Renewable Energy Integration. Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility in Power Grids

Table of Contents

1. The Journey of Reinventing the European Electricity Landscape Challenges and Pioneers 2. Policies for Accommodating Higher Penetration of Variable Energy Resources (VER's) 3. Harnessing and Integrating Africa's Renewable Energy Resources 4. Challenges and Opportunities of Multi-Dimensional, Multi-Scale Modeling and Algorithms for Integrating Variable Energy Resources in Power Networks� 5. Integrating Renewables in Nordic Electricity Market 6. Case Study of Renewable Integration Cal ISO USA 7. Impact of Variable Generation on Power System Reserve� 8. Advances in Market Management Solutions for Variable Energy Resources Integration� 9. Case Study: Reserve Management for Integrating Variable Generation in Electricity Markets� 10. Case Study: Grid and Market Integration of Wind Generation in Tamil Nadu, India� 11. Forecasting Renewable Energy for Grid Operations� 12. Probabilistic Wind and Solar Power Predictions� 13. Incorporating Forecast Uncertainty in Utility Control Centers� 14. Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy�� 15. Transmission Grids for Integrating On and Offshore Variable Generation Resources� 16. Case Study: Integration of Renewables Indian Experience� 17. Long Term Energy Systems Planning: Accounting for Short Term Variability and Flexibility 18. The Danish Case: Taking Advantage of Flexible Power in an Energy System with High Wind Penetration 19. Analyzing Power System Flexibility 20. Demand Response for Integrating Variable Renewable Energy: A Northwest Perspective�� 21. Case Study: Demand Response and Alternative Technologies in Electricity Markets�� 22. The Implications of Distributed Energy Resources on Traditional Utility Business Model� 23. Case Study: Application of Energy Storage for Renewable Integration��� 24. Renewables Integration on Islands� 25. Case Study: Intentional Islanding with Synchronous-Machine-Based Renewables� 26. Connecting Large Scale Solar to Power Grid� 27. State-of-the Art and Future Outlook of Integrating Wave and Tidal Energy� 28. Case Study: Integration of Renewables in Germany� 29. Control of Power Systems with High Penetration Variable Generation 30. Enhancing Situation Awareness in Power Systems Under Uncertainty� 31. Case Study: Managing Operational Uncertainty through Improve Visualization Tools in Control Centers� 32. Applications of Dynamic Line Rating to Integrating Renewable Energy� 33. PMU and WAMS Application to Renewables Integration� 34. Every Moment Counts: Synchrophasors for Distribution Networks with Variable Resources 35. Big Data, Data Mining, and Predictive Analytics and High Performance Computing

Authors

Lawrence E. Jones Vice President, International Programs, Edison Electric Institute (EEI). Dr. Lawrence E. Jones, a recognized thought leader and practitioner has over twenty-five years of experience in the energy industry. His expertise includes renewable energy integration, and the application of smarter technologies in the engineering, design and operations of energy systems and other critical infrastructures. He also focuses on system resilience, disruptive and innovative business and regulatory models, and strategies for addressing challenges to harnessing the opportunities at the food-energy-water nexus. Dr. Jones received the Renewable Energy World's 2012 Award for Leadership in Technology, and the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group 2012 Achievement Award. He is Vice President at the Edison Electric Institute, and Honorary Industry Fellow at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.