Skip to content
Tech News
← Back to articles

Advancing solar and wind penetration in China through energy complementarity

read original get Solar Wind Power Kit → more articles
Why This Matters

This research underscores the importance of integrating solar and wind energy sources in China to enhance grid stability, reduce reliance on storage, and optimize renewable energy deployment. By leveraging the complementarity of these resources, the tech industry can develop smarter, more resilient energy systems that support China's transition to a sustainable, low-carbon future, benefiting consumers through cleaner and more reliable power. These insights also inform global renewable energy strategies, emphasizing the value of spatial and temporal resource analysis.

Key Takeaways

Grams, C. M., Beerli, R., Pfenninger, S., Staffell, I. & Wernli, H. Balancing Europe’s wind-power output through spatial deployment informed by weather regimes. Nat. Clim. Change 7, 557–562 (2017).

Lu, X. et al. Challenges faced by China compared with the US in developing wind power. Nat. Energy 1, 16061 (2016).

Heide, D. et al. Seasonal optimal mix of wind and solar power in a future, highly renewable Europe. Renew. Energy 35, 2483–2489 (2010).

Heide, D., Greiner, M., von Bremen, L. & Hoffmann, C. Reduced storage and balancing needs in a fully renewable European power system with excess wind and solar power generation. Renew. Energy 36, 2515–2523 (2011).

Xiao, M., Wetzel, M., Pregger, T., Simon, S. & Scholz, Y. Modeling the supply of renewable electricity to metropolitan regions in China. Energies 13, 3042 (2020).

Pedruzzi, R. et al. Review of mapping analysis and complementarity between solar and wind energy sources. Energy 283, 129045 (2023).

Engeland, K. et al. Space-time variability of climate variables and intermittent renewable electricity production – a review. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 79, 600–617 (2017).

Jurasz, J., Canales, F., Kies, A., Guezgouz, M. & Beluco, A. A review on the complementarity of renewable energy sources: concept, metrics, application and future research directions. Sol. Energy 195, 703–724 (2020).

Schindler, D., Behr, H. D. & Jung, C. On the spatiotemporal variability and potential of complementarity of wind and solar resources. Energy Convers. Manag. 218, 113016 (2020).

Kapica, J., Canales, F. A. & Jurasz, J. Global atlas of solar and wind resources temporal complementarity. Energy Convers. Manag. 246, 114692 (2021).

... continue reading