ISSN (online): 1996-1073
Call of the Journal:
- A Holistic Overview of the Energy Sector | From Engineering Approaches to Innovative ML Solutions
- Active Power Filters and Power Quality
- Advanced Electric Vehicle Techniques
- Advanced Environmental Controls for High-Performance Buildings and Sustainability
- Advanced Solutions to Increase Resilience of Medium Voltage Distribution Networks
- Advanced Techniques to Increase Energy Efficiency by Optimization and Improving Power Quality
- Advances in Catalytic Technologies for Biodiesel Fuel Synthesis
- Advances in Fluid Power Systems
- Advances in Materials, Technologies and Controls for Sustainable Buildings
- Advances in Modelling for Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Big Data on Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Building Sustainable Cities of the Future
- Community Microgrids
- Computational Modelling of Wave Energy Converters
- Condensation Heat Transfer
- Control of Wind Turbines
- COVID-19 Pandemics | Energy, Economic, Environmental, Social, Policy and Health Impacts
- Decarbonising Heating and Cooling
- Design and Application of Electrical Machines
- Design and Application of Innovation Catalysts for Hydrogenation
- Drilling Technologies for the Next Generations
- Dynamic Modelling and Control in Multilevel Converters
- Economic and Policy Challenges of the Energy Transition in CEE Countries
- Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation in the Paradigm of Energy Transition
- Electric Power Transmission | Active Subtransmission Networks
- Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
- Electrified Powertrains for a Sustainable Mobility | Topologies, Design and Integrated Energy Management Strategies
- Electrothermal Modeling of Solar Cells and Modules
- Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (EDFM) for Advanced Naturally and Hydraulically Fractured Reservoir Simulation
- Emerging Materials and Fabrication Methods for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
- Emerging Technologies for the Efficient Utilization of Coal and Biomass
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2020
- Energy Conversion and Operation Technologies for Smart Grid
- Energy Data Visualization
- Energy Flows and Synergies between Energy Networks
- Energy Management in the Multi-Source Systems
- Energy Transition and Social Innovation
- Environmental and Sustainable Built Environments
- Estimation of the State-of-Charge and State-of-Health of Lithium-Ion Batteries
- European Energy Policy at a Crossroads
- Future Electrical Machines
- Governance Strategies and Insights to Accelerate the Production and Diffusion of Hydrogen and Fuel-Cell Technologies
- Green Building Technologies 2020
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Multi-Phase Flows
- Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation Systems | Applications and Performance
- Improving Energy Efficiency through Data-Driven Modeling, Simulation and Optimization
- Integration of Electrical Vehicles and Renewable Energy Resources into Power Distribution Networks
- Interactive Integration of Electric Vehicles and Power Networks | Emerging Issues and Solutions
- Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental System
- Lifetime Extension of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms
- Machine-Learning Methods for Complex Flows
- Mechanical Industrial Plants for Solid Waste Treatment
- Modeling and Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- Modelling of Multiphase Flows for Renewable Energy
- Multilevel Power Converters Control and Modulation Techniques
- Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Conversion
- Next Generation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
- Novel Developments in Energy Resources Management, Distribution Systems, Microgrids and Energy Communities
- Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine
- Optimal Design of Power Converters
- Optimization of Propulsion in Transport Means
- Organic Photovoltaics and Organic Transistors
- Performance and Reliability of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor and Nano Device-Based Circuits for Energy Systems
- Perovskite Solar Cells
- Photovoltaic Devices
- Protection and Communication Techniques in Modern Power Systems
- Protection of Future Multi-Terminal HVDC Grids
- Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
- Real-Time Monitoring and Control for Wind Turbine Systems
- Recent Progress in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy-Related Applications
- Recent Studies in District Heating and Cooling Systems
- Research on Wireless Power Transfer System
- Sector Coupling for Sustainable Urban and Regional Energy Systems
- Selected Papers from the “20th CIRIAF National Congress | Sustainable Development and Preservation of Environment and Human Health”
- Smart Built Environment for Health and Comfort with Energy Efficiency
- Smart Technologies, Management and Control for Energy Systems and Networks
- Smart Thermostats for Energy Saving in Buildings
- Storages and Power Plant Flexibility for Improving Renewable Energy Penetration
