Assessing the upward demand response potential for mitigating the wind generation curtailment: A case study

Mubbashir Ali, Jussi Ekstrom, Antti Alahäivälä, Matti Lehtonen

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Abstract

The increased penetration of intermittent renewable generation has already resulted in spilling and it is projected that renewable energy curtailment level will continue to soar. This paper presents a framework to assess the flexibility of domestic thermal loads and Electric vehicles (EVs) charging load for power sink as a means to reduce wind energy curtailment during different times of a year. The objective of the framework is to jointly optimize the flexible loads to mitigate the curtailment thereby increasing the utilization of intermittent renewable generation. The proposed model is applied to the Finnish power system. The simulation results suggested that the proper activation of demand response (DR) is a feasible curtailment mitigation option but with an important caveat that potential subdued as the renewable penetration increases in the system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2017
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)9781509054992
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2017
MoE publication typeA4 Conference publication
EventInternational Conference on the European Energy Market - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 6 Jun 20179 Jun 2017
Conference number: 14

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on the European Energy Market
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)2165-4077
ISSN (Electronic)2165-4093

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on the European Energy Market
Abbreviated titleEEM
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period06/06/201709/06/2017

Keywords

  • Curtailment
  • Intermittent renewable generation
  • Optimization
  • Upward demand response

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