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In our last Lesson, we touched on the challenges of the integration of intermittent generating resources into the power grid. We will continue the discussion of these challenges, add some more concepts, and discuss some real world examples of the types of issues we now confront and some of those we will confront in the future. The lesson is pretty heavy on readings from research and academia this week. This is to be expected, as we are dealing with major transitions, here. One thing you can be sure of - the readings will be foundational, but also out of date fairly shortly. Certain problems will persist, while others will be solved. The motivation for the inclusion of these papers is to show the current state of affairs while also allowing you to place the best thinking about these problems in context.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- Define energy storage and its many forms
- Explain why transmission of energy is such an important topic
- Suggest ways that ancillary services could be provided to the grid and by what assets
- Explain the Duck Curve
- Explain the Falcon Curve
- Discuss how storage, transmission, and the evolving grid fit into your project
Reading Materials
There are a lot of good resources
- N.A. (2022). 3 Key Takeaways from New Study on Building Electrification - Introducing the Falcon Curve. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
- Buonocore, J., Salimifard, P., Zeyneg, M., and Allen, J. (2022). Inefficent Building Electrification Will Require Massive Buildout of Renewable Energy and Seasonal Energy Storage. Nature.com/Scientific Reports.
- Jones-Albertus, B. (2017). Confronting the Duck Curve: How to Address Over-Generation of Solar Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
- N.A. (2023). Flattening the Duck Curve with Vertical Solar Panels. Sunzaun Verticle Solar Systems.
- Pitra, G., and Sastry, M. (2022). Impact Analysis of Duck Curve Phenomena with Renewable Energies and Storage Technologies. Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences.
- US Energy Information Administration (2023). As Solar Capacity Grows, Duck Curves Are Getting Deeper in California. Eia.gov website.
- Seel, J., Millstein, D., Milles, A. et al. (2021). Plentiful Electricity Turns Wholesale Prices Negative. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- N.A. (2023). Types of Energy Storage. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
- N. A. (2023). Tackling High Costs and Long Delays for Clean Energy Interconnection. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
- N.A. (2022). Solar-Plus-Storage: 3 Reasons Why They're Better Together. UtilityDive.
- Please watch the following interview with Ben Kroposki (26:43). If this video is slow to load here on this page, you can always access it and all course videos in the Media Gallery in Canvas.
Interview with B. Kroposki by M. Kleinginna © Penn State is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Please watch the following Solar Podcast video (57:47): Grid Interactive Buildings with Mark Kleinginna and Jared Rodriguez. If this video is slow to load here on this page, you can always access it and all course videos in the Media Gallery in Canvas.
Continental Energy Solutions. "Grid Interactive Buildings with Mark Kleinginna and Jared Rodriguez/Solar Podcast Ep. 98." YouTube. April 27, 2021.
What is due for Lesson 13?
This lesson will take us one week to complete. Please refer to the Course Calendar for specific due dates. Specific directions for the assignment below can be found within this lesson.
- Complete all assigned readings and viewings for Lesson 13
- Complete Quiz 10
- Project work: No deliverables this week
Questions?
If you have any questions, please post them to our Questions? discussion forum (not email). I will not be reviewing these. I encourage you to work as a cohort in that space. If you do require assistance, please reach out to me directly after you have worked with your cohort --- I am always happy to get on a one-on-one call, or even better, with a group of you.