Using Short-Time Storage Potentials of Run-of-River Hydropower for Frequency Control

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10.2991/ahe.k.210202.026How to use a DOI?

Keywords

run-off-river hydropower, short-term storage, control energy, frequency control, balancing services, Germany

Abstract

With a growing share of fluctuating renewable energies, such as wind and photovoltaics, predictable power generation capacities become more and more important. In parallel, the decarbonization of the energy sector calls for additional balancing energy technologies. We developed an operation strategy that enables run-of-river hydroelectric (ROR) plants to deliver both constant load and balancing energy at the same time. This becomes possible, because the upstream reservoir levels of most plants can, to a certain extent, be flexible, without making further impacts.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bastian Hase
AU  - Christian Seidel
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/02/04
TI  - Using Short-Time Storage Potentials of Run-of-River Hydropower for Frequency Control
BT  - Proceedings of the 14th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference 2020 (IRES 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 177
EP  - 185
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahe.k.210202.026
DO  - 10.2991/ahe.k.210202.026
ID  - Hase2021
ER  -