A climatological assessment of balancing effects and shortfall risks of photovoltaics and wind energy in Germany and Europe

<p>With an increased share of solar and wind energy e.g. in the German and European energy systems it is becoming increasingly important to analyze the impact of weather variability on the reliability of the energy production. In this study, we calculate solar PV and wind power capacity factor...

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Main Authors: F. Kaspar, M. Borsche, U. Pfeifroth, J. Trentmann, J. Drücke, P. Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-07-01
Series:Advances in Science and Research
Online Access:https://www.adv-sci-res.net/16/119/2019/asr-16-119-2019.pdf