Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability

by Godfrey Boyle

Book Overview

Can renewable energy provide reliable power? Will it need extensive backup?

The energy available from wind, waves, tides and the sun varies in ways that may not match variations in energy demand. Assimilating these fluctuations can affect the operation and economics of electricity networks, markets and the output of other forms of generation. Is this a significant problem, or can these new sources be integrated into the grid system without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844077896
• ISBN13: 9781844077892
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"