Title :
Techno-economic analysis of thermal power generation in a system with high levels of non-dispatchable renewable energy
Author :
Keatley, Patrick ; Hewitt, Neil
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Ulster, Coleraine
Abstract :
Cyclic operation of base thermal plant in the recently liberalized Irish all-island electricity market is set to increase with the expansion of variable renewable (principally wind) generation. This paper examines the effects of this change of operational regime for existing conventional generation plant.
Keywords :
power markets; renewable energy sources; thermal power stations; Irish all-island electricity market; cyclic operation; nondispatchable renewable energy; operational regime; techno-economic analysis; thermal power generation; Costs; Electricity supply industry; Fossil fuels; Integrated circuit interconnections; Portfolios; Power generation; Power generation economics; Renewable energy resources; Thermal expansion; Wind energy generation;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2008. UPEC 2008. 43rd International
Conference_Location :
Padova
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3294-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-89884-09-6
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651573
