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They used to say the same thing in Denmark. Yet, wind penetration is now a bit below 50%, and the grid is stable, see for instance page 14 here https://ens.dk/
by olau 8y ago
They used to say the same thing in Denmark. Yet, wind penetration is now a bit below 50%, and the grid is stable, see for instance page 14 here
https://ens.dk/sites/ens.dk/files/Globalcooperation/security_of_electricity_supply_in_denmark.pdf https://ens.dk/sites/ens.dk/files/Globalcooperation/security...
"Figure 5 illustrates that there have been no major blackouts in Denmark in the past ten years"
Of course it requires adjustments, and the adjustments made in Denmark are specific to the local circumstances, just as they'll have to be everywhere else in the world.
- southern_cross 8y agoI'd probably have to read the entire report to know for sure (too lazy), but I'm guessing that they currently only have such stability because of their interlinks with other electricity markets; see Figure 1 on page 11. And if those other markets start transitioning to renewables in a big way then "problem" for Denmark. BTW, as I understand it the best-sited windmills only provide maybe 25% of their "nameplate" capacity on average, and even that number is probably too optimistic overall. Plus, windmills in general are only lasting maybe half of their originally expected lifetimes - 10 years instead of 20, or what have you. These and plenty of other factors just seem to be being ignored when people call them "very low cost producers".