TY - GEN
T1 - National innovations in wind power integration
T2 - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2010, EWEC 2010
AU - Araujo, Kathy
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Variability and economics are often raised as challenges to wind power use. Wind leaders like Spain and Denmark provide insights on how such challenges may be addressed. This paper examines Spanish and Danish wind integration, focusing on power systems and economic support, to inform those yet to tap this abundant resource. Findings indicate that co-evolution of grid specialization, feed-in tariffs and market premiums reflect a shared strategy for scale-up, while differences exist in load management and settlement of public service obligations (PSOs). Scale-up is expected to advance provided that adequate grid and PSO adaptation continues. Clean energy has emerged among global priorities, as the world prepares for the next stage of formal, climate negotiations and stimulus package funding prioritizes 'green' jobs. Drivers like fuel price volatilities, supply constraints and increased climate change awareness rank among the stimuli that are spurring policy-makers and other electricity constituencies to turn a more informed eye to sustainable energy options. Wind energy, the fastest growing form of sustainable energy, surmounts many of the issues of more conventional fuels - not simply as an alternative, but as a viable, mainstream form of power generation. Spain and Denmark, have already demonstrated this with substantial amounts of wind power integrated into their standard power use, yet few countries to date draw upon this abundant, renewable energy source in their energy balances. Examining advances of early leaders, like Spain and Denmark, should be instructive to the next generation of wind powers now emerging. This paper explores two fundamental areas affecting the integration of wind power in Spain and Denmark since 1990, namely the power systems and a class of public service obligations in order to understand the adaptations that have been conducive to wind power scale-up. Drawing upon interviews and power sector analysis, findings show that shared strategies include system optimization, grid code specialization, feed-in tariffs and market-based premiums, while notable differences exist in the country-specific approaches to load management and cost settlement of public service obligations. Scale-up is expected to advance provided that adequate adaptation of the grid and address of PSOs continue.
AB - Variability and economics are often raised as challenges to wind power use. Wind leaders like Spain and Denmark provide insights on how such challenges may be addressed. This paper examines Spanish and Danish wind integration, focusing on power systems and economic support, to inform those yet to tap this abundant resource. Findings indicate that co-evolution of grid specialization, feed-in tariffs and market premiums reflect a shared strategy for scale-up, while differences exist in load management and settlement of public service obligations (PSOs). Scale-up is expected to advance provided that adequate grid and PSO adaptation continues. Clean energy has emerged among global priorities, as the world prepares for the next stage of formal, climate negotiations and stimulus package funding prioritizes 'green' jobs. Drivers like fuel price volatilities, supply constraints and increased climate change awareness rank among the stimuli that are spurring policy-makers and other electricity constituencies to turn a more informed eye to sustainable energy options. Wind energy, the fastest growing form of sustainable energy, surmounts many of the issues of more conventional fuels - not simply as an alternative, but as a viable, mainstream form of power generation. Spain and Denmark, have already demonstrated this with substantial amounts of wind power integrated into their standard power use, yet few countries to date draw upon this abundant, renewable energy source in their energy balances. Examining advances of early leaders, like Spain and Denmark, should be instructive to the next generation of wind powers now emerging. This paper explores two fundamental areas affecting the integration of wind power in Spain and Denmark since 1990, namely the power systems and a class of public service obligations in order to understand the adaptations that have been conducive to wind power scale-up. Drawing upon interviews and power sector analysis, findings show that shared strategies include system optimization, grid code specialization, feed-in tariffs and market-based premiums, while notable differences exist in the country-specific approaches to load management and cost settlement of public service obligations. Scale-up is expected to advance provided that adequate adaptation of the grid and address of PSOs continue.
KW - Co-evolution
KW - Denmark
KW - Economic support
KW - Feed-in tariffs
KW - Market premiums
KW - Power systems
KW - Public service obligations
KW - Spain
KW - Wind power integration
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869996351
SN - 9781617823107
T3 - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2010, EWEC 2010
SP - 2938
EP - 2939
BT - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2010, EWEC 2010
Y2 - 20 April 2010 through 23 April 2010
ER -