Global atlas of solar and wind resources temporal complementarity
The paper offers a global analysis of complementarity between wind and solar energy.
The paper offers a global analysis of complementarity between wind and solar energy. Complementarity is examined regarding PV panel inclination and storage capacity. The concept of renewable energy sources complementarity has attracted the attention of researchers across the globe over recent years.
This study provided the first spatially comprehensive analysis of solar and Wind energy Complementarity on a global scale. In addition, it showed which regions of the world have a greater degree of Complementarity between Wind and solar energy to reduce energy storage requirements.
Notwithstanding these limitations, the result of this work clearly highlights the added value of using wind and solar PV complementarity and electricity criteria as a planning strategy for new VRE capacity deployment aiming to reduce the power flexibility needs, namely, the use of expensive energy storage systems.
Analyzing the complementarity of wind and solar energies requires the collection of multidisciplinary information, in which the primary criterion for deliberating the implementation of hybrid systems is related to mapping the weather conditions of a given location.
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