Optimizing wind–solar hybrid power plant configurations by
Numerous studies have shown that the combination of sources with complementary characteristics could make a significant contribution to mitigating the variability of energy
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.
Han et al. have proposed a complementarity evaluation method for wind, solar, and hydropower by examining independent and combined power generation fluctuation. Hydropower is the primary source, while wind and solar participation are changed in each scenario to improve power system operation.
Understanding the spatiotemporal complementarity of wind and solar power generation and their combined capability to meet the demand of electricity is a crucial step towards increasing their share in power systems without neglecting neither the security of supply nor the overall cost efficiency of the power system operation.
In, a considerable complementarity between the wind and solar power production in Portugal was also identified, i.e., when the solar PV output is maximum, wind generation tends to exhibit the minimum values (daytime), and vice versa.
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