Academic Press Complementarity of Variable Renewable Energy Sources: A Foundation for Efficient Grid Integration

Complementarity of Variable Renewable Energy Sources consolidates current developments on the subject, addressing all technical advances, presenting new mapping results, and bringing new insights for the continuation of research and implementation on this fascinating topic. By answering questions such as How can complementarity be used in the operation of large interconnected systems?, What is the real applicability potential of energetic complementarity?, and How will it impact energy generation systems?, this title is useful for all researchers, academic and students investigating the topic of renewable energy complementarity in systems. In just over a decade, the subject of 'energy complementarity' has experienced a growing presence and understanding by researchers and managers of energy resources looking to enhance energy systems. Early research proposed methods to quantify complementarity, the effects of complementarity on performance of hybrid systems, and how to identify and map complementarity between solar energy, wind energy and hydroelectric energy systems. Review A unique reference on the complementarity between renewables energy resources From the Back Cover <p>In just over a decade, the subject of 'energy complementarity' has experienced a growing presence and understanding by researchers and managers of energy resources looking to enhance energy systems. Early research proposed methods to quantify complementarity, effects of complementarity on performance of hybrid systems and identifying and mapping complementarity between solar energy, wind energy and hydroelectric energy systems.</p> <p><i>Complementarity of Variable Renewable Energy Sources </i>consolidates current developments on the subject, addressing all technical advances, presenting new mapping results and brings new insights for the continuation of research and implementation on this fascinating topic.</p> <p>By providing answers to questions such as how can complementarity be used in the operation of large interconnected systems? What is the real applicability potential of energetic complementarity? And how will it impact energy generation systems? This title is useful for all researchers, academic and students investigating the topic of renewable energy complementarity in systems.</p> About the Author Jakub K. Jurasz holds a PhD in industrial engineering. He is an assistant professor at AGH University (Cracow, Poland) and currently is also a postdoctoral researcher at MDH University (Västerås, Sweden) as a member of Future Energy Center group coordinated by Prof. Jinuye Yan. His PhD thesis (2016) was dedicated to optimal operation of solar-wind-pumped storage systems. Currently he continues his research in area of renewable energy sources. Alexandre Beluco holds a doctorate in engineering in the field of renewable energy, and he is a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. His doctoral thesis was dedicated to the study of energetic complementarity, being one of the pioneers in addressing this topic. The research work is focused on hybrid energy systems and more recently on hybrid storage systems, looking for the effects of complementarity and also for solutions to local problems, among other topics.