Can a solar-wind system meet future energy demands?Accelerating energy transition towards renewables is central to net-zero emissions. However, building a global power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.
What is the integration rate of wind and solar power?The integration rates of wind and solar power are 64.37 % and 77.25 %, respectively, which represent an increase of 30.71 % and 25.98 % over the MOPSO algorithm. The system's total clean energy supply reaches 94.1 %, offering a novel approach for the storage and utilization of clean energy. 1. Introduction.
What happens if solar-wind generation exceeds net power demand?When solar-wind generation within a grid exceeds its net power demand (i.e., total demand minus baseload), surplus power is first transferred to interconnected grids experiencing shortages, with the remaining surplus stored until capacity is reached. Any surplus beyond storage capacity is curtailed.
How does solar-wind generation affect the cost of a solar system?High penetration of solar-wind generation is invariably associated with increased curtailments and system-wide costs, with pronounced marginal cost effects. For instance, the cost increase required to raise penetration from 78% to 80% is more than four times that of raising it from 72% to 75%.
What are the technical parameters of energy storage?Two key technical parameters of energy storage are considered: the maximum operational power and the average storage duration. The round-trip efficiency of energy storage is set to 90%, referencing commercial storage technologies 63.
How much does a solar-wind power outage affect electricity supply?Under the S-G scenario, the decline in solar-wind electricity supply caused by the complete outage of a single regional grid averages only 2.6% (ranging from 0.7% to 11.7%), compared to declines of 5.8%, 15.1%, and 26.4% under the S-C, S-A, and S-I scenarios, respectively (Fig. 4
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Accelerating energy transition towards renewables is central to net-zero emissions. However, building a global power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.
The integration rates of wind and solar power are 64.37 % and 77.25 %, respectively, which represent an increase of 30.71 % and 25.98 % over the MOPSO algorithm. The system's total clean energy supply reaches 94.1 %, offering a novel approach for the storage and utilization of clean energy. 1. Introduction
When solar-wind generation within a grid exceeds its net power demand (i.e., total demand minus baseload), surplus power is first transferred to interconnected grids experiencing shortages, with the remaining surplus stored until capacity is reached. Any surplus beyond storage capacity is curtailed.
High penetration of solar-wind generation is invariably associated with increased curtailments and system-wide costs, with pronounced marginal cost effects. For instance, the cost increase required to raise penetration from 78% to 80% is more than four times that of raising it from 72% to 75%.
Two key technical parameters of energy storage are considered: the maximum operational power and the average storage duration. The round-trip efficiency of energy storage is set to 90%, referencing commercial storage technologies 63.
Under the S-G scenario, the decline in solar-wind electricity supply caused by the complete outage of a single regional grid averages only 2.6% (ranging from 0.7% to 11.7%), compared to declines of 5.8%, 15.1%, and 26.4% under the S-C, S-A, and S-I scenarios, respectively (Fig. 4b).
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