Grid Integration Studies
Grid integration studies are used to evaluate changes to power systems. This page provides resources, frameworks and example grid integration studies for power systems with variable renewable energy.
Resources CESC
Publication
Insights on Planning for Power System Regulators
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Publication
Boosting the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: China’s Involvement (Partner Country Series)
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International Energy Agency
Date:
30 June 2016
Publication
Clean Energy Mini-Grids—High Impact Opportunity: Annual Report 2015
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Sustainable Energy for All
Date:
31 December 2015
Deployment Data
Publication
Developing Brazil’s Market for Distributed Solar Generation
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Climate Policy Initiative
Date:
1 October 2017
Deployment Data
Publication
Distributed Power Generation in Europe: Technical Issues for Further Integration
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European Commission
Date:
1 January 2008
Tools and Websites
Eastern Renewable Generation Integration Study (ERGIS)
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 January 2010
Publication
Electric Vehicle Grid Integration in the U.S., Europe, and China Challenges and Choices for Electricity and Transportation Policy
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The Regulatory Assistance Project
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
M.J. Bradley & Associates LLC
Date:
1 July 2013
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Green Paper: A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy
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European Commission
Date:
1 March 2006
Publication
Grid Integration of Electric Vehicles in Open Electricity Markets
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Wiley
Date:
1 August 2013
Publication
Hybrid Grids
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DNV GL
Date:
1 December 2015
Publication
Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 November 2016
Publication
Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid: A Report by the APS Panel on Public Affairs
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American Physical Society
Date:
1 January 2011
Training Materials
Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into the Grid: Key Issues and Emerging Solutions
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Clean Energy Solutions Center
USAID
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
29 July 2015
Policy Data
Publication
Integration of Electricity from Renewables to the Electricity Grid and to the Electricity Market
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eclareon
Date:
1 March 2012
Policy Data
Publication
Integration of Electricity from Renewables to the Electricity Grid: EU Country Reports
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eclareon
Date:
1 December 2011
Publication
Integration of Electricity Networks in the Arab World: Regional Market Structure and Design
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The World Bank
Date:
1 December 2013
Deployment Data
Publication
Integration of Renewables: Status and Challenges in China
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International Energy Agency
Date:
1 January 2011
Publication
Large-Scale Wind Power Grid Integration
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Elsevier
Date:
1 December 2015