23 - Energy Storage and the Need for Flexibility on the Grid, Pages 285-292
Chapter 24 - Renewables Integration on Islands, Pages 295-305
Chapter 25 - Intentional Islanding of Distribution Network Operation with Mini Hydrogeneration, Pages 307-324
Chapter 26 - Economic and Reliability Benefits of Large-Scale Solar Plants, Pages 327-345
Chapter 27 - State of the Art and Future Outlook of Integrating Wave and Tidal Energy, Pages 347-358
Chapter 28 - German Renewable Energy Sources Pathway in the New Century, Pages 359-365
Chapter 29 - Control of Power Systems with High Penetration Variable Generation, Pages 369-379
Chapter 30 - Enhancing Situation Awareness in Power Systems: Overcoming Uncertainty and Variability with Renewable Resources, Pages 381-390
Chapter 31 - Managing Operational Uncertainty through Improved Visualization Tools in Control Centers with Reference to Renewable Energy Providers, Pages 391-403
Chapter 32 - Dynamic Line Rating (DLR): A Safe, Quick, and Economic Way to Transition Power Networks towards Renewable Energy, Pages 405-411
Chapter 33 - Monitoring and Control of Renewable Energy Sources using Synchronized Phasor Measurements, Pages 413-428
Chapter 34 - Every Moment Counts: Synchrophasors for Distribution Networks with Variable Resources, Pages 429-438
Chapter 35 - Big Data, Data Mining, and Predictive Analytics and High Performance Computing, Pages 439-454
Epilogue, Pages 455-457
Index, Pages 459-474