Solar Energy in the North May Work Better Than Previously
Storage While the findings indicate a better case for solar energy in the Arctic than previously thought, one aspect is particularly important for villages in the North: energy storage.
Figure 2a shows that without any excess annual generation or energy storage (assuming perfect national transmission), the most reliable mixes (white circles) of solar and wind generation could potentially meet 72–91% (average 83%) of electricity demand in these countries.
Excess solar and wind energy can be curtailed due to no available storage. 100% reliability results if the solar and wind power supply system can meet all the electricity demand in every hour of the simulation.
Solar and wind resources can achieve greater levels of reliability by adding energy storage, increasing deployed capacities (i.e., generating electricity in excess of annual demand), or pooling resources of contiguous, multinational regions 26.
The efficacy of meeting electricity demands with generation from solar and wind resources depends on factors such as location and weather; the area over which generating assets are distributed; the mix and magnitude of solar and wind generation capacities; the availability of energy storage; and firm generation capacity 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Storage While the findings indicate a better case for solar energy in the Arctic than previously thought, one aspect is particularly important for villages in the North: energy storage.
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