Research: Energy Valuation

Research: Energy Valuation

Localized, Cost-Effective, 100% Renewable Firm Power Generation

Recent International Energy Agency (IEA) studies demonstrate that it is possible to cost-effectively achieve firm...

On the Complementary Variability of the Solar and Wind Resources

This article evaluates and contrasts the variability of large-scale, distributed wind and PV generation across the...

Firm Wind and Solar Power Generation in Nova Scotia with Fully Electrified Transportation and Building Sectors

This report examines the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of firm renewable power generation in Nova Scotia under a...

Impact of PV/Wind Forecast Accuracy and National Transmission Grid Reinforcement on the Italian Electric System

The high share of PV energy requires greater system flexibility to address the increased demand/supply imbalance...

IRENA SolarCity

This project combines ultra-high-resolution (0.5 meter or 1 meter) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and 3D vector...

IEA Task 16-3.5 Report: Firm Power Generation

Grid-connected solar power generation, either dispersed or centralized, has developed and grown at the margin of a...

Firm PV Power generation for Switzerland

We investigate whether photovoltaics (PV) can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy...

Enhancing Temporal Variability of 5-minute Satellite-Derived Solar Irradiance Data

Satellite-derived solar irradiance data are known to underestimate temporal variability compared to point measurements...

Firm PV Power Generation in Switzerland

We investigate whether PV can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy (RE) power...

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