Value of local offshore renewable resource diversity for network hosting capacity

Wei Sun, Sam Harrison, Gareth P. Harrison

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Abstract

It is imperative to increase the connectable capacity (i.e., hosting capacity) of distributed generation in order to decarbonise electricity distribution networks. Hybrid generation that exploits complementarity in resource characteristics among different renewable types potentially provides value for minimising technical constraints and increasing the effective use of the network. Tidal, wave and wind energy are prominent offshore renewable energy sources. It is of importance to explore their potential complementarity for increasing network integration. In this work, the novel introduction of these distinct offshore renewable resources into hosting capacity evaluation enables the quantification of the benefits of various resource combinations. A scenario reduction technique is adapted to effectively consider variation of these renewables in an AC optimal power flow-based nonlinear optimisation model. Moreover, the beneficial impact of active network management (ANM) on enhancing the renewable complementarity is also investigated. The combination of complementary hybrid generation and ANM, specifically where the maxima of the generation profiles rarely co-occur with each other and with the demand minimum, is found to make the best use of the network components.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5913
Number of pages20
JournalEnergies
Volume13
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • hosting capacity
  • electricity distribution network
  • tidal
  • wave
  • offshore wind
  • optimisation

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