posted: August 18, 2006 • Economics, Germany, Grid

Challenges and Costs of Integrating Growing Amounts of Wind Power Capacity into the Grid

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Author: Sacharowitz, Steffen

Subtitled: Some Experiences Dealing with 12,000 MW in Germany

“Due to the fluctuating nature of wind power generation the feed-in of growing amounts into the grid causes considerable challenges and costs for affected transmission system operators”

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