Wind power integration into electricity networks in Greece

Author

Kabouris, J. ; Koronides, A. ; Maissis, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Transmission Studies, Public Power Corp., Athens, Greece

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

29-31 May 2000

Firstpage

1157

Abstract

Following the introduction of the new energy laws 2244/94 and 2773/99 which provide incentives to attract private investments in the renewable energy sources (RES) sector, a large amount of interest for such investments has been experienced in Greece. This paper presents the situation concerning wind energy exploitation, and analyses the technical problems induced by the increased penetration of wind power into the electrical grids. The paper also presents technical solutions proposed by Public Power Corporation to increase wind energy capacity in the southern tip of the island of Evia, rich in wind energy potential.

Keywords

power systems; wind power; Evia; Greece; Public Power Corporation; electricity networks; energy law 2244/94; energy law 2773/99; private investment; renewable energy sources sector; technical problems; wind energy capacity; wind energy exploitation; wind energy potential; wind power integration; Circuit faults; Costs; Intelligent networks; Investments; Potential energy; Power grids; Switching circuits; Voltage; Wind energy; Wind farms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 2000. MELECON 2000. 10th Mediterranean

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6290-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.2000.879740

Filename

879740