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Flexibility chart 2.0: An accessible visual tool to evaluate flexibility resources in power systems

Abstract

Various aspects of power system flexibility are evaluated within the multi-country study framework of IEA Wind Task 25. Grid components and actions which have been adopted for enhancing flexibility in different areas, countries, regions are addressed, as well as how Transmission System Operators, Independent System Operators, Utilities intend to manage variable generation in their operating strategies. A visual assessment to evaluate the diversity of flexibility sources, called a “flexibility chart”, is further developed to illustrate several flexibility parameters (e.g., hydropower, pumped hydro, gas turbine, combined heat and power, interconnection and battery) in a polygonal radar (fan-shaped) chart. This enhanced version of the Flexibility Chart is an “at-a-glance” and “easy-to-understand” tool to show how to estimate the potential of flexibility resources in a given country or area, and is accessible for non-technical experts. The Flexibility Chart 2.0 is also a useful tool to compare the past and future flexibility of a system. Comparing the historical change of flexibility resources may not only be helpful to discuss energy policy in regions with high installed variable renewable generation, but also to contribute to the discussion in other regions where renewables have not been widely adopted yet.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Yoh Yasuda
  • Enrico Maria Carlini
  • Ana Estanqueiro
  • Peter Børre Eriksen
  • Damian Flynn
  • Lars Finn Herre
  • Bri-Mathias Hodge
  • Hannele Holttinen
  • Matti Juhani Koivisto
  • Emilio Gómez-Lózaro
  • Sergio Martín Martínez
  • Nickie Menemenlis
  • Germán Morales-España
  • Christoph Pellinger
  • Andrés Ramos
  • Charlie Smith
  • Til Kristian Vrana

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Energisystemer
  • Denmark
  • Technical University of Denmark
  • Finland
  • Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
  • Italy
  • Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
  • Portugal
  • Pontifical University Comillas
  • University of Castilla-La Mancha
  • Germany
  • Kyoto University
  • Canada
  • USA
  • University of Colorado at Boulder

Year

2023

Published in

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

ISSN

1364-0321

Volume

174

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