dc.contributor.author | Lu, Xi | |
dc.contributor.author | McElroy, Michael Brendon | |
dc.contributor.author | Nielsen, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Xinyu | |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Junling | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-28T16:02:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier | Quick submit: 2013-12-06T10:09:28-05:00 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lu, Xi, Michael B. McElroy, Chris P. Nielsen, Xinyu Chen, and Junling Huang. 2013. Optimal integration of offshore wind power for a steadier, environmentally friendlier, supply of electricity in China. Energy Policy 62:131–138. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0301-4215 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11829293 | |
dc.description.abstract | Demand for electricity in China is concentrated to a significant extent in its coastal provinces. Opportunities for production of electricity by on-shore wind facilities are greatest however in the north and west of the country. Using high resolution wind data derived from the GEOS-5 assimilation, this study shows that investments in off-shore wind facilities in these spatially separated regions (Bohai-Bay or BHB, Yangtze-River Delta or YRD, Pearl-River Delta or PRD) could make an important contribution to overall regional demand for electricity in coastal China. An optimization analysis indicates that hour-to-hour variability of outputs from a combined system can be minimized by investing 24% of the power capacity in BHB, 30% in YRD and 47% in PRD. The analysis suggests that about 28% of the overall off-shore wind potential could be deployed as base load power replacing coal-fired system with benefits not only in terms of reductions in CO2 emissions but also in terms of improvements in regional air quality. The interconnection of off-shore wind resources contemplated here could be facilitated by China’s 12th-five-year plan to strengthen inter-connections between regional electric-power grids. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering and Applied Sciences | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.106 | en_US |
dash.license | OAP | |
dc.subject | offshore wind power | en_US |
dc.subject | hour-to-hour variability | en_US |
dc.subject | firm capacity | en_US |
dc.title | Optimal Integration of Offshore Wind Power for a Steadier, Environmentally Friendlier, Supply of Electricity in China | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2013-12-06T15:10:50Z | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Xi Lu, Michael B. McElroy, Chris P. Nielsen, Xinyu Chen, Junling Huang | |
dc.relation.journal | Energy Policy | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | McElroy, Michael Brendon | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-28T16:02:16Z | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.106 | * |
dash.contributor.affiliated | McElroy, Michael | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Lu, Xi | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Huang, Junling | |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Nielsen, Chris | |