- Systemic Issues to Wind and Solar Energy Deployment
- Technologies Conducive to Low Green House Gas Emission
- Thermal Management and Experimental Techniques for a Sustainable Mobility
- Thermal Storage Technologies
- Waste-to-Energy Technology Integrated with Carbon Capture
Jan
2021
Feb
2021
The share of renewable sources in the energy mix of several countries is constantly increasing. The idea of having 100% production from renewable is more and more realistic, but several criticalities arise from a technical point of view. Variable renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, are leading the upswing of renewable energy sources and will play a key role in the near future. Apart from the environmental benefits, this change imposes a revision of traditional power generation and management. The traditional power production systems based on fossil fuels will face new challenges since they will compensate both for load variations and variable renewable energy production. The diffusion of renewable energy systems might be hampered by the grid incapacity of absorbing their power output because of their stochastic behavior. Therefore, the transition from a fossil-fuel-based system to a renewable based one is only possible if new technical solutions are conceived and implemented. They may be oriented to allow a greater flexibility of power plants and loads and/or to guarantee a better dispatchability of renewable energy systems. These solutions may include techniques to extend the traditional plant range of operation, the use of storages, hybrid solutions or power to X to power systems. All these technologies may contribute to increase the load following capacity of traditional plant and make renewable energy easier to manage. This Special Issue would like to encourage original contributions regarding recent developments and concepts related to the management of variable renewable energy sources and the improvement of power plant flexibility. Potential topics include but are not limited to grid scale energy storages, hybrid systems, power to X to power systems, energy network integration, mini and isolated grids with high penetration of renewables, improvement of part load operation of traditional power plants, improvement of power plant start up time and load following capabilities, and strategies for the forecast and management of the power output of renewable energy systems.
Keywords: Hybrid systems; Energy network integration; Energy storage; Power to X to power; Forecast and management strategies; Improvement of plant flexibility; Improving part load operation; Load management.
Storages and Power Plant Flexibility for Improving Renewable Energy Penetration
The share of renewable sources in the energy mix of several countries is constantly increasing. The idea of having 100% production from renewable is more and more realistic, but several criticalities arise from a technical point of view. Variable renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, are leading the upswing of renewable energy sources and will play a key role in the near future. Apart from the environmental benefits, this change imposes a revision of traditional power generation and management. The traditional power production systems based on fossil fuels will face new challenges since they will compensate both for load variations and variable renewable energy production. The diffusion of renewable energy systems might be hampered by the grid incapacity of absorbing their power output because of their stochastic behavior. Therefore, the transition from a fossil-fuel-based system to a renewable based one is only possible if new technical solutions are conceived and implemented. They may be oriented to allow a greater flexibility of power plants and loads and/or to guarantee a better dispatchability of renewable energy systems. These solutions may include techniques to extend the traditional plant range of operation, the use of storages, hybrid solutions or power to X to power systems. All these technologies may contribute to increase the load following capacity of traditional plant and make renewable energy easier to manage. This Special Issue would like to encourage original contributions regarding recent developments and concepts related to the management of variable renewable energy sources and the improvement of power plant flexibility. Potential topics include but are not limited to grid scale energy storages, hybrid systems, power to X to power systems, energy network integration, mini and isolated grids with high penetration of renewables, improvement of part load operation of traditional power plants, improvement of power plant start up time and load following capabilities, and strategies for the forecast and management of the power output of renewable energy systems.
Keywords: Hybrid systems; Energy network integration; Energy storage; Power to X to power; Forecast and management strategies; Improvement of plant flexibility; Improving part load operation; Load management.
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Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Ferrari