100% renewable energy system in Japan: Smoothening and ancillary services

Miguel Esteban; Joana Portugal-Pereira; Benjamin C. Mclellan; Jeremy Bricker; Hooman Farzaneh; Nigora Djalilova; Keiichi N. Ishihara; Hiroshi Takagi; Volker Roeber

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.067

100% renewable energy system in Japan: Smoothening and ancillary services

Miguel Esteban, Joana Portugal-Pereira, Benjamin C. Mclellan, Jeremy Bricker, Hooman Farzaneh, Nigora Djalilova, Keiichi N. Ishihara, Hiroshi Takagi, Volker Roeber

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Abstract

In the aftermath of the Paris Agreements, many countries around the globe have pledged to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions being released into the atmosphere. To do so, it is important that the amount of renewable energy in the electricity grid increases. However, there are worries of the capacity of the grid to cope with intermittent energy sources. To assess the feasibility of a 100% renewable energy system in Japan, the authors conducted an hourly simulation of future electricity production based on wind, solar and tidal data. The system was shown to be stable, and the authors calculated the required capacity of electrical batteries that would be necessary to balance such a system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	698-707
Number of pages	10
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	224
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.067
Publication status	Published - 2018 Aug 15

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Keywords

Ancillary services
Electricity storage
Renewable energy
Solar
Wind

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Building and Construction
Energy(all)
Mechanical Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Esteban, M., Portugal-Pereira, J., Mclellan, B. C., Bricker, J., Farzaneh, H., Djalilova, N., Ishihara, K. N., Takagi, H., & Roeber, V. (2018). 100% renewable energy system in Japan: Smoothening and ancillary services. Applied Energy, 224, 698-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.067

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