Investment for renewables has been growing rapidly since the beginning of the new century, and the momentum is expected to sustain in order to mitigate the impact of anthropogenic climate change. Transition towards higher renewable penetration in the power industry will not only confront technical challenges, but also face socio-economic obstacles. The connected between environment and energy systems are also tightened under elevated penetration of renewables. This paper will provide an overview of some important challenges related to technical, environmental and socio-economic aspects at elevated renewable penetration. An integrated analytical framework for interlinked technical, environmental and socio-economic systems will be presented at the end.
1.Harvard Univ, John A Paulson Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA 2.Tech Univ Denmark, Dept Elect Engn, Copenhagen, Denmark 3.State Grid Corp China, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.State Grid Elect Power Res Inst, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Chen, Xinyu,Mcelroy, Michael B.,Wu, Qiuwei,et al. Transition towards higher penetration of renewables: an overview of interlinked technical, environmental and socio-economic challenges[J]. JOURNAL OF MODERN POWER SYSTEMS AND CLEAN ENERGY,2019-01-01,7(1):1-8