Grid Integration
Grid integration is the process of incorporating new generation into an existing power system. The process involves understanding complex power grids and how they balance electricity supply and demand, along with evaluating how the integration of variable renewable energy will impact those grids.
Resources CESC
Tools and Websites
State of the US Clean Energy Transition: Recent Progress, and What Comes Next
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World Resources Institute
Date:
7 February 2024
Publication
Gridlock in the Netherlands
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Regulatory Assistance Project
Date:
1 February 2024
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Grid Integration Series: Variable Renewable Energy Forecasting - Scaling Up Renewable Energy Project
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United States Agency International Development
Date:
1 July 2020
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Operational Analysis of the Eastern Interconnection at Very High Renewable Penetrations
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 September 2018
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2023 System Strength Report: A report for the National Electricity Market
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Australian Energy Market Operator
Date:
1 December 2023
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Greening the Grid: Solar and Wind Grid Integration Study for the Luzon-Visayas System of the Philippines
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Philippines' Department of Energy
United States Agency for International Development
Date:
1 January 2018
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Insights on Planning for Power System Regulators
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
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Tools and Websites
Training Materials
2010 China-United States Renewable Energy Grid Integration Workshop (Website)
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The China Sustainable Energy Program
Publication
Accelerating Off-grid Renewable Energy: Key Findings and Recommendations from IOREC 2016
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IRENA
Date:
1 January 2017
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Addressing Climate Vulnerability for Power System Resilience and Energy Security: A Focus on Hydropower Resources
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USAID
Date:
1 May 2017
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Adapting Market Design to High Shares of Variable Renewable Energy
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 January 2017
Training Materials
American Samoa’s Solar+Storage Microgrid
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Clean Energy Group
Resilient Power
Date:
16 February 2017
Publication
Tools and Websites
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center: Codes and Standards Resources (Website)
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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publication
An Overview of Behind-The Meter Solar-Plus-Storage Regulatory Design: Approaches and Case Studies to Inform International Applications
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 March 2020
Deployment Data
Policy Data
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Tools and Websites
Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment (Website)
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University of California
Berkeley
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Tools and Websites
Training Materials
Climate and Energy Webcasts
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Tools and Websites
Training Materials
ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)
Sources:
United Nations
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Energy Research Center of the Netherlands
Joint Implementation Network
University of Edinburgh
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
Deployment Data
Publication
Developing Brazil’s Market for Distributed Solar Generation
Sources:
Climate Policy Initiative
Date:
1 October 2017